420306 - Unaccounted airmen - 6-3-1942

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:
AC1 Alexander H. FARRELL - 979215 - 286 Sqn (Colerne, Wiltshire), and
LAC Sydney J. J. SMITH - 1091853.
Both names not found in Flight archives.
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Farrell,26 registered at Bridgend, Glamorgan, S Wales.His unit was scattered in detachments all over the counties like Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire etc but it is possible that he was ,at least temporarily, at St Athan to instruct or to recieve instruction.The Sqn had only recently recieved Hurricanes according to Jeffords RAF Squadrons
Smith,28,registered at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Possibly connects him to RAF Halton or the Hospital there
Regards
Dick

[dennis_burke]

There is an LAC S J Smith in Flight magazine April 23rd 1942. under DOAS Scanned as L.A/C. 8. J. Smith


Can't help with Fletcher though.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

AC1 Alexander H. FARRELL - 979215 - DOAS, The Times Jan 28, 1943. p.8

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks all for your help.
Best regards,
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Looking for GRO-listing of:
LAC George V. BLAKE - 1260954 - age 21 - DOAS - buried Fayid War Cem., Egypt.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

The unit is listed as 21 Sect. Op. Room.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

LAC Sydney J. J. SMITH - 1091853 - accidental death, was knocked down by a cyclist in the road at Marsworth. He was taken to a hospital at Halton, where he was found to be dead.
(Bucks Herald, 3 April 1942)

Martyn

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC1 Alexander H. FARRELL - 979215 - his entry on findagrve.com states "According to Death Cert. - Lost at Sea."

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...03630&ref=acom

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Sydney Laing 1072473, he was reported killed to the RAF inn the java train ambush by a returning Pow In November 1945