450508 - Unaccounted Airmen - 08-05-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450508 - Unaccounted Airmen - 08-05-1945

From Henk's List -

BANGLADESH
REID, John T homas- LAC - 1385135 - RAFVR - Maynamati War Cemetery, Bangladesh.

BELGIUM
GOBY, Sydney - LAC - 1353369 - RAFVR - Brussels Town Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.

EGYPT
GRIFFEY, Frederick Ambrose - AC2c - 1421494 - RAFVR - Moascar War Cemetery, Egypt.


ISRAEL
PEARSON, Andrew - W/O - 1345037 - RAFVR - Ramleh war Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.

UK
BARKWAY, John Rutherford - Cpl - 631072 - RAF - Kentmere ( St. Cuthbert ) Churchyard, Westmorland.
IRESON, Jack - LAC - 1542493 - RAFVR - Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
STOTT, William Leslie - Sgt - 508080 - RAF - Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, Cheshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

EGYPT
BELL, David Marshall - LAC - 1551358 - RAFVR - Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

INDIA
PRENTICE, Thomas Russell - AC1c - 1820321 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

NETHERLANDS
HOWLAND, Douglas Haigh - Sgt - 528418 - RAF - Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Noord-brabant, Netherlands.

SINGAPORE
BOAGS, George - LAC - 1557346 - RAFVR - Singapore Memorial, Singapore. [ Not found in "Unsung Heroes"].

UK
MOOR, Peter - LAC - 1318107 - RAFVR - Fareham (St. John's Sarisbury) Cemetery, Hampshire.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

BANGLADESH
REID, John T homas- LAC - 5926 MSU.

BELGIUM
GOBY, Sydney - LAC - 72 Wing.

EGYPT
GRIFFEY, Frederick Ambrose - AC2 - RAF Ballah.


ISRAEL
PEARSON, Andrew - W/O - RAF Aqir.

EGYPT
BELL, David Marshall - LAC - Dar-es-Salaam.

INDIA
PRENTICE, Thomas Russell - AC1 - Vizagapatam.

NETHERLANDS
HOWLAND, Douglas Haigh - Sgt - probably killed in a traffic accident when the military vehicle in which he was travelling hit a tree in Berkel-Enschot.

SINGAPORE
BOAGS, George - LAC - 7042 SE.

UK
BARKWAY, John Rutherford - Cpl - registered in Manchester.
IRESON, Jack - LAC - registered in Abingdon.
STOTT, William Leslie - Sgt - registered in Swindon.
MOOR, Peter - LAC - He died from injuries sustained when Lancaster III, PB463 EA-Y of No 49 Sqn, crashed at Fulbeck on 22 Apr 1945 after failing to pill out of a dive over the airfield prior to setting course for Syerston. It crashed into buildings near the MT section and a parade comprising personnel of No 5015 (Airfield Construction) Sqn.

Malcolm

[Martyn A Critchlow]

GOBY, Sydney - DOAS
GRIFFEY, Frederick Ambrose - DOAS
PEARSON, Andrew – DOAS
IRESON, Jack - DOAS
STOTT, William Leslie - DOAS
HOWLAND, Douglas Haigh - DOAS
BOAGS, George - DOAS

Others not located.

Martyn

[jonheyworth]

David Marshall Bell 1551358 was lost overboard from a troop ship off Dar Es Salaam , date of death was presumed as 8th May

[jonheyworth]

David Marshall Bell 1551358, fell off a tender into Dar Es Salaam whilst disembarking at 19:30 Hours

[jonheyworth]

Jassim Muhammad 8820 , attached to Number 6 Company died of an acute gangrenous appendix and peritonitis dying at 12:30 hours when his lungs congested. It was found he had complained of pains and problems for some time but had not presented himself for treatment

[jonheyworth]

Sydney Goby 1353369 , attached to Number 72 Wing , was admitted seriously ill to Number 8 General hospital on 5 May where he died of a bleeding peptic ulcer

[jonheyworth]

Frederick Ambrose Griffey 1421494 , attached to RAF Ballah , was to Number 1 General hospital on 5 May with intermittent epigastric pain and dizziness. He deteriorated after admission and by 6 May was semiconcious despite treatment including extensive transfusions, mand he died at 19:15 Hours of a chronic duodenal ulcer with heamorhage, toxic hepatitis and hypostatic pneumonia

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

08-May 1945 - Sgt HOWLAND, DOUGLAS HAIGH (528418); age 27 RAF - He was serving with No 6488 SE and was killed when he was knocked down by a Dutch Army lorry at Tilburg.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Ivan Sydney ( SIDNEY in his records) Cooper 1898221, attached to Number 3 Wing at RAF Madley , died in RAF Hospital Hereford, of a laryngeal obstruction due to a pharyngeal abscess.

He did NOT die in Anson EG704 as stated in this database, although the other Airmen currently associated with EG704, DID lose their lives in it

[jonheyworth]

John Rutherford Barkway 631072 | was discharged from the RAF in 6 April but died in Manchester Royal Infirmary following an operation for osteohondroma

[jonheyworth]

Jack Ireson 1542493 | Attached to 10 OTU | died at RAF Abingdon at approximately 23:00 Hours of heart disease, his body being taken to SSQ