450510 - Unaccounted Airmen - 10-05-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450510 - Unaccounted Airmen - 10-05-1945

From Henk's List -

UK
PAIN, Ernest Harold - Cpl - 1439264 - RAFVR - Grove Park Cemetery, London.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

BELGIUM
WILLIAMS, John Norman - Sqdn/Ldr - 66482 - MiD - RAFVR - Brussels Town Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.

CANADA
BAKER, John Custance ( American) - F/O - 172487 - D.F.C & Bar - RAF - Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Alberta, Canada. [ Mosquito IX - LR503 - 105 Sqdn ].
BRIGGS, John Maurice Winnington - F/L - 47348 - D.S/O; D.F.C; D.F.M - RAF - Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Alberta, Canada. [ Mosquito IX - LR503 - 105 Sqdn ].

EGYPT
BURKE, Raymond Geoffrey - F/S - 1801009 - RAFVR - Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
SMITH, George Frederick - Sgt - 1616583 - RAFVR - Alamein Memorial, Egypt. [ Beaufighter X - NV564 - 79 OTU ].

GAMBIA
PAYNE, Alfred - Cpl - 951207 - RAFVR - Fajara War Cemetery, Gambia.

INDONESIA
WILDE, Vernon - AC1c - 1064208 - RAFVR - Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia.

UK
LAMBERT, James Barnard - Sgt (A/G) - 1591298 - RAFVR - Bradford (North Bierley) Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Lancaster I - ED631 - 1651 HCU ].
STADDON, Dennis Charles - W/O (Pilot) - 1337773 - RAFVR - Braunton (St. Brannock) Churchyard, Devon. [ Master II - DL435 - 3 GTS ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

BELGIUM
WILLIAMS, John Norman - Sqdn/Ldr - 139 Wing.

CANADA
BAKER, John Custance ( American) - F/O - Mosquito IX - LR503 - 105 Sqdn (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
BRIGGS, John Maurice Winnington - F/L - Mosquito IX - LR503 - 105 Sqdn (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').

EGYPT
BURKE, Raymond Geoffrey - F/S - possibly a third occupant of NV564?.
SMITH, George Frederick - Sgt - Beaufighter X - NV564 - 79 OTU together with LAC S F Hancock. (Cummings -'The Price of Peace')

GAMBIA
PAYNE, Alfred - Cpl - 7095 SE.

INDONESIA
WILDE, Vernon - AC1 - He was serving in the Far East (unit unknown) when he was captured by the Japanese. He died in Japanese captivity whilst working on the Sumatran railway. (Unsung Heroes)

UK
PAIN, Ernest Harold - Cpl - registered in Cambridge.
LAMBERT, James Barnard - Sgt (A/G) - Lancaster I - ED631 - 1651 HCU (Cummings -'The Price of Peace' and Chorley)
STADDON, Dennis Charles - W/O (Pilot) - Master II - DL435 - 3 GTS (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').

Malcolm

[Bill Walker]

Mosquito LR503 "F-Freddie" crashed during an impromptu airshow at Calgary, shortly after VE day. The aircraft and its RAF crew were in Canada on a War Bonds drive. More information at http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/s,freddie.html (http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/s,freddie.html) .

[jonheyworth]

Alfred Payne 951207 , suffered extensive accidental burns on 8 May, dying in Number 55 general hospital two days later at 12:40 hours

[jonheyworth]

Joseph William Charles Pulham 1319801, attached to 83 Squadron, was admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital Rauceby on 9 May, where he died of a sub arachnoid haemorrhage at 09:10 Hours the following morning