450602 - Unaccounted Airmen - 02-06-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450602 - Unaccounted Airmen - 02-06-1945

From Henk's List -

Nil

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
ALLBUT, George Robert - W/O - 1575053 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
BROOKES, John West - F/S - 968315 - RAFVR - Ottawa memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
BURNS, James Williamson - Sgt - 1370730 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
FRANKS, Robert Henry - Sgt - 3223009 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
MacDONALD, John Blair - P/O - 198076 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
NEILSON, John - F/L - 117697 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
PARKER, Kenneth Gordon - F/S - 1671715 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
SWINBANKS, Joseph Hancock - F/O - 172493 - RAFVR - Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada. [ Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].

UK
PATCHESA, Harold Arthur - AC1c - 1169691 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

PATCHESA, Harold Arthur - he is listed as having died of Beriberi whilst a Japanese PoW in Borneo, during the second Sandakan march from Sandakan to Ranau:

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/atrocities/sandakan/P/html/pa_database_25.htm

The others who died seem to be commemorated on the Memorial at Labuan War Cemetery - why would he on the Runnymede Memorial...?

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

CANADA
ALLBUT, George Robert - W/O - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
BROOKES, John West - F/S - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
BURNS, James Williamson - Sgt - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
FRANKS, Robert Henry - Sgt - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
MacDONALD, John Blair - P/O - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
NEILSON, John - F/L - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
PARKER, Kenneth Gordon - F/S - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].
SWINBANKS, Joseph Hancock - F/O - Liberator V - BZ811 - 111 OTU ].

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Charles Earl Pelkey R 85146 , died of angina pectoris

[jonheyworth]

Clifford William Knight 1584077 , was killed in action in Spitfire JG 170 Near Mingaladon airfield at 07:35 hours.

[jonheyworth]

Harold Arthur Patchesa 1169691 is now correctly commemorated on the Singapore memorial and not on the Runnymede memorial as per this database

[jonheyworth]

George William Henry Coombes 901490 , was killed at B 110 Airfield , on duty when struck by a revolving propeller

[jonheyworth]

Harold Arthur Patchesa 1169691 | attached to 152 MU | was reported to be a POW in Japanese hands on 19 March 1943. He died whilst still a POW at Sandakan, Borneo, but no cause of death was recorded