450703 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-07-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450703 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-07-1945

From Henk's List -

IRELAND, Republic of
RADFORD, Frederick - AC2c - 1799486 - RAFVR - Mount Jerome Cemetery, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

UK
CASTLE, Leslie Walter - F/S - 1388114 - RAFVR - Bexleyheath Cemetery, Kent.
MENNIE, David Ritchie - Cpl - 1368160 - RAFVR - Aberdeen (Allenvale ) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
ALLAN, Arthur Kenneth - F/O - 167796 - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107 (ex - 44-10672) - 5 OTU ].
AVERY, Robert Hardy - Sgt - 1672928 - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KG880 - 5 OTU ].
BATLEY, Trevor - F/O - 176230 - D.F.C - RAF - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107 (ex - 44-10672) - 5 OTU ].
GUNTER, Peter Foley - F/O - 188973 - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107(ex - 44-10672) - 5 OTU ].
MORRIS, Garnet Wilfred - F/O - 156771 - D.F.C - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107(ex - 44-10672) - 5 OTU ].
MURPHY, John William - Sgt - 1083884 - RAFVR - Toronto (St. John's Norway) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada - [ Liberator V - BZ813 - 111 OTU ] - [Henk has KG880 (ex-44-10385) ?].
SINCLAIR, John Allen - F/L - 110579 - D.S.O - D.F.C - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107 - 5 OTU ] - [Henk has KG880 (ex-44-10385) ?].
SUGGATE, Alfred Cecil - Sgt - 1607162 - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KH107 (ex - 44-10672) - 5 OTU ].
THOMAS, John Evan - Sgt (Pilot) - 1836183 - RAFVR - Abbotsford (Hazelwood ) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada - [ Liberator - KG880 - 5 OTU ].

See link -

INDIA
BRAIK, Robert William - F/S - 562423 - RAF - Calcutta ( Bhowanipore ) Cemetery, Kolkata, India.

MYANMAR
GORDON, James - F/S (Nav) - 1682053 - RAFVR - Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar - [ Mosquito VI - RF600 - 110 Sqdn ].
VAN DER POL, Hendrick John - F/O (Pilot) - 53971 - D.F.M - RAF - Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar - [ Mosquito VI - RF600 - 110 Sqdn ].

UK
HUNT, Herbert - LAC - 1027311 - RAFVR - Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery, Somerset.

Alex

[Bill Walker]

Re the 5 OTU losses: Liberators KH107 and KG880 collided on the runway at Abbotsford on 3 July 1945. Both aircraft were Category A (total write off in RCAF terms). My notes state a total of 9 fatalities, all RAF, but don't break down who was onboard what.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

IRELAND, Republic of
RADFORD, Frederick - AC2 - not Eng/Wales?.

INDIA
BRAIK, Robert William - F/S - Burma Comm Sqn

MYANMAR
GORDON, James - F/S (Nav) - Mosquito VI - RF600 - 110 Sqdn ].
VAN DER POL, Hendrick John - F/O (Pilot) - Mosquito VI - RF600 - 110 Sqdn ].

UK
CASTLE, Leslie Walter - F/S - registered in Dartford.
MENNIE, David Ritchie - Cpl - not Eng/Wales?.
HUNT, Herbert - LAC - registered in Weston-super-Mare.

[dennis_burke]

There is a 25 year old Frederick Radford died in South Dublin district in Q3 1945.

if you search in Scotlandspeople.gov.uk even without credits you can narrow and find David Mennie in Aberdeen district.

[wwrsimon]

MENNIE, David Ritchie - the Scotland's People Statutory Deaths Notice reports that he died at 7.25 a.m. at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, the result of a fractured skull and intracerebral haemorrhage. No cause for the injury is given, however.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Frederick Radford 1799486 , still a serving Airman, died in hospital in Dublin of pulmonary tuberculosis

[jonheyworth]

Robert William Braik 562423 , an electrician attached to the Burma Communications Squadron , was electrocuted in Number 1 Sergeant's Mess at RAF Baigachi whilst investigating the cause of a fire which had destroyed the ante room

[jonheyworth]

P/794380 Witold Henryk Teubert died in RAF Hospital Weeton of cardiac faliure

[jonheyworth]

David Ritchie Mennie 1368160 , attached to Number 1 PHU, was killed in a road accident on the Aberdeen to Huntly Road at Culsalmod, being dead on arrival at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

[jonheyworth]

Herbert Hunt 1027311 | attached to Number 1 Air Gunners School | as an FM(A) was admitted dangerously Ill to the EMS hospital Swansea on 9 March and became dangerously ill on 25 March. He was at home on discharge leave at Riverside Drive, Henwell, Somerset, where he died of the effects of the sub arachnoid heamorrhage he had suffered

[jonheyworth]

Leslie Walter Castle 1388114 | had beeb admitted seriously ill to Number 51 General Hospital on 24 April 1944. He was evacuated to the U.K. on 1 May and discharged from the RAF on 8 June and admitted to Broxbourne hospital. He died in Kettkewell Hospital, Swanley, Kent, of pulmonary tuberculosis