450730 - Unaccounted Airmen - 30-07-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450730 - Unaccounted Airmen - 30-07-1945

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
WRIGHT, Victor Albert - LAC - 1336745 - RAFVR - Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.

UK
CORSIE, Eric William Clouston - W/O - 801433 - RAF(Auxiliary Air Force ) - Oxford (Botley ) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
JOHNSON, Frank - Sgt (WoP) - 3005516 - RAFVR - Morden Cemetery, Surrey.

ZIMBABWE
FURNISS, John Brooke - AC2c - 1818315 - RAFVR - Hararre (Pioneer ) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

UK
LEY, Frederick robert - F/S - 1624130 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Beaufighter TF. X - RD422 - 5 OTU ].
SEABROOK, harold Leonard - F/S - 1801076 - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Beaufighter TF. X - RD422 - 5 OTU ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
WRIGHT, Victor Albert - LAC - 11 SP

ZIMBABWE
FURNISS, John Brooke - AC2 - 20 SFTS.

UK
CORSIE, Eric William Clouston - W/O - registered in Oxford.
JOHNSON, Frank - Sgt (WoP) - not Eng/Wales?.
LEY, Frederick robert - F/S - Beaufighter TF. X - RD422 - 5 OTU ].
SEABROOK, harold Leonard - F/S - Beaufighter TF. X - RD422 - 5 OTU ].

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

JOHNSON, Frank - the Gloucester Citizen newspaper of August 3rd 1945 has a small article, as follows:

AIRMAN'S MYSTERY DEATH
Saying that the incident would require considerable investigation, the Tenby coroner on Thursday adjourned an inquest on Sergt. Frank Johnson (20), R.A.F., of Elsley Road, Battersea.
During daylight flying near Tenby Flight-Sergt. Peter Carter and other members of the crew saw Johnson, the wireless operator, slump in his seat, bleeding badly.
The plane landed at once, but Johnson died after a blood transfusion. He had a five inch wound through his thigh.

I can't see any further reports as to what the eventual inquest found.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Percival Stuart Price R 251666 , died in the Westminster hospital, London, Ontario of exhaustion from chronic mental disease of a manic depressive psychotic nature

[jonheyworth]

Victor Albert Wright 1336745 and

Robert John Scott 1213191

Both attached to Number 5 Receiving Centre , were seriously injured in a MT accident at Mersa Matruh , dying of their injuries in hospital

[jonheyworth]

Eric William Clouston Corsie 801433 | attached to Number 1 PHU | was admitted dangerously ill to the Hughes College Military hospital, Oxford, on 23 July, dying at 07:30 Hours of a cerebral tumour