450807 - Unaccounted Airmen - 07-08-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450807 - Unaccounted Airmen - 07-08-1945

From Henk's List -

CYPRUS
CARTER, John - LAC - 1131197 - RAFVR - Nicosia War Cemetery, Cyprus.

GERMANY
FINCH, William - LAC - 1277913 - RAFVR - Celle War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany.

UK
BRUCE, David Alexander Fraser - LAC - 1372824 - RAFVR - Edinburgh (Comely Bank ) Cemetery, Edinburgh.
McCANN, George - Sgt - 3010802 - RAFVR - Liverpool (Toxteth Park ) Cemetery, Lancashire.
MERREDITH, John - Cpl - 1508478 - RAFVR - Tarporley (St. Helen ) Churchyard, Cheshire.
RALPH, William Alfred - Sgt - 1171738 - RAFVR - Golders Green Crematorium, Middlesex.
SWEENEY, Thomas Frederick - Cpl - 1031809 - RAFVR - Northampton (Kingsthorpe) Cemetery, Northamptonshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
CRONIN, John - AC2c - 1902918 - RAFVR - Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery, Kolkata, India.
SOUTHWICK, Alan Brian - F/S (Pilot) - 1605243 - RAFVR - Kirkee War Cemetery, India. ( Spitfire XIV - RM993 - 10 FU ).

MYANMAR
PRESTON, Ronald - LAC - 1149494 - RAFVR - Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

MERREDITH, John - Cpl - he was killed in a road traffic accident near Colesborne. The Gloucestershire Echo of August 17th reported on the inquest. The accident involved the collision of a U.S. Army truck and a British Army truck. L.A.C. Meredith (note rank and surname) was being given a lift in the British vehicle.

SWEENEY, Thomas Frederick - the Gloucestershire Echo again of August 8th 1945 reports that Cpl Sweeney and his wife were found dead in their Northampton home.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

CYPRUS
CARTER, John - LAC - RAF Nicosia.

GERMANY
FINCH, William - LAC - 135 Wing.

UK
BRUCE, David Alexander Fraser - LAC - not Eng/Wales?
McCANN, George - Sgt - registered in Liverpool N.
RALPH, William Alfred - Sgt - registered in Edmonton

INDIA
CRONIN, John - AC2 - 851 AMES.
SOUTHWICK, Alan Brian - F/S (Pilot) - Spitfire XIV - RM993 - 10 FU ).

MYANMAR
PRESTON, Ronald - LAC - 7113 SE.

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Alex/Malcolm

BRUCE, David Alexander Fraser - the Scotland's People website Statutory Deaths register states that he died at 10.00pm at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh of Pulmonary TB and Meningitis. His occupation is given as 'Grocer'.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Many thanks Simon

[jonheyworth]

John Cronin 1902918 , a radar operator attached to 851 AMES, died in Number 9 RAF General hospital of enteric fever

[jonheyworth]

William Finch 1277913 , attached to Number 135 Wing, died of self inflicted throat wounds at Dedelstorf

[jonheyworth]

William Alfred Ralph 1171738 | attached to RAF Hunsden | was fatally injured in a MT accident on 4 August and was admitted to Haymeads hospital, Bishops Stortford.

[jonheyworth]

Headley Vicas Jarrett 61941 | died at Morotai of a self inflicted gun shot wound