450811 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 11-08-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello

450811 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 11-08-1945

From Henk's List -

WAAF
UK
LEITCH, Constance - Cpl - 2002855 - WAAF - Horbury Cemetery, Yorkshire.

UK
HALL, John Herman "Jack" - LAC - 1109038 - RAFVR - Bridgnorth Cemetery, Shropshire.
LEE, Dunstan - Cpl - 901103 -RAFVR - 103 Sqn - Liverpool (Anfield ) Cemetery, Lancashire.
MEAKIN, William Ernest - AC2c - 2245239 - RAFVR - Castle Bromwich (SS Mary And Margaret ) Churchyard, Warwickshire.
SEABER, William - LAC - 1723596 -RAFVR - Wisbech ( Mount Pleasant ) Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

UK
GOLDIE, George Wallace - AC1c - 1372093 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

UK
LEITCH, Constance - Cpl - registered in Oxford.
HALL, John Herman "Jack" - LAC - serving at Stafford, registered in Bridgnorth.
LEE, Dunstan - Cpl - registered in Bilston.
MEAKIN, William Ernest - AC2 - registered in Meriden.
SEABER, William - LAC - registered in Ely.
GOLDIE, George Wallace - AC1 - not in GRO Lists.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

William Seaber 1723596, attached to Number 1 PHU Innsworth, died in RAF Hospital, Ely of acute leukaemia

[jonheyworth]

Constance Leitch 2002855 , attached to RAF Snaith, underwent an operation for appendicitis at RAF hospital Northallerton, on 6 July, during which her heart stopped under anaesthesia . Transferred to the Hughes College military hospital, Oxford, she never regained full consciousness before she died

[jonheyworth]

Joseph Robert McCandless 539798 , died as a POW at Ranau on a forced March across Borneo of acute enteritis

[jonheyworth]

Dunstan Lee 901 , attached to Number 28 EFTS , accidemtly drowned on duty at Bilston, being dead when admitted to SSQ

[jonheyworth]

John Herman Hall 1109038 , attached to 18 MU , was admitted dangerously ill to Bridgnorth EMS Hospital on 17 July , where he died of follicular conjunctivitis

[jonheyworth]

William Gordon Walker R 170529 | was swimming off duty at 18:30 Hours in Rainbow Haven, Cow Bay, N.S, at the YMCA camp, when he was caught in a strong undertow and drowned. He was washed up on the beach at Rainbow Haven at approximately 06:00 Hours on 12 August.

Erhardt George Wagner R 165690 | was drowned in the same location under the same circumstances, his body being found on August 22 at the flats at Upper Laurencetown marshes

After these events it was ruled that bouys and notices should have been promulgated and erected on the shore to warn of the dangers at this recognised swimming location and not just immediately in front of the YMCA camp as had been the case