450823 - Unaccounted Airmen - 23-08-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450823 - Unaccounted Airmen - 23-08-1945

From Henk's List -

UK
BECKFORD, Victor Elliott - AC2c - 714783 - RAFVR - Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
DEARDEN, Robert - MiD - F/S - 6555 - RAF - Warnham (St. Margaret ) Churchyard, Sussex.
RAE, William Duncan - LAC - 1823993 - 276 Sqn - RAFVR - Keith ( Broomhill ) Cemetery, Banffshire.
SMITH, LAWRENCE Allan - LAC - 1228486 - 612 Sqn - RAFVR - Welwyn Cemetery, Hertfordshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
BLAYNEY, Walter Percival Stanley - LAC - 1382802 - RAFVR - Delhi War Cemetery, India.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

UK
BECKFORD, Victor Elliott - AC2 - registered in Aylesbury (RAF Hospital Halton?).
DEARDEN, Robert - MiD - F/S - registered in Horsham.
RAE, William Duncan - LAC - registered in Braintree.
SMITH, LAWRENCE Allan - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.

INDIA
BLAYNEY, Walter Percival Stanley - LAC - 166 Wing.

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Malcolm

SMITH, LAWRENCE Allan - there's an entry on the National Probate Calendar on ancestry.co.uk for Laurence Alan Smith, died at the Princess Mary's Hospital, Halton on August 23rd 1945.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Cheers Simon

I didn't search for an alternative spelling, my mistake

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

No problem Malcolm - happy to help.

regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Victor Elliot Beckford 714783 ( ELLIOTT in his records ) , attached to RAF Biggin Hill , died at 12:40 Hours in RAF Hospital, Halton , of heart faliure

[jonheyworth]

William Duncan Rae 1823993 , was admitted dangerously ill to the Black Notley EMS hospital, Braintree, on 14 August, where he died of an illetis obstruction

[jonheyworth]

Walter Percival Stanley Blayney 1382802 , attached fo Number 166 Wing, was admitted seriously ill to hospital on 16 August, dying of typhoid fever

[jonheyworth]

Lawrence Allen Smith 1228486 | attached to 612 Squadron | was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital Halton on 28 May. Dangerously ill on 14 June, he was downgraded to seriously ill on 23 June, but again became dangerously ill and died of an internal obstruction with his wife Mrs. L.A. Smith of the Crescent , Welwyn, Herts, at his bedside

[jonheyworth]

Robert Dearden 6555 | attached to 49 MU | was admitted to Number 9 Canadian General hospital on 8 February and then transferred to St. Bart's hospital, London seriously ill. He died at home at East Lea, Bell Road, Warnham, Sussex, of glandular trouble