451029 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-10-1945

[Bertrand H]

Hi,

Looking for aircraft, place and possible cause of crash of french crew Jacques WELLARD dead on 29 October 1945. Before his dead he posted at 10 (O) AFU

TIA

Bertran

[Henk Welting]

Halifax VI RG561 of 347 Sqn (L8-C) took off Elvington, Yorkshire, on a ferry flight to l'Armée de l'air Bordeaux-Mérignac. Pilot - Sgt-chef Paul ROQUE, 37127 - lost control on take-off and crashed Sheep Walk's Farm, Esrick near Deighton, 8 miles SE of Elvington. WELLARD baled the aircraft from a too low altitude. Sgt (Bombaimer) Henri J.A. PRADES - 36925 - dien in the crash.
Regards,
Henk.

[Bertrand H]

Thanks Henk for this precise reply. Service number of Jacques WELLARD is 37131.

Bertrand

[Henk Welting]

Bertrand,
On same aircraft:
Safe: Sgt Jean GALEA - 1404; Sgt Marcel BAUD - 36899.
Injured and admitted York Mil. Hosp.: Sgt Jean BOISSAVIE - 1356; Sgt Henri BOURGOUND - 407; Adj BARUSSAUD; Adj DOUCE.
Seriously injured and admitted Sheffield Mil. Hosp.: Sgt-chef BARDON.

Not sure whether names and matricules are correct.

Henk.

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

451029 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-10-1945

From Henk's List -

WAAF
UK
LEWIS, Rose Edith - LACW - 2001988 - WAAF - Morden Cemetery, Surrey.

FRANCE
PRADES, Henri Jacques Andre (FFAF) - Sgt (Bomb Aimer) - 36925 - 347 Sqdn - RAF - (eb UK1165 2/11/45) - [ Halifax VI - RG561 "L8-C"] - The Maidenhead Register, Berkshire - Repatriated to France - [ Henk had "L8-Q" and also "initially buried UK1168" ?].
RG561 took off on a Ferry Flight Elvington/Mérignac, crashed at Escrick, near Deighton).


UK
DONOVAN, Michael - AC1 - 1269448 - 3 Sqdn - RAFVR - Ryde Borough Cemetery, Isle of Wight.
DUNNINGTON, Lawrence - Sgt - 743422 - RAFVR - Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire.
ELLIS, Alexander - F/O - 105892 - RAFVR - Aberdeen (Springbank ) Cemetery, Aberdeenshire.
SWANNELL, Bertram George - LAC - 962065 - RAFVR - Wooton (St. Mary ) Churchyard & Extension, Bedfordshire.
VAINES, Harold - LAC - 981411 - RAFVR - Bolton (Astley Bridge ) Cemetery, Lancashire.
WELLARD, Jacques Victor (FFAF) - S/Lt (Nav) - 37131 - 347 Sqdn - RAF - (eb UK 1165 - 2/11/45) - [ Halifax VI - RG561 "L8-C"] - [ Henk had "L8-Q"] - Plot 29, Row B, Grave 11, Brookwood Military Cemetery.
RG561 took off on a Ferry Flight Elvington/Mérignac, crashed at Escrick, near Deighton).

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

AUSTRALIA
PARSONS, Eric Norman - LAC - 123468 - RAAF - Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia - [ Died from an illness ].

GERMANY
CROSLAND, Jack - W/O(Pilot) - 1332341 - RAFVR - Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [ Martinet I - HP264 - 17 APC ].
POOLEY, Ronald - LAC - 1530862 - RAFVR - Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. [ Martinet I - HP264 - 17 APC ].

INDIA
WELLINGTON, Leslie Francis - F/L - 169264 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

INDONESIA
RUSSELL, Alfred Arthur McKay - LAC - 1566068 - RAFVR - Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia.

NETHERLANDS
WYLIE, Kenneth Thomas - Sgt - 1170082 - RAFVR - Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

SINGAPORE
CLINCH, Denys Stanley - Sqdn/Ldr - 46369 - RAF - Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.[ Not in "Unsung Heroe's"].

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK
LEWIS, Rose Edith - the National Probate Calendar states that she died at R.A.F. Camp Bicester.

DONOVAN, Michael - registered Isle of Wight

DUNNINGTON, Lawrence - died at the Hull Royal Infirmary after an illness.

ELLIS, Alexander - the Aberdeen Journal of October 30th 1945 reports that he died at the City hospital Aberdeen. He had a been a P.o.W of the Japanese from the fall of Singapore, and had returned to Aberdeen on October 12th 1945.

SWANNELL, Bertram George - the Bedfordshire Times and Independent of November 2nd 1945 reports the he died suddenly at the home of his mother in Bedford.

VAINES, Harold - registered Marylebone

WELLARD, Jacques Victor - registered Howden, Yorkshire

INDIA
WELLINGTON, Leslie Francis - R.A.F. Kolar

INDONESIA
RUSSELL, Alfred Arthur McKay - 5756 M.S.U.

NETHERLANDS
WYLIE, Kenneth Thomas - 6223 B.D. Flight

SINGAPORE
CLINCH, Denys Stanley - H.Q. 231 Group

Regards

Simon

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA - PARSONS, Eric Norman - LAC - 123468 - RAAF - No.6 Transport & Movement Office, Townsville, Queensland.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170627757

Nothing in No.6 T & M O ORB. Need to see A705 (undigitised).

Col.

[Tonym]

LEWIS, Rose Edith - LACW - 29.10.1945 - WAAF - died at R.A.F. Camp Bicester.

Would anybody have any indication as to cause of death - accident or natural causes?

Tony

[jonheyworth]

Alexander Ellis cause of death was typhoid fever

[jonheyworth]

Bertram George Swannell 962065 , was medically discharged on 14 November 1941

[jonheyworth]

Rose Edith Lewis 2001988 , an equipment assistant attached to 146 MU , was killed in a vehicle accident at RAF Bicester

[jonheyworth]

Harold Vaines 981411, attached to Central Signals Centre , was taken seriously ill on 9 October and admitted to the Middlesex Hospital, London W1 , where he died of bacterial endocarditis

[jonheyworth]

Leslie Francis Wellington 169264 , attached to RAF Kolar, died in SSQ of an acute intestinal obstruction

[paulmcmillan]

RAF Halton Roll Of Honour has

Denys Stanley Clinch Halton Entry 34 (ex 569842) now Sqn.Ldr. (46369) died 29-Oct-45 aged 26 buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore cause Engineering Officer. Died as a result of accident.

[wwrsimon]

The Bedfordshire Times article states that Swannell had been dishcharged from the R.A.F. after an accident, and had been receiving treatment in London shortly before his sudden death.

After his discharge, he was a student at Birmingham University, where he secured a BSc. and had been teaching at Luton Technical School for some time before his death.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Denys Stanley Clinch 46369 , attached to Number 231 Group, accidently drowned whilst bathing