460226 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 26-02-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460226 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 26-02-1946

From Henk's List -

CANADA
HARTLEIB, Alfred Anthony Joseph - Cpl - R/52128 - RCAF - Stratford ( Avonvale ) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

ITALY
TWIZELL, Eric - LAC - 1777157 - RAFVR - Udine War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
JOHNSON, John - AC2c - 1018283 - RAFVR - Barrow-In-Furness ( Thorncliff ) Cemetery & Crematorium, Lancashire.
LAKE, Eric William - LAC - 901448 - RAFVR - Wallington ( Bandon Hill ) Cemetery, Surrey.
SPRINGATE, Frank Gordon - AC2c - 1628953 - RAFVR - Tonbridge Cemetery, Kent.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

WAAAF
AUSTRALIA
ATKINSON, Shirley Francis - ACW4c - 111920 - WAAAF - Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

AUSTRALIA
PERCIVAL, Lewis Thacker - LAC - 78409 - RAAF - Brisbane ( Lutwyche ) Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.

INDONESIA
ANDERSON, William Duguid - W/O(Pilot) - 1581968 - RAFVR - 155 Sqdn - Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia - [ Spitfire VIII - MD403 - 155 Sqdn ].

MYANMAR
HOLMES, James - F/Sgt(Pilot) - 1568517 - RAFVR - 62 Sqdn - Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar.

PAKISTAN
STEWARD, Robert Samuel Stuart - F/Lt - 171041- RAFVR - 271 Sqdn - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

TANZANIA
CROWE, William Herbert - Cpl - 1128109 - RAFVR - Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania.

UK
CLAPSON, Anthony George - AC2c - 3078890 - RAFVR - East Peckham ( Holy Trinity ) Churchyard, Kent.

Alex

[alieneyes]

CANADA
HARTLEIB, Alfred Anthony Joseph - Cpl - R/52128 - RCAF

Deceased kidney failure.

Dave

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

WAAAF. AUSTRALIA.

111920 ACW Shirley Francis ATKINSON WAAAF.

111920 ACW (Stewardess) Shirley Francis ATKINSON WAAAF (of Southern Area HQ, WAAAF), was admitted to No.2 Hospital, Ascot Vale, Victoria, at 0100 on 18 January, 1946, seriously ill. She was later transferred to No.6 RAAF Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, on 14 February, 1946. ACW Atkinson died from the effects of a Subarachnoid Haemorrhage at 2300, at Heidelberg, on 26 February, 1946.

Col.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ITALY
TWIZELL, Eric - LAC - 3 MT LRU.

UK
JOHNSON, John - AC2 - registered in Barrow-In-Furness.
LAKE, Eric William - LAC - registered in Surrey M E.
SPRINGATE, Frank Gordon - AC2 registered in Tonbridge.
CLAPSON, Anthony George - AC2 - died at Peterborough Memorial Hospital.

TANZANIA
CROWE, William Herbert - Cpl - RAF Tabora.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

78409 LAC Lewis Thackeray*PERCIVAL RAAF

* Touch of the "Vanity Fair's" there Sport!

78409 LAC (Cook) Lewis Thacker PERCIVAL RAAF (ex-No.452 Sqn RAAF), was officially discharged as medically unfit for further service with the RAAF on 8 January, 1945. Lewis Percival passed away in Rosemount Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, on 26 February, 1946. His death was attributable to War Service.

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Eric Twizell 1777157 ,attached to Number 3 MT LRU, was admitted dangerously ill to Number 83 British General hospital on 23 February, where he died of acute anterior poliomyelitis

[jonheyworth]

Robert Samuel Stuart Steward 171041 , entered a jewellers shop on Somerset Street Karachi and after he had selected certain saphire & opal stones , pulled out a 9mm automatic pistol and ordered the manager and shop assistant to turn their backs to him. He then struck the manager on the head with the pistol and ran into the street . The alarm was raised and he was pursued by a number of locals . After running some distance he was observed by the Assistant Provost Marshall of the Airborne Division who gave chase in his jeep.

Steward entered a narrow alleyway. The APM blocked the entrance with his jeep to prevent the locals following Steward and then chased him on foot. The alley was a dead end with 4 doors and as the doors were tried a single shor was heard behind one and Steward was found with a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head from which he died in hospital half an hour later

[jonheyworth]

Eric William Lake 901448 | attached to Number 102 PDC | died on release leave in the St. Helier County hospital, Carsholton, Surrey, of Tubercular meningitis

[jonheyworth]

George Anthony Clapson 3078890 | Attached to Number 14 Recruits Centre | died an route to Peterborough Memorial hospital of cereberal spinal meningitis