460329 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-03-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460329 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-03-1946

From Henk's List -

ITALY
RAYWORTH, George William - Cpl - 1497074 - RAFVR - Naples War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
BRUMBY, George Alma - AC2c - 2216901 - RAFVR - Beckingham ( All Saints ) Churchyard Extension, Nottinghamshire.
DAVIDSON, Daniel Roy Ferguson - LAC - 1691043 - RAFVR - Strathblane Parish Churchyard, Stirlingshire.

From CWGC, Krzystka's & Geoff's Sites and " Final Landings".

WAAF
INDIA
EATON, Eileen Marjorie - Sgt - 462954 - WAAF - 232 Sqdn - Delhi War Cemetery, India - [ Liberator VIII - EW630 - 232 Sqdn ].

AUSTRALIA
O'DONNELL, John Donald - W/O - 436817 - RAAF - Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

INDIA
LOGAN, Duncan Strachan Hail - F/Sgt(Flt/Engr) - 1821789 - RAFVR - 232 Sqdn - Delhi War Cemetery, India - [ Liberator VIII - EW630 - 232 Sqdn ].
Along with Eaton and Logan, also killed were Nursing Member Evelyn Pansy FLEMING, VAD, British Red Cross and Second Officer Evelyn Monica SANER, HMS Highflyer, WRNS.
ZAFAR, Ali Syed - P/O - 3285 - RIAF - Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, India - [ Hurricane IV - KZ676 - RIAF].

SINGAPORE
BEER, Henry Albert - F/O - 197600 - RAFVR.
MAIN, David - W/O - 1568281 - RAFVR.
Both airmen were in Dakota IV - KN643 - 10 Sqdn. Six others aboard also were killed, names as yet unknown.

COOPER, William Kenneth - F/O - 180306 - RAFVR.
STEDMAN, Berkeley George - F/O - 56186 - RAF.
STIMSON, George Robert - F/O - 421787 - RNZAF.
WELCH, Leslie Ernest - W/O - 1606977 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were aboard Dakota IV - KN644 of 10 Sqdn along with two Indian Army Sepoys. It seems that one Sepoy jumped shortly before the a/c crashed and survived, his comrade was killed, their names so far are unknown.

COOK, Edward Cecil - W/O - 1600777 - RAFVR.
GORLEY, William - F/Lt - 169474 - RAFVR - D.F.C.
HUMES, George Fewster - F/O - 167174 - RAFVR.
RABY, Jack - P/O - 203533 - RAFVR - 353 Sqdn.
REDFERN, Denis Clifford - W/O - 1578892 - RAFVR.
RHODES, John Edward Laurence - F/Sgt - 1894239 - RAFVR.
ROBINSON, Frank - W/O - 2207214 - RAFVR.
ROBINSON, Frank Barrow - W/O - 1697566 - RAFVR.
SHAW, Frederick Brian - F/Lt - 170625 - RAFVR.
The above seven airmen were in Dakota IV - KP270 - 10 Sqdn.

These Indian Army Personnel were aboard, but it is unknown to which of the 10 Sqdn a/c they were allocated too.
They were -
Sepoy BAKHTAWAR, RIASC.
Sepoy DHANESHWAR, RIASC.
Sepoy KANSHI RAM, RIASC.
Believed to have been -
Sepoy ATAR SINGH, RIASC.

UK
SZUTKA, Konrad Edward Kazimierz - Plutonowy( W/O ) - PAF - Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk - [ Mustang IV - KH747 - 303 Sqdn ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ITALY
RAYWORTH, George William - Cpl - 6 BPO.

UK
BRUMBY, George Alma - AC2 - registered in Mansfield.
DAVIDSON, Daniel Roy Ferguson - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

436817 W/O John Donald O'DONNELL RAAF.

436817 W/O (Air Gnr.) John Donald O'DONNELL RAAF, died of Tuberculosis on 29 March, 1946. He had been discharged from the RAAF on 3 December, 1945, having previously been an Air Gunner with No.21 Squadron RAAF (Liberators). He flew 33 ops whilst with 21 Sqn RAAF, and 8 ops during an attachment to No.380 (HB) Group, USAAF. His death was deemed as war-related.

Col.

[wwrsimon]

Alex/Malcolm

UK
DAVIDSON, Daniel Roy Ferguson - LAC - 1691043 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website records that he died at 6.45 p.m. at Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, due to Pulmonary TB. He is the next entry on the register after 1520954 F/Sgt Alexander Henderson GORRIE:

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Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

George William Rayworth 1497074 , attached to Number 6 BPO , was murdered in the course of an armed robbery

[jonheyworth]

George William Rayworth 1497074 , attached to Number 6 BPO , Was killed at approximately 23:05 Hours whilst on guard duty when he challenged a group of suspicious persons and was shot in the chest by them