460504 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-05-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460504 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-05-1946

From Henk's List -

ISRAEL & PALESTINE
BLUNT, George - LAC - 1821859 - RAFVR - 644 Sqdn - Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine( including Gaza ).

LIBYA
GIBBS, Philip Dane - LAC - 1333102 - RAFVR - Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya.

UK
BELL, Albert Dennison - AC2c - 1243879 - RAFVR - Northolt ( St. Mary ) Churchyard, Middlesex.
CARTER, Reginald Leslie - W/O - 1224375 - RAFVR - Southend-on-Sea ( Sutton Road ) Cemetery, Essex.
KIDDIE, Andrew - LAC - 1109467 - RAFVR - Perth (Wellshill ) Cemetery, Perthshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

MYANMAR
SUTTON, Arthur Clifford - F/Sgt(Pilot) - 1584180 - RAFVR - Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar - [ Harvard II - FE698 - Malaya CS ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

LIBYA
GIBBS, Philip Dane - LAC - RAF Castel Benito.

UK
BELL, Albert Dennison - AC2 - Registered in Willesden
CARTER, Reginald Leslie - W/O - Registered in Uxbridge.
KIDDIE, Andrew - LAC - 1109467 - RAFVR - not Eng/Wales?.

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Alex

LIBYA
GIBBS, Philip Dane - LAC - 1333102 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at R.A.F. Station Castel Benito, Libya. The R.A.F. Deaths Overseas database has Castel Benito under unit.

UK
BELL, Albert Dennison - AC2c - 1243879 - Albert Rennison Bell, registered Willesden.

CARTER, Reginald Leslie - W/O - 1224375 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex.

KIDDIE, Andrew - LAC - 1109467 - an announcement of his death in the Dundee Courier of May 6th 1946 reports that he died at Friarton Hospital, Perth.

MYANMAR
SUTTON, Arthur Clifford - F/Sgt(Pilot) - 1584180 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died near Moulmeir, Burma.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Andrew Kiddie 1109467, attached to 101 PDC, died in Perth Hospital of a sub arachnoid heamorhage

[jonheyworth]

George Blunt 1821859 , was injured in a road accident when a truck overturned, admitted to Number 42 General hospital at 13:00 hours on 3 May. He was operated upon 3 hours later and underwent a splenectomy but died of peritonitis caused by ruptures in his intestines

[jonheyworth]

Philip Dane Gibbs 1333102 , attached to RAF Castel Benito , was attending a station fair in aid of St. Dunstans ( which raised £580 ) which consisted of a reproduction if an English county fair complete with sideshows etc. Sadly, Gibbs drowned in the swimming pool around which the fair was taking place