460521 - Unaccounted Airmen - 21-05-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460521 - Unaccounted Airmen - 21-05-1946

From Henk's List -

SOUTH AFRICA
NEL, J. H. B - Air Mechanic - 282607V - SAAF - Johannesburg ( West Park ) Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.

UK
GORDON, William Gallagher - W/O(Obs) - 1682131 - RAFVR - Newtownards ( Movilla ) Cemetery, County Down.
RUCHWALDY, Desmond Fred - F/Lt(P) - 127048 - RAFVR - D.F.C, D.F.M - Bath ( Haycombe ) Cemetery, Somerset.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

AUSTRALIA
RHODES, Cecil - W/O - 421465 - RAAF - Sydney War Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia.

CANADA
BELL, John Thomas - Air Mechanic 2c - 22559 - RCN - HMCS Griffon - Thunder Bay ( Riverside ) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

PAKISTAN
CAVE, Alan Frederick - AC1c - 3001675 - RAFVR - Rawalpindi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

NEW ZEALAND
JAMIESON, James Henderson - LAC - 4210821 - RNZAF - Wellington ( Karori ) Crematorium, Wellington City, New Zealand.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK
GORDON, William Gallagher - W/O(Obs) - 1682131 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at South Cerney, Gloucestershire.
RUCHWALDY, Desmond Fred - F/Lt(P) - 127048 - registered Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Both killed in Tiger Moth T.2 DE523 of the C.F.S., crashed Poulton after stalling during low-level aerobatics.

PAKISTAN
CAVE, Alan Frederick - AC1c - 3001675 - G.R.O. list has "Kohat."

Regards

Simon

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

421465 W/O Cecil RHODES RAAF.

421465 W/O (Air Gnr.) Cecil RHODES RAAF, was seriously injured in an aircraft accident on 15 April, 1943, whilst serving on 21 OTU. Wellington IC Z1142 hit the windsock taking off at Enstone and crashed in flames. The then, Sgt Rhodes, was repatriated to Australia, but died on 21 May, 1946 following his 27th operation in three years. (See: BCL7/213 - 15-4-43, 21 OTU) and...

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229468650

Actual cause of death: Syncope -

(1) Acute Myocardial Failure.
(2) Congestion of the lungs.
(3) Persistent thymus.
(4) Enlarged mediastinal and mesenteric glands.

https://www.eastgrinsteadmuseum.org.uk/patients/cecil-rhodes/

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Alan Frederick Cave 3001675 , attached to RAF kohat , was killed near Rawalpindi in a MT accident