460628 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 28-06-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460628 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 28-06-1946

from Henk's List -

UK
SESTAK, Ladislav - F/Lt(Pilot) - 153502 - RAFVR - 13 OTU - The Maidenhead Register, Berkshire - [ Mosquito FB.6 - TA549 - 13 OTU ].
FRY, Harold - LAC - 1169832 - RAFVR - Bristol ( Arno's Vale ) Cemetery, Gloucestershire.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

WAAF
SOUTH AFRICA
HUNT, Elizabeth - Air Cpl (Miss) - F/267090 - Woman's Auxiliary Air Force ( SAAF ) - East London ( East Bank ) Cemetery, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
[ See Henk's entry for the 26th June, 1946 ].

AUSTRALIA
PERCIVAL, Roy Edward - F/Lt - 413030 - RAAF - Cairns War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia - [ Between the 28th and 30th June, 1946 ].

PAKISTAN
RODGERS, William - Cpl - 2208796 - RAFVR - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

UK
VOLF, Bohumil - F/Lt(Nav) - RAFVR - 13 OTU - The Maidenhead Register, Berkshire - [ Mosquito FB.6 - TA549 - 13 OTU ].

Alex

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

413030 F/L Roy Edward PERCIVAL RAAF.

413030 F/L (General Duties) Roy Edward PERCIVAL RAAF (of No.36 Sqn RAAF)., was killed in a fall from a cliff at Edge Hill quarry, near Cairns, Queensland. On 30 June, 1946, he was found dead by children who were playing in the vicinity. Percival, who had been drinking heavily with comrades at the Strand Hotel on June 28, had left the hotel at 10.00 pm and he was not seen again until the children found his body at the bottom of the cliff. The Coroner concluded that there were no suspicious circumstances connected to Percival's death.

Col.

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK
SESTAK, Ladislav - F/Lt(Pilot) - 153502 and
VOLF, Bohumil - F/Lt(Nav) - both are registered Thirsk, North Yorks.

FRY, Harold - LAC - 1169832 - not 100% sure about this, but the Western Daily Press of July 2nd 1946 reported the following:

Knowle Man's Death
The Bristol City Coroner (Mr A. E. Barker) yesterday opened an inquest on Harold Fry (23), of 1, Cleeve Road, Knowle, an electrician's mate, who was electrocuted when working with cables at Cumberland Basin. The inquest was adjourned until July 8th.

He's the right name, age and residence, but no mention of the R.A.F.

PAKISTAN
RODGERS, William - Cpl - 2208796 - 8 M.C.U.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

William Rodgers 2208796 , was admitted to the British military hospital, Lahore on 26 June suffering with septic tonsilitis , but died there of heat stroke