460803 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-08-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460803 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-08-1946

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
TASKER, Ronald - W/O - 568151 - RAFVR.
Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.

FRANCE
BROWN, Leslie Albert - W/O - 1880252 - RAFVR.
Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.

IRELAND, Republic of
COLLINS, Patrick Herbert - AC1c - 1900502 - RAFVR.
Mount Jerome Cemetery, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

ISRAEL and PALESTINE ( inc Gaza)
TUBBS, Henry - AC1c - 1879658 - RAFVR.
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine ( including Gaza ).

From CWGC and Geoff's Sites -

Nil.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
TASKER, Ronald - W/O - TME (Telecommunications Middle East?)

FRANCE
BROWN, Leslie Albert - W/O - 104 PDC

IRELAND, Republic of
COLLINS, Patrick Herbert - AC1 - not Eng/Wales

ISRAEL and PALESTINE ( inc Gaza)
TUBBS, Henry - AC1 - 664 Sqn

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

A little more on the following:

EGYPT
TASKER, Ronald - W/O - 568151 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at El Hagg, Egypt.

FRANCE
BROWN, Leslie Albert - W/O - 1880252 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Toulon.

IRELAND, Republic of
COLLINS, Patrick Herbert - AC1c - 1900502 - the Irish Civil Registration Deaths Index records that he died at Rathdown.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Patrick Herbert Collins 1900502, attached to Number 1 PHI, died at home in Dublin of natural causes

[jonheyworth]

Leslie Albert Brown 1880252 became seriously ill with an illness of an unknown type whilst in transit to India aboard the MS Dunnottar Castle, being disembarked at Toloun on 18th July. After his death in hospital at 17:00 hours on 3rd August, his funeral was held at the English church in Marseilles on 6th August at 15:00 hours before his burial at 15:30 hours. The RAF flew family members our from the UK before his death.

[jonheyworth]

Patrick Herbert Collins 1900502 , attached to Number 1 PHU, died at home at Breffni Terrace, Dalkey of osephygal cancer

[jonheyworth]

Ronald Tasker 568151 , attached to RAF El Hagg was seriously injured in an off duty accident at 23:15 Hours on 2 August in the Sergeants mess at RAF El Hagg when he suffered severe burns and shock whilst sitting in a chair. He died the following day and a court of inquiry was ordered

[jonheyworth]

Henry Tubbs 1879658 , was admitted seriously ill to Number 12 Gsneral hospital on 7 July, suffering with orbital cellulitis. He developed acute supperative ethmoiditis but by 13 July had improved and was removed from the seriously ill list. On 20 July however , he developed osteomyelitis of the skull and was placed on the dangerously ill list , dying at 23:55 Hours of a sub dural abscess