460903 - Unaccounted Airwomen & Airmen - 03-09-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460903 - Unaccounted Airwomen & Airmen - 03-09-1946

From Henk's List -

WAAF
EGYPT
HOBHOUSE, Hilary Nora - Cpl - 2149967 - WAAF.
Tel El Kebir War Cemetery, Egypt.
UK
THURLOW, Kathleen Winifred Joy - LACW - 2148530 - WAAF.
Southgate Cemetery, Middlesex.

UK
JOHN, Maldwyn - Cpl - 961584 - RAFVR.
Pembrey ( Carmel ) Independent Chapelyard, Carmarthenshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

GERMANY
MOFFATT, William - F/Lt(P) - 161731 - RAFVR - D.F.C - 21 Sqn.
PRIOR, William John Harden - F/O - 199063 - RAFVR.
Both Airmen rest in Munster Heath War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
[ Both were crew of Mosquito VI - TA494 - 21 Sqn ].

MALTA
FRIIS, Peter Harold - Lt(A) - RNVR - HMS Falcon.
GARDNER, Matthew Lloyd ( New Zealander) - S/Lt(A) - RN - HMS Falcon.
Both airmen rest in the Malta ( Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
[ Both were aboard Mosquito B.25 - KB665 - 728 Sqn FAA ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
HOBHOUSE, Hilary Nora - Cpl - 168 MU

UK
THURLOW, Kathleen Winifred Joy - LACW - registered in Edmonton
JOHN, Maldwyn - Cpl - not Eng/Wales?

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

WAAF
EGYPT
HOBHOUSE, Hilary Nora - Cpl - 2149967 - the Taunton Courier of September 14th 1946 recorded the following:

DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
Sympathy has been expressed with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hobhouse, of Howleigh House, Blagdon Hill, whose daughter, Miss Hilary Nora Hobhouse, W.A.A.F., died of infantile paralysis [polio] at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, on September 3rd. She was 21 years of age. The funeral was at Tel-el-Kebir.

UK
JOHN, Maldwyn - Cpl - 961584 - registered Llanelli.

Regards

Simon

[68 Sqn]

Hi
Mosquito FBVI TA494 21 Sqdn RAF Collided with Mosquito SZ995 and lost tail Wahn 3.9.46
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
Someone knows the crew of the Mosquito SZ995?
Mosquito SZ995 crew survived?
Regards
Pavel

[Alex Smart]

Hello,
Not sure at this time if the Squadron Code"YH" was still in use but a/c in sqdn letter I have as "U".
Still looking for crew names.
Alex

[68 Sqn]

Hello Alex
Searching for crew names was negative?
My search in the ORB was negative.
Just a little notice. Unfortunately.
Regards
Pavel

[jonheyworth]

Kathleen Winifred Joyce Thurlow 2148530 , a wireless operator attached to RAF Bletchley, was admitted dangerously ill to the Lister EMS hospital, Hitchin on 22 June suffering with leucocythaemia. Discharged to home at Rosedale Fountains Crescent, Southgate N14 , she died of acute lukaemia with her mother, Mrs W H O Thurlow, present

[jonheyworth]

Maldwyn John 961584 , described as a disabled RAF pensioner, died at 115 Pencoed Road, Burry Port of Disseminated Sclerosis.

As a medically discharged Airman there was no record of his death and this information was obtained via the purchase of GRO death certificate by myself