Post War Airmen for Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

John Ross McMaster 4031006 , an ambulance driver attached to RAF Old Sarum, was found dead in bed. An investigation discovered puncture wounds on his body and a WAAF declared he had told her he had taken morphine which was discovered to have been stolen from the units ambulances

[malcolm_raf]

John Ross McMaster 4031006 , an ambulance driver attached to RAF Old Sarum, was found dead in bed. An investigation discovered puncture wounds on his body and a WAAF declared he had told her he had taken morphine which was discovered to have been stolen from the units ambulances

Hi Jon

I can't find him on CWGC or in the database under this name or number?

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi Jon

I can't find him on CWGC or in the database under this name or number?

Malcolm

You're dead right Malcolm ! That's because I seemed tohave written a post war death down in my WW2 notes , he died after 1947 !!

[paulmcmillan]

Name: John Ross McMASTER
Death Date: 29 Apr 1949
Cemetery: London Road Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Has Bio?: Y

[malcolm_raf]

You're dead right Malcolm ! That's because I seemed tohave written a post war death down in my WW2 notes , he died after 1947 !!

Cheers John, that's hopefully another one off my post-war list

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Cheers John, that's hopefully another one off my post-war list

Malcolm


Gawd ! Post War as well ! I never noted many of those but I have some .

I’d put 1949 down as 1943 in my illiterate scribbling in this case !

[jonheyworth]

Hinchcliffe 3 October 1949 died of heart attack on cross country run

[jonheyworth]

James 13 November 1949 , accidently killed in a fencing bout with an epee at Waterbeach

[jonheyworth]

Green 21 November 1949 Stoke on Trent RI after motorcycle accident

[jonheyworth]

Beaney 25 december 1948 , vehicle accident at Osmaston Lane, Ashbourne. Andrew Kelly , RAF, driver, sentenced to 12 months for manslaughter

[jonheyworth]

Harvey 26 August 1949 , fell off bridge into Thames at Wallingford breaking neck

[jonheyworth]

Fleming 19 February 1949. Found dead in bed at Credenhall found to have died from diabetes

[jonheyworth]

Radford 16 October 1949 , polio at Devon isolation hospital

[jonheyworth]

Morgan 28 September 1949 pinned under tractor overturned on bend on perk track at Waddington , had been disciplined for driving it too fast

[jonheyworth]

Dawson 20 April 1949 , fell under trailer whilst attempting to mount it on move at Lyneham , severe crushing head injuries

[jonheyworth]

Wright 13 December 1949 , ran in front of car previous day outside Waddington running for bus

[jonheyworth]

Gibbs 29 June 1949 ,drowned bathing near Newquay

[jonheyworth]

Miller 29 November 1948 ,, died in Royal Portsmouth hosp of cereberal heamorhage following anaemia caused by poisonous substances used during his duties

[jonheyworth]

Parker 11 August 1949 , polio, County Hospital Hereford

[jonheyworth]

Gartshore 20 December 1949 , run over by lorry in RAF Henlow

[jonheyworth]

Reid 20 October 1949 , drowned when yaughting, overturned in squall off Tayport

[jonheyworth]

Elliot 4 October 1949 , SIGW at 25 Ramsay, Westfield , died in Memorial hospital

[jonheyworth]

Gill 30 June 1949 burned to death when faulty blowlamp exploded at Church Lawford

[jonheyworth]

Sloane 18 July 1949, suicide by hanging in his room in block 21

[jonheyworth]

Kotylak 12 January 1949 , knocked off bicycle by car

[jonheyworth]

Knight 6 January 1949 , appendicitis in BMH Hamburg

[jonheyworth]

David Walker October 30 1948, was held up and murdered . A Sudanese was charged

[jonheyworth]

Wilton 13 July 1949 , fell from the 4th floor toilet window next to the restaurant of Selfridges being doa at St Marys hospital

[jonheyworth]

Read 3 january 1949 , SIGW . Revolver by side in room at Quedgley

[jonheyworth]

Carnie 4 May 1948 , aircraft engine fell on him at Benson. Die in RAF hosp Halton

[jonheyworth]

Cowley 11 February 1948 , found seriously ill in his room dying in SSQ

[jonheyworth]

Thomas 4 October 1948, pillion passenger when rear tyre blew at Brinklow

[jonheyworth]

Knights 1 August 1o48 , motorcycle crash over rail bridge near Kendal

[jonheyworth]

Bourne 24 May 1948 , found mutilated on railway at Dringhouses returning from leave in London

[jonheyworth]

Jones 24 september 1948 killed by taxi driver whilst cycling near Manston . Driver convicted of manslaughter

[jonheyworth]

Byrne 30 september 1948 , Kirkham hospital of injuries when hit by car walking to Weeton

[jonheyworth]

Beazley 2 July 1948 hit tree on motorbike in Ballykelly

[jonheyworth]

Dotting , of Jamaica 8 January 1948 drowned boating off Thorney Island

[jonheyworth]

Marshall 2 October 1948, peritonitis

[jonheyworth]

Gill 27 March 1948 , dinghy overturned boating

[jonheyworth]

Bennett 18 April 1948 , drowned bathing at Fremington

[jonheyworth]

Richardson 11 January 1948 , lorry crash , overturned on bend at Bishops Stortford

[jonheyworth]

Carruthers 29 February 1948 , died of wounds sustained in train bombing in BMH Bir ia Acov

[jonheyworth]

Robertson 11 May 1948 , road accident at Mukalangawara

[jonheyworth]

Graver 19 June 1948 , died in lincoln hospital of injuries sustained as pillion rider at Hykeham

[jonheyworth]

Hibbert 1 November 1948 , killed in fire in barracks block at 103 SP Istres

[jonheyworth]

Trigg 26 September 1948 , died after crash as pilion rider at Cherhill when hit cyclist with no lights and flung under car

[jonheyworth]

Vance 7 August 1948 , hit swimmer diving off top board in Redhill pool, dying Halton of broken neck

[jonheyworth]

Shann 28 July 1948 , disappeared climbing mount kilimanjaro off duty. Believed near top on glacier

[jonheyworth]

Oakley 23 July 1948 , died in Lister hospital of head Injuries in motorcycle accident at Shillington

[jonheyworth]

Rees 23 April 1948 , killed by lorry when riding tandem from Gloucester to Wales on Highfield hill, Lydney

[jonheyworth]

Fish 21 April 1948 , died of cereberal concussion following a collision with another player In a football match at Pershore

[jonheyworth]

Fellows 16 April , crushed by stack of crates at Wythall

[jonheyworth]

Griffin 4 March 1948 , died Innsworth hospital after being crushed between wall and fire tender when starting it at Little Rissington

[jonheyworth]

James 23 February 1948 , killed in a drunken hit and run accident at Wick of multiple head injuries

[jonheyworth]

Kinghorn and Sansom 7 March 1948 , killed when lorry overturned and hit tree at Palgrave

[jonheyworth]

Boyles 3 March 1948 gassed himself in a Liverpool hotel

[jonheyworth]

Sheldon 20 December 1948 run over at night on peri track at Swinderby by another airman on a motorcycle

[jonheyworth]

Lawrence 13 September 1948 , fractured skull a d brain lacerations in road accident at Cardington

[jonheyworth]

Stewart 15 March 1948 , burnt in road crash at Fayid March 6 and flown home died in Wroughton 5 hours after arrival

[jonheyworth]

Bain October 3 1948 , died at home on leave of bronchial asthma

[jonheyworth]

Brook 29 January 1949 , lorry crash when it overturned near Barton Tuns

[jonheyworth]

Mackintosh 11 September 1949 BMH Gibraltar of abdominal sarcoma

[jonheyworth]

Gillespie 28 February 1949 intestinal obstruction in Italian hospital Amman

[jonheyworth]

Mearns 7 November 1948 , multiple bullet wounds at Deversoir

[jonheyworth]

Fraser 10 March 1949 traumatic cereberal heamorhage and dislocation of cervical spine in no 3 RAF hospital

[jonheyworth]

Falcolner 6 April 1949 multiple bullet wounds at El Firdan

[jonheyworth]

McPhee 4 October 1949 bacterial endocarditis at BMH Fayid

[jonheyworth]

Zygmunt 1 January 1949 , died in road accident in Belgium

[jonheyworth]

Archibald 24 October 1959 , drowned boating in Strangford loch

[jonheyworth]

,Miller 6 september 1950 , accidently shot accepting a revolver off another airman at Ballykelly

[jonheyworth]

Bell 11 December 1950 , dragged from bus, beaten unconscious and had petrol poured on him and ignited in the jungle girl riots in Singapore, an Indian shopkeeper was sentenced to death

[jonheyworth]

Vickery 22 December 1958 , fell over xmas shopping in Nicosia and accidently shot himself in the head

[jonheyworth]

Ritchie 16 october 1956 , crashed motorcycle drunk on cheltenham road , airman pillion passenger injured

[jonheyworth]

Watson 17 April 1953 , drowned in st Athan swimming pool found dead , pool was officially closed

[jonheyworth]

Stalker 20 December 1957 , killed by lorry whilst walking on main road at S Cerney

[jonheyworth]

Barton 24 July 1954 killed in hit and run at Eggington hitching home 200 yrs from his house

[jonheyworth]

Bailey 20 september 1954 , killed when 2 x 1000 lb bombs fell off trolley and blew up at Marham

[jonheyworth]

Roberts 16 August 1959 , v9lunteered to be in lake during helicopter rescue exercise but Mae West valve delated and he drowned

[jonheyworth]

Oops wrong thread

[jonheyworth]

Grant , Meldrum and Lurati 31 December 1948 , killed when RAF lorry with 30 airmen hit meat lorry at lower bisterne

[jonheyworth]

Walker 30 October 1948 , multiple GSW at Deversoir

[jonheyworth]

Hogarth 14 October 1948 , killed by electric shock operating faulty hand drill at Heaney

[jonheyworth]

Lowe 11 May 1948 road accident

[jonheyworth]

Doherty 28 April 1948 , road accident at Fayid

[jonheyworth]

Roney27 January 1948 GSW at Gatow

[jonheyworth]

Caligari 18 February 1969 , car crash near Shawbury

[jonheyworth]

Stockwell 24 September 1960 , fell over cliff on camping trip

[jonheyworth]

Bentley 13 May 1960 , run over on bike by 4 ton lorry at blue boar garage

[jonheyworth]

Price 28 July 1968 , collapsed and died at home

[jonheyworth]

Hughes 3 December 1961 , hit and run as pedestrian near Shawbury

[jonheyworth]

Wood 3 March 1962 , passenger in car hit stationary lorry at Alwalton , died Peterborough hospital

[jonheyworth]

Gibbs 19 May 1952 , hit by van near st Ives whilst riding motorcycle

[jonheyworth]

Corrigan 14vaugustv1950 , fell from truck, fractured skull at north kill8ngholme

[jonheyworth]

Smith 25 November 1956 ,,asphyxiated in bunk in epileptic fit at RAF Lyddimore

[jonheyworth]

Kelly 10 April 1951 , hung himself in cell at Bedford prison Whilst on remand on burglary charges

[jonheyworth]

Walker 19 March 1965 , collapsed and died at Ballykelly

[jonheyworth]

Walker 1 September 1953 in car which collided with towed boat at Broughton

[jonheyworth]

Birch August 3 1956 , car accident, hitchin road, Henlow

[jonheyworth]

Braithwaite 23 May 1955 , pillion rider motorcycle accident near Derry

[jonheyworth]

Sharp 19 december 1954, died at Fayid of poisoning after being seriously ill 3 days

[jonheyworth]

Flames 17 August 1956 , motorcycle accident West Thurrock

[jonheyworth]

Freeman 1 July 1956 , hung himself at home, said to have been experimenting with judo

[jonheyworth]

Healey 24 June 1966 mpassenger in mini bus hit telegraph pole near Oaakham

[jonheyworth]

Mackie 22 Mar h 1956 , hung himself in hut West kirkby

[jonheyworth]

Davies 11 july 1956, cycle hit rear of lorry at Sutton

[jonheyworth]

Langton 9 August 1953 , fell climbing cliffs at Bempton

[jonheyworth]

Tweedie 30 October 1958 committed suicide under van after theft allegations

[jonheyworth]

Dovaston and Jenkins 4 March 1962 ,car crash on Margate road

[jonheyworth]

Pretty 8 december 1957 found hanged at Gaydon

[jonheyworth]

Martin 23 november 53 , hat blew off as oillion passenger and walked back to get then killed by hit and run at old stratford

[jonheyworth]

Harrah 7 June 1955 , died of overdose in royal Berks hospital

[jonheyworth]

Peter's 26 August 1966 , car crash on great North road

[jonheyworth]

Lee 28 April 1957 , cut off by tide at sand point Weston S Mars

[jonheyworth]

Jeffries 27 October 1953 , hung himself at Sopley

[jonheyworth]

Adams 25 February 1943 , collapsed and died just after a 40 round boxing match

[jonheyworth]

Wheeler 25 February 1953 died in a flying accident at Riverside Bulawayo

[jonheyworth]

Feeble November 8 1963 , rear seat pazsenger in car which hit stationary lorry at Grantham

[jonheyworth]

Green 8 February 1944 , died after drinking 3 cocktails of anti freeze mixed with orange juice

[jonheyworth]

Green 18 September 1954 , motorcycle accident near Chippenham

[jonheyworth]

Dinley 16 July 1955 , motorcycle hit petrol,tanker at Elton Green

[jonheyworth]

Cooper May 7 1959 , motorcycle hit lorry at Bradenham

[jonheyworth]

Fisher 20 November 1952 ,

Ogden passengers in RAF Van which hit stationary lorry near Thetford

[jonheyworth]

Cooper 30 April 1960 , motorcycle accident in Reading

[jonheyworth]

Farmer may 14 1959 , passenger in land rover, hit electricity pole at Lutton

[jonheyworth]

Williams 29 july 1953 , RAF ambulance overturned near metheringham

[jonheyworth]

Stalker 20 December 1957 , hit by lorry walking at Driffield crossroads, cirencester

[jonheyworth]

Bailey 5 October 1962 , gassed himself in a room in wells street, Marylebone

[jonheyworth]

Flanagan 25 december 1960 coronary thrombosis at midnight mass in Exton Church

[jonheyworth]

Benjafield 10 July 1961 , fell off motorcycle on bend at high speed

[jonheyworth]

Hallinan 15 May 1953 , hit by car on way to a dance

[jonheyworth]

Bowman

Cooper

24 August 1961 motorcycle accident hit bus near bishop Auckland

[paulmcmillan]

24188 George Francis HALES
Death Date: 9 Mar 1951


While attending morning parade at the R.A.F. firefighting school at Sutton Hull. yesterday, the station's commanding officer. Wing-Cmdr. George F. Hales (45). of Bournemouth. collapsed in front of nearly 200 men and died within five minutes. He was posted to the school only month ago. His parents live in London
Published: Saturday 10 March 1951
Newspaper: Bradford Observer

[jonheyworth]

Fordham 14 April 1951 , found hanging in hut at Cranwell, ruled accidental sexual experiment

[jonheyworth]

Davies 6 February 1956 , SIGW at Monkton Burrow s

[jonheyworth]

Cowling October 1950 , accidently drowned Takoridi

[jonheyworth]

Davies 14 December 1950 , beaten to death in Jungle girl riots

[jonheyworth]

Bradley 28 February 1952 , lorry accident near Weeton

[jonheyworth]

Beauchamp 26 April 1948 , st Bridgids nursing home Carlow of pneumonia

[jonheyworth]

Porter 19 September 1955 , hit by lorry whilst hitch hiking at Leek Wooton

[jonheyworth]

Derrington 29 November 1956, killed in explosion at bomb dump

[jonheyworth]

Bell

Ivel

Denison 29 september 1969


Killed when launch 1386 capsized in heavy seas off Amble

[jonheyworth]

Jones 23 january 1959 , his car hit lorry at Haceby

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

"Cowley 11 February 1948 , found seriously ill in his room dying in SSQ"

He was supposedly based at Marston Moor near York but his death was registered in Howden, which does not cover Marston Moor, but does cover Holme on Spalding Moor and Breighton. He is buries in Tockwith, next to Marston Moor, do you know which SSQ he died in?

Malcolm

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

"James 23 February 1948 , killed in a drunken hit and run accident at Wick of multiple head injuries"

I have him registered in Bridgend, a long way from Wick, is this the correct location of the accident?

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi Jon

"James 23 February 1948 , killed in a drunken hit and run accident at Wick of multiple head injuries"

I have him registered in Bridgend, a long way from Wick, is this the correct location of the accident?

Malcolm

Ah you’re not a sheep bothering Taffy Malcolm ! Wick is a place in Wales near Bridgend !

[jonheyworth]

Hi Jon

"Cowley 11 February 1948 , found seriously ill in his room dying in SSQ"

He was supposedly based at Marston Moor near York but his death was registered in Howden, which does not cover Marston Moor, but does cover Holme on Spalding Moor and Breighton. He is buries in Tockwith, next to Marston Moor, do you know which SSQ he died in?

Malcolm

That’s all I had sorry Malcolm. Post war records are often startling in their brevity

[malcolm_raf]

Ah you’re not a sheep bothering Taffy Malcolm ! Wick is a place in Wales near Bridgend !

No I'm a Yorkshireman, although I have Welsh relatives but incorrectly assumed Scotland

Cheers

[malcolm_raf]

Hi John

"Caligari 18 February 1969 , car crash near Shawbury"

He was serving at RAF Luqa, Malta and I can't find a death registration for him in England, is this the correct entry for him?

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi John

"Caligari 18 February 1969 , car crash near Shawbury"

He was serving at RAF Luqa, Malta and I can't find a death registration for him in England, is this the correct entry for him?

Malcolm

Of course I can Malcolm

Definitely right . Senior Aircraftman Joseph Caligari , st Josephine flats , Gizira Malta, killed as passenger in car which left road at Astley, Shrewsbury overturned, trapped underneath . On course at Shawbury Air traffic control school. Car driver L/ Bdr Stuart Farmer HQ Army aviation BOAR , unhurt

[jonheyworth]

Hannan 30 August 1962 , suicide in bunk at RAF Stafford by overdose

[jonheyworth]

Sherrif 5 October 1952 , killed by car at Sawtry when he ran across road

[jonheyworth]

Barnett 18 December 1965 , killed in a fight during a party at Changi by Sgt A B Kelly

[jonheyworth]

Hicks 10 August 1953 , died in cliff fall at Bempton in exact spot Langton had died the day prior

[jonheyworth]

Beanie 15 March 1970 , fell 300 feet down cliff SW coast of Cyprus

[jonheyworth]

Teardrop 4 January 1968 , road accident died Changi hospital

[paulmcmillan]

Joseph Caligari
Birth
1941
Death
Apr 1969
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries

[malcolm_raf]

Joseph Caligari
Birth
1941
Death
Apr 1969
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries

Hi Paul

Thanks for this I have now found the entry, I don't what I did wrong last time.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi Paul

Thanks for this I have now found the entry, I don't what I did wrong last time.

Malcolm

I looked out of curiosity too Malcolm and I couldn’t find him either on GRO or free BMD !

[jonheyworth]

Swanson

Duffy

8 July 1955 , hit hire car on motorbike at Johnsston at 12:40 hours in way back to Pembroke Dock after night out

[jonheyworth]

Hughes 15 April 1950 car accident at Felton

[jonheyworth]

Gregor

Learmouth

20 May 1968 , at crash into lorry at Caland Cross

[jonheyworth]

Whales 30 March 1964 killed riding in Malaysian Grand Prix

[jonheyworth]

Thornton 14 May 1952 , glider accident when piloting when which cable broke at M8ddleton st George

[jonny]

Lowe 11 May 1948 road accident

Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 12 May 1948

"R.A.F. Men Die In Jeep Crash

Two corporals of the R.A.F. Police, Victor John Lowe (20) of 341, Crankhall-lane, Wednesbury, and William Robertson (19), of 33, Milton-street, Edinburgh, were killed when a military jeep in which they were travelling skidded and ran into a ditch six miles outside Negombo, Ceylon, yesterday."

[jonheyworth]

Griffith 26 February 1955, found dead in ditch besides his motorbike near Manby

[jonheyworth]

Blackmore 10 May 1956, killed when a rocket he was attaching to the wing of a Venom accidently ignited and launched

[jonheyworth]

Gill 26 may 1958 , fell whikst climbing Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia

[jonheyworth]

Arnold 12 August 1955 , oxygen bottle exploded whilst being serviced in hangar at Abingdon

[jonheyworth]

Hart 12 february 1957 , murdered by LAC James Mahoney who shot him on board torpedo recover ship Bangor at Londonderry, dying in hospital

[jonheyworth]

Good 18 August 1961 , committed suicide under train at Chalfont and Larimer station

[jonheyworth]

Workhouse

Hutchinson


26 August 1961 , killed when car hit wall near Shawbury on night out

[jonheyworth]

Swindled 6 October 1961 , car hit lorry near Nines, France

[jonheyworth]

Parry 4 september 1953 , asphyxiated on board ferry Ulster Prince when he fell asleep and a too tight collar pressed on his enlarged thymus gland

[paulmcmillan]

"Hart 12 February 1957 , murdered by LAC James Mahoney who shot him on board torpedo recover ship Bangor at Londonderry, dying in hospital"

James Mahoney. who is at present on his honeymoon, will not return to Crumlin Road Prison. Belfast, until to-morrow—when his six-day parole ends. Mahoney—one of 48 prisoners paroled for the Christmas holidays —is serving a seven-year sentence for manslaughter ..

Published: Saturday 27 December 1958
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 792 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

[jonheyworth]

Nicholls 18 October 1948 , hit by van late at night walking along road near Horn Spinney after missing last bus

[jonheyworth]

O'Connor 15 June 1948 , died of multiple injuries and burns when returning from church when 2 ton truck hit bridge parapet and fell over it and caught fire at Bull bridge, Hambleton

[jonheyworth]

Wright 13 December 1949 , hit by car running to catch bus

[jonheyworth]

Davidson March 8 1951, killed by army lorry at Seaand whilst standing in a queue for a bus. The army driver was convicted and jailed

[jonheyworth]

Constable 12 juky 1954. Killed in a 3 vehicle collision at Cottesmore

[jonheyworth]

29 February 1948 Floyd etc etc. All killed in terrorist bombing of train

[jonheyworth]

Peel 14 April 1960 , fatally injured when his scooter and a lorry collided dying in Blackburn RI

[jonheyworth]

Allan 13 september 1957 killed on Edgware road in a collision between two cars

[jonheyworth]

Wrigglesaorth 21 October 1954 . Killed at RAF Cardington when a trailer full of gas cylinders broke free from its lorry as it passed him and another airman and hit them, breaking his spine

[jonheyworth]

Holt 22 May 1952 , run over by Bofors gun during practice for a competition at RAF Wattisham

[jonheyworth]

Royston 14 March 1953 , killed in hit and run whilst walking with his girlfriend who was injured at park hill Swallow Nest

[jonheyworth]

Townsend 18 November 1962, gassed himself in his car

[jonheyworth]

Faulkner 14 November 1959 , found dead in his bed at Changi the morning after his stag night

[jonheyworth]

Pearson 5 June 1962 killed when two sailing dinghy collided off Towan head, Newquay

[jonheyworth]

Duffy April 22 1958 died in hospital in Newcastle after a fight with a NAAFI van driver on road near Ackilington

[jonheyworth]

Davies

Isherwood

Jenkins

Gorecki

18 September 1963 Killed when car hit concrete block near Aachen

[jonheyworth]

Lewis 27 January 1954 , asphyxiated by anthracite stove fumes in his room at Blananerch camp due to a faulty flue

[jonheyworth]

Dixon 8 October 1951 Fatally Injuries when RTU on Carlisle to Penrith road in motorcycle accident

[jonheyworth]

MCilwhane March 6 1966 , killed in glider accident

[jonheyworth]

Fraser 18 October 1954 road accident at St Columb when riding in NAAFI van which overturned

[jonheyworth]

Lewis 3 march 1956 , walked into helicopter tail,rotor after landing in desert or jordanian / Iraqi border

[jonheyworth]

Matthews 1 may 1956 , road accident on Brandon to Swaffham road

[jonheyworth]

Darling 29 July 1968 , hit by car walking back to RAF Kinloss on Kinloss -Forres road

[jonheyworth]

Ferris 7 august 1950 , hit bus riding his motorcycle near Crossgar

[jonheyworth]

Gray 19 october 1970 . Died in royal free hospital of hepatitus contracted in Singapore

[paulmcmillan]

Group Captain Edward Stephen Dru Drury AFC #26131
Ex Cranwell graduate 1929
http://oldcranwellians.info/flight-cadet-entries-pre-war/28-1.html

BIRTH 24 MARCH 1910 • Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

DEATH 17 SEPTEMBER 1948 • R.A.F. station Manby, Lincolnshire, England


Sunday Pictorial (Mirror)
Sunday 19 September 1948
Page 3

RAF expert dead in churchyard
An inquest was opened at Manby Aerodrome (Lincs) yesterday on Group Captain Edward Drury, A.F.C.. thirty-eight year-old
aircraft gun expert, who was found dead in a local churchyard. It is believed that police found a revolver near him.
Drury, who lived at Corfe Castle, Dorset introduced the 40mm. tank buster into the Desert Air Force in 1942.
He has a son of -five-

[jonheyworth]

Austin 9 May 1953 cereberal abscess in Stamford and Rutland hospital

[jonheyworth]

Sefton 14 May 1953 , motorcycle accident on langtoft to Bourne road

[jonheyworth]

Sharp 21 October 1969 , passemger in RAF mini which hit lorry in for near Harrowby

[jonheyworth]

Butterworth 4 October 1955 , hit by car walking across Sandwich toll bridge

[jonheyworth]

Wood 26 May 1952 , hit van on motorcycle near Great Casterton

[jonheyworth]

Vance 7 August 48 , died in RAF Hospital Halton of injuries sustained Inn a swimming pool on 1 August when he attempted a trick dive

[jonheyworth]

Cuff 26 June 1949 , drowned bathing in Wilstone reservoir

[jonheyworth]

Marriott 2 May 49 jumped off the roof of RAF Halton . He had been injured in a flying accident in Spain a few months previously

[jonheyworth]

Mcewan 16 September 48 , committed suicide in RAF Hospital Halton by swallowing 2 handkerchiefs

[jonheyworth]

Osborne 12 May 55 , motorcycle accident at Folgate crossroads Stradishall

[jonheyworth]

Hughes 7 October 52 , died in Lynn hospital from an overdose of pheno barbitol tablets

[paulmcmillan]

Mcewan 16 September 48 , committed suicide in RAF Hospital Halton by swallowing 2 handkerchiefs

I have read some sad tales on here about how some airman lost their lives - but I think this will stay in my memory for ages

[jonheyworth]

Weatherill 17 July 1945 , collapsed on beach at Skegness and died in Skegness hospital

[jonheyworth]

Coutts 15 September 1957 road accident

[Alex Smart]

Smart, J. James (Smarty) (Added at the bottom of the 4th Tablet) : Flintshire war memorials

https://www.flintshirewarmemorials.com/memorials/hawarden-memorial/hawarden-ww2-servicemen/smart-j-james-added-at-the-bottom-of-the-4th-tablet/

[jonheyworth]

Drury 15 Feb 56 , car crash hitchhiking in collision with lorry at Ternhill

[jonheyworth]

White 20 April 56 , died in Bodo hospital after falling down stairs in Bardufoss

[jonheyworth]

Levitt 5 April 56 , found unconcious after teeth extractions and died en route to Ipswich hospital

[jonheyworth]

Deaves 30 March 56 , valiant V bomber instructor died when he hit a car on his motorbike near Gaydon

[jonheyworth]

Grant 2 october 56 , kilked by car walking back to Kinloss

[jonheyworth]

Davies 10 July 53 , killed when jeep overturned on Sylt island

[jonheyworth]

Logan 29 July 53 Died when ambulance turned over at drumcraw. Died in Germany county hospital

[jonheyworth]

Hutton 3 Jan 56 ,accidently shot through heart by another airmen with a sten at ballykelly

[jonheyworth]

Johnston 7 March 51 , lorry crash , died in Horton hospital

[jonheyworth]

Faulkner 7 September 58, fell from 6th storey of hotel in Bhaghdad

[jonheyworth]

Lindon 10 feb 56 , heart attack in office at Andover

[jonheyworth]

Wingfield 15 Feb 56 , suicide by coal gas in flat at old Compton st London

[jonheyworth]

Bullen 22 August 58 , car overheated on gog Margot hill on 7 August, he took radiator
cap off and when it boiled over , jumped back and was hit by passing car

[jonheyworth]

Clarke 14 Jan 52 , hit cow motorcycling down Sandridge hill, Melksham

[jonheyworth]

Boyce 8 Jan 52 lost control of motorcycle at Hilperton , found dead in ditch next morning

[jonheyworth]

Brooks 24 Nov 54, car hit brick lorry on Abingdon to Newbury Road

[jonheyworth]

Greenslade June 11 54 , hit stationary car whilst motorcycling down Hammergot hill, Worthing

[jonheyworth]

Riley 12 June 54 , I Halton hospital , natural causes ,NFD

[jonheyworth]

Shore 26 Oct 53 Halton hospital, natural causes NFD

[jonheyworth]

Shortt 30 March 53 , heart attack on train between portadown and aldergrove

[jonheyworth]

Smith 16 Nov 52 heart attack at RAF Rugby

[jonheyworth]

Pinney 14 Aug 50 ,found drowned in Cumberland dock Bristol

[jonheyworth]

Bland 25 Dec 53 pneumonia in RAF Hospital Hereford

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Pillbeam brockman 10 August 55 . Motorcycle crash at Lockley. Found dead in ditch

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Cuthbert 17 july 52 . Thrombosis at Spittlegate

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Prescott 7 Aug 55, aldergrive chaplain . Car accident hit army lorry at Frocess

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Baker 10 August 55 , suicide by overdose in hotel at endsleigh gardens london

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Harper 16 june 53 , crushed between fire tender and tree when it went into ditch avoiding pony and trap near wellesbourne

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Wilson 19 Feb 55 , fell 18 feet from officers mess balcony at Luqa dying in hospital

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Culley 28 April 55 , killed when lorry overturned in waterbeach

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Carroll 29 May 50 ,died Fazakerly hospital of natural causes after repatriation from Persia NFD

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Grafton 27 June 53 Died of head Injuries after an incident outside a Wolverhampton dance hall

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Vickers 23 Feb 49 , died in RAF Hospital Halton of malaria contracted whilst a FEPOW

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Bradford 9 April 51 car crash