410528 - Unaccounted airman - 28-5-1941

[Henk Welting]

Checking CWGC-registers with my db again found an airman's name missing in my files.
What caused the death of and/or what was the place of death registration for:
AC2 Arthur E. ABBOTT - 1098792.
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Amrit]

DOAS in Flight

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[Henk Welting]

Thanks Amrit; good weekend.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Abbott,19, registered at Lancaster, Lancashire
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thaks Dick; sorry for the late response (modem not on-line; provider problems).
Regards,
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Checking CWGC cemetery registers again found a name missing in my files. What was the place of death registration for:
AC2 John H. BRAGGER - 1325529 - age 27,
whose name I couldn't find in Flight archives.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

There is a John H Bragger age 27 registered in Birmingham district. There is a 61 year old Edward V also in the register for the same quarter and district but different page so possibly not related. Can't find him in Flight magazine.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dennis for this info.
Regards,
Henk.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC2 Arthur E. ABBOTT - 1098792 - the Northampton Mercury of June 6th 1941 reported the following:

NORTHANTS FUNERAL OF AIRCRAFTMAN
The funeral of Aircraftman Arthur E. Abbott, R.A.F.V.R., only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Abbot, of 43, The Drive, Wellingborough, took place at Wellingborough.
Aged 19, Aircraftman Abbott was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School, and was employed prior to volunteering for the Air Force by E. Ward (Wellingborugh) Ltd., as an automobile electrician apprentice.
He had been in the Service only two weeks when he contracted cerebro-spinal meningitis, and he died before his parents could get to the hospital in which he lay.

AC2 John H. BRAGGER - 1325529 - the Birmingham Mail of May 31st 1941 carried the follwoing announcement:

BRAGGER - John Harold, on the 28th inst., beloved husband of Ivy, passed away after much suffering, at St. Chad's Hospital. Youngest son of John and Amelia Bragger.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

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