430124 - Unaccounted airmen - 24-1-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

AC2 James BRUCE - 2200357;
Cpl Cyril H. GOLDMAN - 1129332;
AC2 Alan IBBOTSON - 1689215, and
S/Ldr Charles T.E. SMITH - 79021 - age 49,
who all died on active service.

Also looking for GRO-listing of:
Cpl Paul F. WEBLING - 1134366 - DOAS - buried Capuccini (Naval) Cem., Malta.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[AlanW]

Henk,
Bruce.........Sleaford, Lincs
Goldman....Gloucester R.
Ibbotson....Southport, Merseyside.
Webling.....Takali.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks AlanW; enjoy the weekend.
Regards,
Henk.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

Cpl Cyril H. GOLDMAN - 1129332 - death by misadventure, and added that in his opinion the operation was necessary, and skilfully and properly performed. Died in a service hospital while undergoing an operation for osteomyelitis of the skull, following a previous operation for mastoiditis.
(Gloucestershire Echo, 11 February 1943)

Martyn

[jonheyworth]

Paul Francis Webling 1134366 , attached to RAF Takilli, died in Number 90 General hospital of acute anterior poliomyelitis

[jonheyworth]

George Walter Ford 628736 , attached to Number 89 ASP , was admitted dangerously ill to Number 55 British General hospital on 22 January, where he died of an acute suppurative thyroiditis with an abscess in the kidney and axilla

[jonheyworth]

David Lester Turnbull 1304281 , an ACH/GD , was asleep in his tent at Sidi Hanesh when a landing aircraft overshot and ran through the tent