430306 - Unaccounted airmen - 6-3-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Not found Flight Global:
AC1 Clement MARTIN - 1401355 - age 29, and
F/Lt Ian R. PURDIE - 86559.

B - Died of wounds or injuries received on active service:
F/Sgt (Pilot) Philip A.T. READ - 1380251.

Proposed aircraft loss:
Beaufighter II.F - R2387 - 54 OTU - crashed on landing Winfield.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[AlanW]

Henk,
Martin....Trowbridge, Wilts.
Purdie....Holborn, London.
Read....Stamford, Lincs.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Alan for prompt reply.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

Act. Flt. Lt. I R Purdie is DOAS April 29th magazine.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

See 5-3-1943 unaccounted airmen thread for reason for F/Sgt Read death.

Regards
Ross

[Martyn A Critchlow]

F/Lt Ian R. PURDIE - 86559 - died after an accident at an aerodrome whilst on ground staff duty.
(Bath Chronicle, 13 March 1943)

Martyn

[wwrsimon]

Hello

Martin I think has Purdie and Martin mixed up.

AC1 Clement MARTIN - 1401355 - the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette of March 13th 1943 reported the following:

BATH AIRMAN'S FATAL ACCIDENT
Tragedy has stepped in to prevent a young Bathonian, Clement Martin, B.Sc., M.R.S.T., of 14, Arlington Raod, from becoming a bridegroom.
On Saturday afternoon, Martin, who was in the Royal Air Force, met with an accident whilst on ground staff duty at an aerodrome. He was taken to a Service hospital, where he succumbed at 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Aircraftman Martin was the son of the late Mr. Sydney Martin, and of Mrs. Martin, of Arlington Road. Preparations were being made for his marriage in September to Miss Stevens, of Barking.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

David Ross 1305204, went missing in the course of the train ambush on Java with a presumed date of Death

[jonheyworth]

James Kerr 982099 , attached to 113 MU , was injured in an accidental explosion on 3 March and was admitted to Number 48 General hospital where he died at 02:00 hours

[jonheyworth]

James Kerr 962099 some more detailed information has come to light . An aircraft landing wheel sprung out at great force due to hydraulic faliure and struck him in the abdomen. He was operated upon some 5 Hours later in Number 48 General hospital for a large haematona of the abdominal wall, a torn peritonitum and two small intestine ruptures. In spite of 5 pints of blood administered and gastric suction, he died 48 Hours after admission of necrosis of the abdominal wall and peritoneum and marked ileus of the stomach and intestines

[jonheyworth]

John Thomas Reid 1385135 , attached to Number 5926 MSU , was admitted dangerously ill to Number 92 Indian General hospital on 6 May, where he died of a toxic psychosis