430828 - Unaccounted airmen - 28-8-1943

[Henk Welting]

Thanks all for your additional info on the losses of 28-8-1943.
Regards,
Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

>Melvin,22,and Ruffle,20, registered at Caernavon which is right area for LLandwrog and Anson EF952<

F1180
Confirms Ruffle as pilot and states 2 killed, 3 injured.

Regards
Ross

[alclark]

The No.9 (O)AFU ORB records the crew of EF952 (entered into the ORB as V7952) as

Sgt Ruffle A.J. 1392212, Pilot, Killed
Sgt Melvin G. 1396214, Air Bomber (u/t), Killed
Sgt Benton W.A. 1395440, Navigator (u/t), Seriously Injured
Sgt Richards A.J. 1579922, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Multiple Injuries
Sgt Carmel G.H. 1579680, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner (u/t), Slightly Injured

Some of the names & service numbers are smudged on the original document so might not be entirely correct.

[Richard Cawsey]

F/O Andrew M. REITH
+ ATC instructor, L143EGS; glider crashed while making low hop, Hamsey Green

[wwrsimon]

Hello

LAC Clifford HARDMAN - 1138047 - the Manchester Evening News of August 31st 1943 carried the following announcement:

HARDMAN - on Agust 28th, 1943, at Foxhole Bank Farm, Crosthwaite, Kendal, Clifford Hardman, aged 36 years.

The National Probate Calendar records this as his home address.

Sgt (Nav/Radar) William E. SECKINGTON - 1587808 - the Graves Registration Report Form confirms his unit as 51 O.T.U.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

George Frederick Lodge 1454753

Joseph Wilson 110505

Leon Laing Thompson 1477273

Were killed in a Motor transport accident near Gemines in Cyrenacia

[jonheyworth]

Frank Bickers 946620, attached to 302 MU, died of mylitis

[jonheyworth]

Andrew Murray REITH 129823 | attached to 1495 Squadron ATC | as a training instructor, was killed in a flying accident at 16:20 Hours when a BAC Mk.VI glider crashed at Hamsey Green, Surrey. His body was removed to Caterham mortuary

Another CWGC correction to be made, thanks Paul for thinking outside the box