431128 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 28-11-1943

[thorne83]

Rosser died as a result of a blood infection and, as Malcolm has pointed out, she was stationed at Rednal at the time of her death. Moran is actually a new one to me, so can't add anything on him.

Cheers,

Tom

[dfuller52]

Hi
CANADA
SWANSTON, Eric Hanway - Sgt - the Mitchell of probably killed whilst flying in Hudson VI, FK693 of No 45 Grp, which failed to arrive at Reykjavik on a ferry flight from Gander.

A belated hello on this one, fellows. I have an interest in the crew of Hudson FK693 and according to my files, Swanston was not on board.

The missing are:

P/O Albert Moore Carey RCAF
Joseph Kiernan (Am Civ - American Civilian)
P/O Norman Alexander Allen RCAF
F/O Irwin Edward Stillwell Robinson RCAF

[paulmcmillan]

Fullname:

Francis William SMITH #575839

[RecklessRat]

DAVIS, Dennis Walter - AC1 - 1402576

Dennis Walter Davis
'Airman - Royal Air Force'
Died at Oribi Military Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, aged 20, due to '(a) Bilateral basal pneumonia (b) contributing: Left pleural effusion (c) Anterior poliomyelitis'

From the Form of Information of a Death on FamilySearch:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...7-4?cc=2721608

[jonheyworth]

Nancy Rosser 2076423 attached to 61 OTU

[jonheyworth]

Kerrigan 655476 Bowen 1322928 Freeman 1145117 Sage 1349977 Whitehead 141289

The aircraft was Wellington HW792 which was lost at approximately 32.09 N 32.15 E at approximately 01:10 Hours

[jonheyworth]

Francis William Smith 575839 , attached to Number 4 SOTT , was admitted seriously ill to RAF St. Athan on 29 October , diagnosed with malaria and quincy . He became dangerously ill with glandular fever on 16 November, and died on 28 November with his Father, Mr. T Smith, of Newton, Derby at his bedside, his final diagnosis was milliary tuberculosis

[jonheyworth]

Arthur Norton Needham 124327 , attached to 14 OTU , died at 17:49 Hours of heart failure at Kibworth, Leicester

[jonheyworth]

Louis Cash 102366V, attached to RAF Aquir, was the pilot of Wellington X HW792 which went missing at approximately 32.09 North, 32.15 East Over the Mediterranean Sea at approximately 01:10 Hours

[jonheyworth]

Stanley Harry Goodworth 995986 | attached to HQ Number 221 Group | was admitted seriously ill to Number 47 British general hospital Calcutta, of asphyxia