440531 - Unaccounted Airmen - 31-5-1944

**jonheyworth** · 6th December 2021, 20:12

Derek William Dudley Greenop 1800303, , attached to RAF Ein Shermer , was killed in a flying accident when Wellington HZ 896 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea

**jonheyworth** · 25th February 2022, 22:01

William Thomas Basham 970786 , attached to Number 9 SOTT , died of heat exhaustion

**norfolkjohn** · 22nd December 2022, 19:05

From death certificate. 1461554 LAC Ralph Franklin died in an isolation hospital in Norwich of "Miliary T.B." His address is given as 207 Earlham Road Norwich. Death reported by his mother of same address.

**jonheyworth** · 22nd December 2022, 21:43

Originally Posted by norfolkjohn

From death certificate. 1461554 LAC Ralph Franklin died in an isolation hospital in Norwich of "Miliary T.B." His address is given as 207 Earlham Road Norwich. Death reported by his mother of same address.

Thank you Again, he was with Number 103 Mobile Air Reporting unit

**jonheyworth** · 23rd January 2023, 19:20

Ralph Franklin 1461554 , attached to Number 103 Mobile Air Reporting Unit, was admitted dangerously ill to Rush Green hospital, Romford on 26 April. Transferred to the Norwich Isolation hospital, he died of miliary tuberculosis with his Father, Mr, J.W. Franklin, of Earlham Road, Norwich, at his bedside

**jonheyworth** · 27th January 2023, 22:15

John Alexander Gourley 1508880 , attached to Number 4831 AC Squadron, was killed in a road accident on duty between AMWD vehicles and a civilian vehicle

**jonheyworth** · 18th April 2023, 18:15

Albert Hodgkins 1241708 | was admitted seriously ill to RAF hospital Cosford on 5 May and was transferred to Ridley Road Hospital Birmingham and discharged from the RAF on 22 May. He died of bronchopneumonia

**jonheyworth** · 21st June 2023, 17:45

Albert Edward Claridge 130753 | attached to RAF Hunsdon | died at Talbot Road, Luton, of self inflicted coal gas poisoning, being dead on arrival at Luton & Dunstable Hospital