440615 - Unaccounted Airmen - 15-6-1944

**Alex Smart** · 17th March 2014, 00:59

Hello,

440615 - Unaccounted Airmen - 15-6-1944

From Henk's list -

EGYPT
SEARBY, George Herbert - Cpl - 989769 - RAFVR - Alexandria (Hadra), Egypt.

FRANCE
MAXFIELD, James - LAC - 1305565 - RAFVR - Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France

MALTA
CLIFF, John William - Cpl - 334172 - RAF - Malta (Capuccini), Naval Cemetery, Malta.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

ALGERIA
LAWRENCE, James Arthur - W/O - 1192005 - RAFVR - Dely Ibrahim, Algeria. [ See 18th June 1944].

BANGLADESH
GOLDEN, William Henry - LAC - 1470769 - RAFVR - Chittagong, Bangladesh.

INDIA
MACKINTOSH, Alexander John - LAC - 1120288 - RAFVR - Delhi, India.

PAKISTAN
McCAFFREY, William - Cpl - 1077467 - RAFVR - Karachi, Pakistan.

SINGAPORE
BROWN, Albert - Cpl - 941969 - RAFVR - Singapore Memorial, Singapore.[ not in "Unsung Heroes" that I can find ?].

UK
ATA
ROWE, Henry John Norman - First Officer - ATA - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. [ Albermarle - P1563 - 9 FP ].

UK
ROTHERAM, Sisson Ede - F/O _ 143718 - RAF(RAFO) - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.[ Wellington XIV - HF446 - 172 Sqn ].
THOMSON, Norman Walker - F/S - 1347010 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Beaufighter VIc - JL855 - 132 OTU ].

Alex

**COL BRUGGY** · 17th March 2014, 05:58

Hello,

Re: 941969 Cpl Albert BROWN RAFVR.

Cpl Brown, of HQ.243 Wing, missing 15-6-1944, between Chabua and Calcutta in a USAAF C-47.

Haven't got full access to my files. Fill the gaps please.

Col.

**malcolm_raf** · 17th March 2014, 09:57

Hi

EGYPT
SEARBY, George Herbert - Cpl - serving with RAF Police, Middle East.

FRANCE
MAXFIELD, James - LAC - serving with 4 Beach Sqn

MALTA
CLIFFE, John William - Cpl - serving at AHQ Malta.

ALGERIA
LAWRENCE, James Arthur - W/O - serving at 1 BPD

BANGLADESH
GOLDEN, William Henry - LAC - serving with 182 Wing.

INDIA
MACKINTOSH, Alexander John - LAC - serving with 342 MU

PAKISTAN
McCAFFREY, William - Cpl - serving with 7 SoTT.

SINGAPORE
BROWN, Albert - Cpl - serving with 243 Wing

UK
ROTHERAM, Sisson Ede - F/O _ Wellington XIV - HF446 - 172 Sqn ].
THOMSON, Norman Walker - F/S - Beaufighter VIc - JL855 - 132 OTU ].

Malcolm

**dennis_burke** · 17th March 2014, 19:47

At a guess I'd say Albert Brown was on:
C-47 41-7793
CApt. TRAMMELL, JOSEPH W.; O667601 USAAF 14 Jun - India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
2Lt DOWNEY, THOMAS J.; O672776 USAAF - India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Cpl. WELCH, CHARLES O.; 35366282 India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Cpl. CHIPMAN, ROBERT; 11047348 USAAF India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
PFC BUCKNER, George F.; 32505871 USAAF India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
1Lt DWYER, Frank P; O1551389 US Army India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
BROWN, A.; Not listed in the US Casualties <<--- Not on ABMC
Pvt SMITH, Robbie W.; 33443105 USAAF US Army Air Corps
Pvt SWANK, Donald M.; 35348324 USAAF Headquarters Squadron, 52nd Air Service Group
2Lt MARTINEZ, Joel A.; O687386 USAAF 90th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group
PFC RIDING, Boyd E.; 39905149 USAAF 86th Airdrome Squadron
Sgt BRAZEE, Edward. A.; 36125091 US Army 111th Station Hospital
TEC5 REA, Earl R.; 37242074 US Army 111th Station Hospital
Pvt MANUEL, Dudley A.; 36563825 US Army 111th Station Hospital
TEC4 GUSTAFSON, Cyril W. 14081356 US Army 20th General Hospital

(44-6-14-500)*
http://airforcehistoryindex.org/ and also trying to hunt through Ancestry.com etc

I see the ABMC website says they are launching a new site soon, maybe they can add search by date!! American records are so poorly presented compared to the CWGC.

And after all that copying a pasting:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GSvcid=300771

**Martyn A Critchlow** · 17th March 2014, 22:25

MAXFIELD is remembered on this website - http://www.rafbeachunits.info/html/l..._maxfield.html. It reads:
Leading Aircraftman James Maxfield (1305565) of 107 Beach Flight was No. 4 R.A.F. Beach Squadron’s only fatal casualty. He died in Normandy on 15th June 1944, aged 22.
John Fenton saved a cutting from the Sunday Pictorial, dated 23rd July 1944.

The full text of the caption reads:
‘Squadron Leader L. T. Taylor (correctly, L. A. Taylor) pays the last tribute to a comrade, L.A.C. Maxfield, who met the fate that might have overwhelmed them both. They were digging a trench on the beach-head when the squadron-leader was called away. A minute later Maxfield’s pick struck a mine - on the site where they had been living for fourteen days.

Martyn

**Jagan** · 14th November 2014, 01:29

INDIA
MACKINTOSH, Alexander John - LAC - 1120288 - RAFVR - Delhi, India.

INDIA
MACKINTOSH, Alexander John - LAC - serving with 342 MU

"Death by heat stroke of 1120288 LAC Mackintosh A.J, F.M.A of 352 MU at the BMH. Funeral took place at the Allahabad Cemetary at 0900 hours" - AIR29/820 - No. 20 CMU Phaphamau

**ianbrown** · 19th March 2015, 09:52

Originally Posted by COL BRUGGY

Hello,

Re: 941969 Cpl Albert BROWN RAFVR.

Cpl Brown, of HQ.243 Wing, missing 15-6-1944, between Chabua and Calcutta in a USAAF C-47.

Haven't got full access to my files. Fill the gaps please.

Col.

Could any one supply any more info on Cpl Brown, who was my uncle. I have photos, last letter he wrote the day before he flew, medals etc.

**dennis_burke** · 24th March 2015, 21:05

Hi Ian

If you drop an email to the nice folks at http://www.afhso.af.mil/main/contactus.asp

and ask them for a scan of the report related to C-47 41-7793 and its loss.

Aside from that, you also should contact the RAF to order a copy of his service record.
Details at this link:
https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-pers...ccess-requests