440917 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 17-9-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440917 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 17-9-1944

From Henk's List -

SRWAAF
ZIMBABWE
HUGHES, Mildred Anne - AC2c - 743 - Southern Rhodesia Woman's Auxiliary Air Force - Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.

FRANCE
CROSSMAN, Cyril Dennis - LAC - 744805 - RAFVR - Biguglia War Cemetery, Haute-Corse, France.
JAMESON, John William - Cpl - 1056429 - RAFVR - Biguglia War Cemetery, Haute-Corse, France.
RICHES, Eric Colin - Sgt - 510940 - RAF - Biguglia War Cemetery, Haute-Corse, France.

MOROCCO
WARNER, Stanley William - LAC - 1613118 - RAFVR - Rabat European Cemetery, Morocco.

POLAND
BIEDRZYCKI, Stanislaw, Cpl (?) (WoP) - P.792600 - RAFVR/PAF - Warszawa/Brodnowskim Cemetery. Died in Hospital - where ?
But I found P.792600 was service number for a DROZDZIK, Karol Jozef -Sgt -lost on 25/26-2.1942 with Wellington IV - Z1377 "GR-F".
Or should it be P.792609 for DROZDZIK ?
Answer was found in the new site at http://listakrzystka.pl/en/?cat=3&paged=8
BIEDRZYCKI = 792600
DROZDZIK = 792609

UK
HEMINGWAY, Maurice - F/L - 45892 - M i D - RAF - Pontypridd Crematorium, Glamorganshire.
JORDAN, David Cameron - AC2c - 1826840 - RAFVR - Cupar New Cemetery, Fifeshire.
WRIGHT, Edmund Basil Higham - P/O (Pilot) - 184361 - RAFVR - Bromley Hill Cemetery, London.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
GUEST, Lawrence Bernard - Canada. - F/O - 164392 - RAFVR - Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. [ Harvard II - 2630 - 14 SFTS ].

INDIA
GREEN, John Leslie Raymond - Sgt - 1814185 - RAFVR - Kirkee War Cemetery, India.
MASON, Terence Henry - LAC - 1194268 - RAFVR - Imphal War Cemetery, India.

UK
BACON, Arthur Albert - F/L (Pilot U/T) - 115404 - RAFVR - Mortlake Crematorium, Surrey. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
CLOUGH, Denis Graham - F/O (Nav) - 162049 - RAFVR - Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
ELL, Derek Eugene - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 3030988 - RAFVR - Hove New Cemetery, Sussex . [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
FORBES, John Duff - Sgt (A/G) - 1826864 - RAFVR - Auchterarder Cemetery, Perthshire. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
FOX, James Lewis - F/O (Air Bomber) - 149196 - RAFVR - Gerrards cross (St. James ) Churchyard, Buckinghamshire. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
GOODBRAND, William - Sgt (A/G) - 1790117 - RAFVR - Urquhart Burial Ground, Moray. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
HALY, Edward Fred Hutchinson - F/O (Pilot) - 144463 - D.F.C - RAFVR - Harrogate Crematorium, Yorkshire.
McCARTHY, James Robert - Sgt(Flt/Engr) - 3031377 - RAFVR - Little Stanmore (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, Middlesex. [ Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].

Alex

[Bill Walker]

F/O Guest was the instructor in Harvard 2630, which was parked when another Harvard taxied into it. The prop of the other aircraft struck the cockpit area on 2630, killing Guest.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

FRANCE
CROSSMAN, Cyril Dennis - LAC - 16 MT LRU.
JAMESON, John William - Cpl - 16 MT LRU.
RICHES, Eric Colin - Sgt - 16 MT LRU

MOROCCO
WARNER, Stanley William - LAC - 76 SP.

POLAND
BIEDRZYCKI, Stanislaw, Cpl (?) (WoP) - He volunteered to carry out a reconnaissance of Poland for the Allied Military Authorities and returned on 3 May 1944. He participated in the Warsaw Uprising on the night of 3/4 May 1944 and was wounded, dying from these wounds in hospital.

INDIA
GREEN, John Leslie Raymond - Sgt - BRD Worli.
MASON, Terence Henry - LAC - 25 AACU.

UK
HEMINGWAY, Maurice - F/L - registered in Narberth.
JORDAN, David Cameron - AC2 - not Eng/Wales?.
WRIGHT, Edmund Basil Higham - P/O (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth II, T7360 of No 26 EFTS, which spun into the ground near Bradfield in Berkshire.
BACON, Arthur Albert - F/L (Pilot U/T) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
CLOUGH, Denis Graham - F/O (Nav) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
ELL, Derek Eugene - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
FORBES, John Duff - Sgt (A/G) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
FOX, James Lewis - F/O (Air Bomber) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
GOODBRAND, William - Sgt (A/G) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].
HALY, Edward Fred Hutchinson - F/O (Pilot) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU.
McCARTHY, James Robert - Sgt(Flt/Engr) - Halifax II - BB360 - 1652 HCU ].

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

JORDAN, David Cameron - AC2c - 1826840 - the Dundee Courier of September 19th 1944 reported that he died in an R.A.F. hospital in Wales. An announcement in the Leven Mail of September 20th 1944 records that he died "at R.A.F. General Hospital, St. Albans, South Wales."
I think that should be St Athan.

WRIGHT, Edmund Basil Higham - P/O (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth II, T7360 of No 26 EFTS - the G.R.R. Form confirms his unit as 26 E.F.T.S.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Wright - I can confirm T7360

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Cyril Dennis Crossman 744805

John William Jameson 1056249

Eric Colin Riches 510940

All died when their vehicle overturned and fell 20 feet down a ravine near Parscata at 23:45 hours

[jonheyworth]

Maurice Hemingway 45892 , attached to RAF Aberporth , died at home in Crymmych, Pembrokeshire, of cancer of the caecum

[Ross_McNeill]

Sgt L Middleton 1590877 Wellington MF479

Rear turret hit by flak. Aircraft returned - rear gunner missing.

Ross

[wwrsimon]

Cyril Dennis Crossman 744805

John William Jameson 1056249

Eric Colin Riches 510940

All died when their vehicle overturned and fell 20 feet down a ravine near Parscata at 23:45 hours

Could that be "par Scata" - i.e. by/near Scata in Corsican? Scata is a commune in Corsica.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

David Cameron Jordan 1826840 , attached to 32 MU , was admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital St. Athan , on 9 September, where he died of meningitis