440924 - Unaccounted Airmen - 24-9-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440924 - Unaccounted Airmen - 24-9-1944

From Henk's List -

FRANCE
GRAYSON, Albert - LAC - 1277962 - RAFVR - St. Sever Cemetery, Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.

ITALY
POTOCNIK, J - (Yugoslavian) - AC2c - 791249 - RAFVR - Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
BEARD, Anthony Austin - F/O (Pilot) - 153415 - RAFVR - Thame (St. Mary) Churchyard, Oxfordshire.
DUDLEY, John Dudley Edward - Sqdn/Ldr - 72649 - RAFVR - St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, Hertfordshire.
FINDING, Stanley - LAC - 1423981 - RAFVR - Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery, Somerset.
WYATT, Daniel Charles George - Cpl - 523528 - RAF - Dartford (Watling Street) Cemetery, Kent.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

GERMANY
KORER, Ralph - F/L (Pilot) - 119790 - RAFVR - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. [ Dakota - KG653 - 1 FU ].
VEARY, Lionel Alfred - P/O (Nav) - 165184 - RAFVR - Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. [ Dakota - KG653 - 1 FU ]. ( CWGC site has name as VEARY, but Colin Cummings "Though Without Anger" has VEARLEY ).

UK
COLEMAN, Sydney Francis - Sgt (Air Bomber) - 1339954 - RAFVR - Frome (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Sommerset. [ Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
HARPER, Charles - Sgt(A/G) - 1829682 - RAFVR - Kirkconnel Cemetery, Dumfriesshire. [ Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
JONES, Thomas William - Sgt(A/G) - 3031716 - RAFVR - Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Glamorganshire. [ Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
SAUNDERS, Frederick Charles - Sgt (Radio Op-Air) - 1852883 - RAFVR - Clevedon Cemetery, Somerset. [ Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
WILTON, Alan Henry - Sgt(Pilot) - 1587833 - RAFVR - Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, Gloucestershire. [ Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].

YEMEN
AUSTRIN, Alfred Richard - LAC - 1050466 - RAFVR - Maala Cemetery, Yemen. [ Passenger - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].
DAWSON, Sidney Kenneth - LAC - 1802858 - RAFVR - Maala Cemetery, Yemen. [ Passenger - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].
HUNTER, Charles Joseph John - Sgt (Pilot) - 1808875 - RAFVR - Maala Cemetery, Yemen. [ Crew - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].
McHUGH, James Thomas - LAC - 645341 - RAF - Maala Cemetery, Yemen. [ Passenger - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].
MORRIS, Ernest Cecil - Cpl - 1416856 - RAFVR - Maala Cemetery, Yemen. [ Passenger - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].
QUICK, Alfred Ernest - LAC - 1474152 - RAFVR - Maala Cemetery, Yemen.[ Passenger - Hudson VI - EW881 - Aden CU ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

FRANCE
GRAYSON, Albert - LAC - 6409 SE.

ITALY
POTOCNIK, J - (Yugoslavian) - AC2 - not listed in GRO lists.

GERMANY
KORER, Ralph - F/L (Pilot) - Dakota - KG653 - 1 FU ].
VEARY, Lionel Alfred - P/O (Nav) - Dakota - KG653 - 1 FU ]. ( CWGC site has name as VEARY, but Colin Cummings "Though Without Anger" has VEARLEY ).

UK
BEARD, Anthony Austin - F/O (Pilot) - registered in North Cotswolds.
DUDLEY, John Dudley Edward - Sqdn/Ldr - registered in .
FINDING, Stanley - LAC - registered in Blackpool.
WYATT, Daniel Charles George - Cpl - registered in Maidstone.
COLEMAN, Sydney Francis - Sgt (Air Bomber) - Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
HARPER, Charles - Sgt(A/G) - Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
JONES, Thomas William - Sgt(A/G) - Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
SAUNDERS, Frederick Charles - Sgt (Radio Op-Air) - Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].
WILTON, Alan Henry - Sgt(Pilot) - Wellington X - LP826 - 85 OTU ].

Malcolm

[dennis_burke]

Dudley's death was registered in St Alban's district
Probate calender says 'died on war service' and Died on Active service in the Flight magazine 2nd Feb 1945 (Cas Comm 472)

Hard to find him as the whole section was OCR'd as gibberish, gaps between all letters etc etc


Also this new thread related to A A beard
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...led-24-09-1944

[wwrsimon]

Hello

DUDLEY, John Dudley Edward - Sqdn/Ldr - 72649 - an announcement in the Western Mail of September 28th 1944 records that he died at St. Albans after a short illness.

WYATT, Daniel Charles George - Cpl - 523528 - the National Probate Calendar record that he died at Preston Hall Sanatorium, Aylesford, Kent.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Albert Grayson, 1279962 accidently drowned see facebook plugin comment for details

[jonheyworth]

Jose Potocnik 791249 , an MT driver attached to 352 squadron, was killed at 22:45 hours 1 mile south of Campo Marino when he was struck from behind by a vehicle whilst off duty

[jonheyworth]

Daniel Charles George Wyatt 523528 , a medically discharged airman at the time of his death, died in the Preston Hall Sanatorium, Aylesford, of miliary tuberculosis

[jonheyworth]

Stanley Finding 1423981 , attached to Number 5 PDC, was admitted dangerously ill to SSQ at Park House, RAF Blackpool on 23 September, where he died if an arachnoid haemorrhage

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

24-Sep 1944 - LAC GRAYSON, ALBERT (1277962) age: 33 RAFVR - He was serving with No 6409 SE and was a member of the No 148 Wing Recce Party en-route to B.68 Le Culot, when he accidentally drowned at Eay-sur-Eure when he fell through an unmarked hole in a bridge.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

John Dudley Edward Dudley 72649 | attached to Number 6 PTC | was admitted seriously ill to the Hillend hospital, St. Albans on 24 September, where he died of third nerve lesion