450129 - Unaccounted Airmen - 29-01-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450129 - Unaccounted Airmen - 29-01-1945

From Henk's List -

UK
FAULKS, Herbert Henry - LAC - 1231719 - RAFVR - Wrexham Cemetery, Denbighshire.
HOWARD, Malcolm Jones - F/O - 183223 -RAFVR - Aberfan Bryntaf Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
LANCASTER, Percy - LAC - 1660455 - RAFVR - Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire.
LEE, George - LAC - 1183665 - RAFVR - Tipton Cemetery, Staffordshire.
LOCK, George William- P/O (Pilot) - 190910 - RAFVR - Leytonstone (St. Patrick's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Essex.
RICHINGS, Ernest George - Cpl - 225993 - RAF - Longworth (St. Mary ) Churchyard, Berkshire.
TAYLOR, Maurice Albert - LAC - 1620769 - RAFVR - Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.
TILSTON, Kenneth Frank - W/O (Nav) - 1503925 - RAFVR - Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire.
TURNER, Donald Neil - LAC - 1485000 - RAFVR - Stoke-On-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire.
WEETMAN, Thomas - Sgt - 1101692 - RAFVR - Bowdon (St. Mary ) Churchyard, Cheshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
CRANE, Alfred John Vaughan - Sgt (Pilot) - 1809343 - RAFVR - Kirkee War Cemetery, India.

SOUTH AFRICA
GORDON, John Brown - AC2c - 2215657 - RAFVR - Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa.

SRI LANKA
HOLMES, Earl Lambert - Sgt - 630013 - RAF - Colombo (Liveramentu ) Cemetery, Sri Lanka.

UK
BAILEY, Roy Charles - Sgt (A/G) - 1877588 - RAFVR - Bradwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Suffolk. [ Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
COOK, Leslie Frederick - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - 1891492 - RAFVR - Willesden new Cemetery, Middlesex. [ Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
CRITTENDEN, Arthur John - Sgt (A/G) - 2235590 - RAFVR - City of London Cemetery & Crematorium, Manor Park, Essex. [ Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
JACKSON, William Ralston - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1827115 - RAFVR - Renfrew (Arkleston ) Cemetery, Renfrewshire. [ Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
MARTIN, Jasper - Sgt (A/G) - 1595881 - RAFVR - Castleford (Whitwood) Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Lancaster III - LM308 - 5 LFS ].
MERCER, Albert - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 2218573 - RAFVR - Southport (Duke Street ) Cemetery, Lancashire. [ Lancaster III - LM308 - 5 LFS ].
SMART, Eric George Wason - Sgt (Air bomber) - 1587792 - RAFVR - Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, Gloucestershire. [ Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

INDIA
CRANE, Alfred John Vaughan - Sgt (Pilot) - RAF Poona.

SOUTH AFRICA
GORDON, John Brown - AC2 - 66 AS.

SRI LANKA
HOLMES, Earl Lambert - Sgt - BHQ Colombo (linked to yesterday's casualty?).

UK
FAULKS, Herbert Henry - LAC - registered in West Cheshire.
HOWARD, Malcolm Jones - F/O - registered in Merthyr Tydfil
LANCASTER, Percy - LAC - registered in Bucklow.
LEE, George - LAC - registered in Dudley.
LOCK, George William- P/O (Pilot) - not Eng/Wales?.
RICHINGS, Ernest George - Cpl - registered in Chippenham.
TAYLOR, Maurice Albert - LAC - possibly killed whilst flying in Anson XI, ML128 of No 84 Grp Comm Sqn, which flew into the ground at Northolt whilst in the circuit.
TILSTON, Kenneth Frank - W/O (Nav) - see Taylor.
TURNER, Donald Neil - LAC - registered in Fylde.
WEETMAN, Thomas - Sgt - registered in Uxbridge.
BAILEY, Roy Charles - Sgt (A/G) - Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
COOK, Leslie Frederick - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
CRITTENDEN, Arthur John - Sgt (A/G) - Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
JACKSON, William Ralston - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].
MARTIN, Jasper - Sgt (A/G) - Lancaster III - LM308 - 5 LFS ].
MERCER, Albert - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Lancaster III - LM308 - 5 LFS ].
SMART, Eric George Wason - Sgt (Air bomber) - Lancaster III - ND958 - 3 LFS ].

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

LOCK, George William - nothing on Scotland's People. He has an entry on ancestry.co.uk which states that he died "whilst flying in the UK" - not sure whether that means he died in an aircraft crash or not? The National Probate Calendar lists him as LOCKE, and states that he "died on war service."

Regards

Simon

[Martyn A Critchlow]

G W LOCKE - death registered in Uxbridge, Middlesex.
Shown in Flight casualty communique as KOAS.

Martyn

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

That makes Locke and also Weetman as possibles in ML128

Malcolm

[davew]

Gents

I believe the serial for the Anson should read 'NL128'. (ABS)

DaveW

[malcolm_raf]

You are correct Dave,

My typo

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

INDIA
CRANE, Alfred John Vaughan - Sgt (Pilot) - 1809343 - he's included in the Roll of Honour at University College, Durham which records him as being "killed on active service on January 29th 1945 in an air accident in India."

Regards

Simon

[Jagan]

INDIA
CRANE, Alfred John Vaughan - Sgt (Pilot) - 1809343 - he's included in the Roll of Honour at University College, Durham which records him as being "killed on active service on January 29th 1945 in an air accident in India."

Hurricane BN877 of 3 RFU - Spun into ground during aerobatic practice 4m S of Shikrapur (JJ Halley RAF Serials). Shikrapur is on outskirts of Poona/Pune.

[wwrsimon]

Thanks Jagan for the info on Crane, much appreciated.

Regards

Simon