451223 - Unaccounted Airmen - 23-12-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

451223 - Unaccounted Airmen - 23-12-1945

From Henk's List -

CANADA
BROWN, David Reid - F/Lt - J/25969 - D.F.C - RCAF - Nashwaaksis Douglas Rural Cemetery, New Brunswick, Canada.
KELLY, Richard Martin - LAC - R/283331 - RCAF - OttawavNotre Dame Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
LESTER, George Martial - Cpl - R/56804 - RCAF - St. Boniface Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
O'BOYE, Michael James - LAC - 1209486 - RAFVR - Kilmurray Cemetery, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland.

SOUTH AFRICA
KOTKIN MAX - F/O - 121966 - RAFVR - Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.
WHITBY, Cyril John - LAC - 1808146 - RAFVR - Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery Gauteng, South Africa.

UK
ASHLEY, Frederick William - F/Lt(Pilot) - 153987 - RAFVR - Harrow Cemetery, Middlesex.
COHEN, Harry - LAC - 1674441 - RAFVR - Leeds (Gelderd Road) English Hebrew Cemetery, Yorkshire.
HILL, John Daniel - AC2c - 1485600 - RAF - New Mills (St. George) Churchyard, Derbyshire.
MOWTHORPE, John William - Cpl - 1145957 - RAFVR - Hull Northern Cemetery, Yorkshire.
TURNER, Arthur - AM(E)2c - L/FX.777439 - RN - HMS Gosling - Stoke-On-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire.
WELSH, Peter - LAC - 653531 - RAF - Douglas ( Gate side) Cemetery, Lanarkshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

AUSTRALIA
DEERE, Maurice - LAC - 116060 - RAAF - Charters Towers War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
O'BOYE, Michael James - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.

SOUTH AFRICA
WHITBY, Cyril John - LAC - listed as being with 355 Sqn.

UK
ASHLEY, Frederick William - F/Lt(Pilot) - registered in Biggleswade.
COHEN, Harry - LAC - registered in Newmarket.
HILL, John Daniel - AC2 - registered in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
MOWTHORPE, John William - Cpl - registered in Holderness.
WELSH, Peter - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

116060 LAC Maurice DEERE RAAF.

116060 LAC (Equip. Ass.) Maurice DEERE RAAF (of No.13 Aircraft Repair Depot, Breddan), died from the effects of coronary oedema and septic meningitis, on 23 December, 1945, in the RAAF Hospital, Charters Towers, Queensland. Deere was 40-years-old, and the father of two children.

Col.

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK

COHEN, Harry - LAC - 1674441 - the National Probate Calendar states that he died at R.A.F. Station Tuddenham. The Bury Free Press of February 1st 1946 reports of the inquest into his death, in which it reports that he was knocked down by a Jeep whose driver had suffered a black-out. A verdict of misadventure was recorded.

MOWTHORPE, John William - Cpl - 1145957 - an announcement of his death in the Hull Daily Mail of December 27th states that he died at Beverley Base Hospital.

WELSH, Peter - LAC - 653531 - the Scotlnd People's website Statutory Deaths register states that he died at Bo'ness Fever Hospital, suffering from TB.

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
O'BOYE, Michael James - LAC - 1209486 - not Scotland

Regards

Simon

[CZ_RAF]

Hi all,

CANADA
BROWN, David Reid - F/Lt - J/25969 - D.F.C - RCAF - Nashwaaksis Douglas Rural Cemetery, New Brunswick, Canada.

Post-discharge death, no cause given in his service record, discharged from the RCAF on 14. 11. 1945,

More details about his service can be found in Hugh Halliday's Honours & Awards:
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/s...d_all&type=all

Pavel

[CZ_RAF]

The other two of the RCAF:

CANADA

KELLY, Richard Martin - LAC - R/283331 - RCAF - Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

Post-discharge death. Dicharged from the RCAF on 16. 10. 1944 as "medically unfit for any form or Air Firce services."


LESTER, George Martial - Cpl - R/56804 - RCAF - St. Boniface Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.

Post-discharge death, no other details in his service record. Dicharged from the RCAF on 3.1.1945

Pavel

[paulmcmillan]

Can we update the name of F/O "Mac" Kotkin to his correct name F/O Max Kotkin 121966 here in war dead

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?qnum=25573