461001 - Unaccounted Airmen - 01-10-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

461001 - Unaccounted Airmen - 01-10-1946

From Henk's List -
UK
CAWTHORNE, Alan - LAC - 1079158 - RAFVR.
Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire.
CHILDS, Robert William - LAC - 1010411 - RAFVR.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne ( West Road ) Crematorium, Northumberland.
NASH, Albert Ernest - AC2c - 3087073 - RAFVR.
Bristol ( Cranford ) Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
WRIGHT, Charles Walter - AC1c - 1870477 - RAFVR.
Streatham Cemetery, London.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

INDIA
CANNICOTT, Peter Reginald - Sgt - 574286 - RAF.
Delhi War Cemetery, India.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK
CAWTHORNE, Alan - LAC - 1079158 - registered Manchester.

CHILDS, Robert William - LAC - 1010411 - the Sunderland Echo of October 3rd 1946 carried the following announcement:

CHILDS – Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, Oct. 1, L.A.C. Robert, dearly beloved son of William and Louisa Childs, of 4 Ropery Walk, Seaham. Cremation Saturday 2 p.m. Newcastle.

NASH, Albert Ernest - AC2c - 3087073 - registered Newton, Lancs.

WRIGHT, Charles Walter - AC1c - 1870477 - registered Battersea.

INDIA
CANNICOTT, Peter Reginald - Sgt - 574286 - the national Probate Calendar records that he died at Kasu Begu, India. His unit was 344 M.U.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Peter Reginald Cannicott 574286 , attached to 344 MU , died at approximately 11:00 - 11:15 Hours in an on duty MT accident. His body was removed to the British military hospital at Ferezepore and he was interred at 09:30 Hours in Ferezepore British cemetery

[jonheyworth]

Peter Reginald Cannicott 574286 , was killed on duty at approximately 11:00 to 11:15 Hours when condemned aircraft flares he was demolishing exploded.

Another source has him dying in a MT accident but I am now sure these are the correct circumstances

[jonheyworth]

Albert Ernest Nash 3087073 | attached to Number 3 Recruits Centre | was admitted seriously ill to RAF hospital Padgate on 28 August, becoming dangerously ill on 25 August, dying of haemoptysis

[jonheyworth]

Robert William Childs 1010411 | attached to Number 1 PHU | was admitted dangerously ill to the Royal Victoria hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, on 28 November, dying of sub acute bacterial endocarditis