470102 - Unaccounted Airmen - 02-01-1947

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

470102 - Unaccounted Airmen - 02-01-1947

From Henk's List -

IRELAND Republic of
MURPHY, Robert Anthony - AC2c - 1909938 - RAFVR.
Deans Grange Cemetery, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

ITALY
CRAWFORD, James - W/O - 509251 - RAF.
Udine War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
FLINT, Kenneth John - Air Mechanic 2c - L/FX.796300 - RN - HMS Royal Arthur.
Birmingham ( Lodge Hill ) Cemetery, Warwickshire.
MIDDLEDITCH, Andre Fiddle - Gunner II - 1881366 - RAFVR.
Edith ( Brook Street ) Cemetery, Kent.
SNELLING, Jack James - F/Sgt - 909997 - RAFVR.
Edmonton Cemetery, Middlesex.

From CWGC -

AUSTRALIA
STEVENS, Alfred John - LAC - 54592 - RAAF.
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

CANADA
BOURQUE, Joseph Herbert - Sgt - R/113614 - RCAF.
Ottawa Notre Same Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

INDIA
VISVANATHAN, P. S. - LAC - 36113 - RIAF.
Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, India.

UK
BERGAU, Waldemar - GAF.
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

Alex

[alieneyes]

CANADA
BOURQUE, Joseph Herbert - Sgt - R/113614 - RCAF.
Ottawa Notre Same Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

Suicide by hanging. RCAF Mountain View, Ontario.

[COL BRUGGY]

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AUSTRALIA.

54592 LAC Alfred John STEVENS RAAF.

54592 LAC Alfred John STEVENS (ex-No.1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Victoria), was discharged from the RAAF on 24 October, 1945. He died in Victoria on 2 January, 1946.

Col.

[wwrsimon]

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IRELAND Republic of
MURPHY, Robert Anthony - AC2c - 1909938 - registered Dublin South.

ITALY
CRAWFORD, James - W/O - 509251 - AHQ Italy. The Dundee Courier of Janaury 14th 1947 carried the following announcement:

CRAWFORD - Suddenly, at Udine, Italy, on Jan. 2, 1947, Warrant Officer James Crawford, R.A.F., aged 36 years, beloved husband of Irene Crawford, 18a Lincoln Street, Old Basford, Nottingham.

UK
FLINT, Kenneth John - Air Mechanic 2c - L/FX.796300 - the UK British Army and Navy BMD Records 1730-1960 state that he died at Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, due to secondary sarcomatosis following sarcoma left femur.

MIDDLEDITCH, Andre Fiddle - Gunner II - 1881366 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich.

SNELLING, Jack James - F/Sgt - 909997 - registered Edmonton.

UK
BERGAU, Waldemar - GAF - the Western Morning News of January 18th 1947 reported that he died after drinking from a bottle which was found to have contained ethyl-glycol (anti-freeze). The bottle has been labelled as gin, Bergau said that he had been given the bottle by a woman while he was working at Staddon Fort, but his fellow prisoner cast doubt on this. An open verdict was recorded by the Coroner.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Robert Anthony Murphy 1909938 , attached to Number 1 PHU, died in hospital in Dublin of a gastric sarcoma

[jonheyworth]

Andre Fidele Middleditch 1881366 , was dangerously injured in a motorcycle accident on leave on 30 Decsmber 1946 , dying at 05:20 Hours in the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich

[jonheyworth]

James Crawford 509251 , attached to AHQ Italy , was admitted dangerously ill to Number 8 British CCS on 1 January suffering from injuries to the scalp, cerebral lacerations and internal haemorrhage, dying ar 16:45 Hours. A court of inquiry found his injuries to be self inflicted