470110 - Unaccounted Airmen - 10-01-1947

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

470110 - Unaccounted Airmen - 10-01-1947

From Henk's List -

CYPRUS
WEIGHT, James Harry - F/Sgt - 560978 - RAF.
Nicosia War Cemetery, Cyprus.

EGYPT
WILMOTH, Thomas Patrick - AC2c - 1908885 - RAFVR.
Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.

ITALY
PALLANT, Hampden - Sqn/Ldr - 43580 - RAF.
Udine War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
CARR, Robert Henry - Sgt - 1591621 - RAFVR.
Amble West Cemetery, Northumberland.
NORTH, William - Cpl - 1521680 - RAFVR.
Barton ( St. Cuthbert ) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
PERCY, William Henry - LAC - 931176 - RAFVR.
Cardiff Western Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
PICKLES, Edward - LAC - 943755 - RAFVR.
Flockton ( Zion ) Congregational Chapelyard, Yorkshire.
WITTON, Harry Benjamin - W/O - 48005 - RAF.
Southgate Cemetery, Middlesex.

From CWGC -

Nil.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

CYPRUS
WEIGHT, James Harry - F/Sgt - RAF Nicosia

EGYPT
WILMOTH, Thomas Patrick - AC2 - ME Telecom Centre

ITALY
PALLANT, Hampden - Sqn/Ldr - AHQ Italy

UK
CARR, Robert Henry - Sgt - registered in Westminster.
NORTH, William - Cpl - registered in Darlington.
PERCY, William Henry - LAC - registered in Cardiff.
PICKLES, Edward - LAC - registered in Crosby
WITTON, Harry Benjamin - W/O - registered in Edmonton

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

CYPRUS
WEIGHT, James Harry - F/Sgt - 560978 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at the British Military Hospital, Cyprus.

UK
CARR, Robert Henry - Sgt - 1591621 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Westminster Hospital.

PERCY, William Henry - LAC - 931176 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at 30a Cowbridge Road, Cardiff [the address of the old St David's Hospital].

PICKLES, Edward - LAC - 943755 - the Yorkshire Evening Post of January 11th 1947 reported that his body had been found on the previous day on the railway embankment near Hall Road Station, Blundellslands, near Southport. He was stationed at No. 3 Embarkation Unit, Liverpool.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Edward Pickles, he was under close arrest at the time of his death awaiting promulgation of a court martial sentence and escaped from his escort at Woodville aerodrome when they allowed him to go and buy sandwiches

[jonheyworth]

Thomas Patrick Wilmoth 1908885 , attached to the M.E. Remote receiving station , was killed there on duty at 17:55 hours when he was shot in the abdomen with Sten gun 56175 when trying to rectify a jam on behalf of another Airman

[jonheyworth]

James Harry Weight 560978 , attached to RAF Nicosia , died at 12:15 Hours in the British Military hospital in a diabetic coma , on the day of admission

[jonheyworth]

Hampden Pallant 43580 , attached to AHQ Italy , was found dead at AHQ Italy between 12:00 and 12:30 Hours from gun shot wounds to the head

[jonheyworth]

William Henry Percy 931176 | a medically discharged Airman at the time of his death, died at 30A Cowbridge Road of tiberculoma of the brain, pulmonary tuberculosis and cachexia

[jonheyworth]

Robert Henry Carr 1591621 | attached to Number 4 SoTT | was admitted seriously ill to the Westminster Hospital, Horseferry Road, London SW1, on 28 November 1946. He became dangerous ill and died at 21:30 Hours of a mediastinal tumour