1941 Unaccounted Airmen Database Reconciliation

**paulmcmillan** · 30th September 2020, 15:26

From a contact

JH McIntosh was indeed James Hutchinson McIntosh, born in Dundee, Scotland, on 7 Apr 1886, and he worked as a Golf Professional at the Kimberley Golf Club. His wife moved to Johannesburg after his death.

**yeoldbarn** · 4th January 2021, 07:51

Corporal James Ernest Jones (940654)

Death through accident - accident is presumed to have occurred in Shelton, Nottinghamshire as it was reported by the Staffordshire Sentinel that his cortege was to be moved from Shelton to Hanley.

**paulmcmillan** · 4th June 2021, 18:05

AIR 81/15358 Aircraftsman E W Cossey: killed; Leading Aircraftsman G A Norton: injured; 903 Squadron, delayed action bomb blast, Champion Hill, London, 12 January 1941.

**CZ_RAF** · 26th February 2022, 19:04

Small addition for

Rupert Leslie Clifford Axworthy

from the UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

he served with 31 Sq at the time of his death, no details in the Squadron ORB.

Pavel

Axworthy

**RecklessRat** · 15th April 2023, 08:29

P/188 Cpl Joseph Keith TRUDEAU
b. Ottawa 26 Jul 14
Clerk/Stenographer, employed at the RCAF Overseas Headquarters, London
During the night of 16-17 April, the Victoria League Club where he was residing received a direct hit during an air raid. Cpl Trudeau was recovered from the building severely injured and taken to University College Hospital, where he died on the afternoon of 17 Apr 41. Buried 22 Apr 41 at Brookwood.

Source: RCAF Service File

**paulmcmillan** · 21st April 2023, 08:12

YOUNG, LEO Aircraftman 2nd Class 1281411 22/11/1941

Upgrade -- pneumonia

http://www.militarian.com/threads/wh...af.2590/page-2

"- No file held by NAA. Still no closer to knowing where he was stationed or his unit, but we now know how he died and a little about who he was. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Monday 26 May 1941 INVALIDED FROM RAF Aircraftman Leo Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Young, Beaufort, has been invalided from the RAF because of long illness resulting from exposure. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Friday 28 November 1941 BEAUFORT AIRMAN'S DEATH BEAUFORT, Thursday. - Mr. and Mrs S Young, of Beaufort, have received news of the death in England of their only son. Aircraftman Leo Young, 25. of the RAF. He had a severe attack of pneumonia some months ago, and had since been in hospital. Aircraftman Young was born in Beaufort. He was educated at the Beaufort Higher Elementary School, Geelong College, and Melbourne University. On leaving the University, he joined a Russian ballet, with which he travelled Europe and America, and won considerable fame as a dancer He was in Belgium when the German Army invaded that country, and with other members of his company reached England safely. He afterwards Joined the Royal Air Force. (Cited from: http://www.militarian.com/threads/what-was-the-posting-on-death-of-these-aussies-in-the-raf.2590/page-2)"

**paulmcmillan** · 21st April 2023, 08:13

Maybe this tread needs to be gone through to upgrade others ?

http://www.militarian.com/threads/wh...-the-raf.2590/

**jonheyworth** · 21st April 2023, 21:18

Originally Posted by paulmcmillan

YOUNG, LEO Aircraftman 2nd Class 1281411 22/11/1941

Upgrade -- pneumonia

http://www.militarian.com/threads/wh...af.2590/page-2

"- No file held by NAA. Still no closer to knowing where he was stationed or his unit, but we now know how he died and a little about who he was. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Monday 26 May 1941 INVALIDED FROM RAF Aircraftman Leo Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Young, Beaufort, has been invalided from the RAF because of long illness resulting from exposure. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Friday 28 November 1941 BEAUFORT AIRMAN'S DEATH BEAUFORT, Thursday. - Mr. and Mrs S Young, of Beaufort, have received news of the death in England of their only son. Aircraftman Leo Young, 25. of the RAF. He had a severe attack of pneumonia some months ago, and had since been in hospital. Aircraftman Young was born in Beaufort. He was educated at the Beaufort Higher Elementary School, Geelong College, and Melbourne University. On leaving the University, he joined a Russian ballet, with which he travelled Europe and America, and won considerable fame as a dancer He was in Belgium when the German Army invaded that country, and with other members of his company reached England safely. He afterwards Joined the Royal Air Force. (Cited from: http://www.militarian.com/threads/what-was-the-posting-on-death-of-these-aussies-in-the-raf.2590/page-2)"

Outstanding, Young has No RAF Casualty record, I've checked, another poorly accounted lad ticked off. Well done Paul

**RWForbes** · 15th November 2023, 17:28

[QUOTE=Jagan;142692]Canadian deaths

"Hudson T9449 crashed in trees near Seven Mile Pond Lake; the navigator, RAFVR Flying Officer William BIRD, and the radio operator, Radio Operator William SNAILHAM, died in the crash."

It is worthy to note that in the crash of Hudson T9449, the passenger who also died was none other than Army Major Doctor Sir Frederick BANTING, the Nobel-prize winning physician who had discovered insulin along with his colleague Dr. Charles Best. He was now involved with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the investigation of high-altitude physiology of combat aircraft. He worked with Wilbur Franks at his institute in Toronto in the invention of the G-suit.