471231 - Unaccounted Airmen - 31-12-1947

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

471231 - Unaccounted Airmen - 31-12-1947

From Henk's List -

GERMANY
WALKER, Arthur John - F/O - 57372/516699 - RAF - 61 Sqn ex 2829 Sqn.
Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany.

SOUTH AFRICA
LOVE, John - W/O class II - 211782 - SAAF.
Lydenburg Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa .

From CWGC -

INDIA
SING, Nazir - Artificer 1st class - 3419 - RIAF.
Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, India.

IRAQ
KHALIL, Abdul Star - Pvt - 9292 - RAF Iraq Levies
Habbaniya Memorial, Iraq.

ADDITIONAL

Henk's Last "Unaccounted".

480114 -
GERMANY
WARDLOW, John Miller - F/Lt - 55149 .
Ohlsdorf Military Cemetery, Germany.
[ Tempest F.5 - 3 Sqn - SN339 -"5J-P".].

See this link -

http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/01000.php

So it is I think, appropriate that as you can see in the above link, that Henk has the last word :)

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

I can't any details for any of these Airmen, but can I just say thank you for taking up the baton and continuing with Henk's work.

I'm sure Henk would be very pleased that he gets the last word!

Regards

Simon

[paulmcmillan]

South Africa

John Love Died age 71 of Cancer of Coelom

He had a military pension, was a Farmer and was born Ireland

[COL BRUGGY]

Alex,

Congratulations on reaching 31 December, 1947. You had to take over in very difficult circumstances, and being able to hang in there to the end is quite an achievement. Have a spell Mate, you've earned it. Bravo!

Col.

[paulmcmillan]

Henk may have had last word, but Circa 1943 to 1947 are down to you Alex Well done a, congrats and thanks

[Alex Smart]

Thank you all for your help and support it meant that it made the task easier for me to be able to complete Henk's work .

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Alex

Many thanks for your work in completing the task.

Malcolm

[Lyffe]

I can only echo what others have said, Alex; Thank you and well done - Henk would be proud.

Brian

[jonheyworth]

Arthur John Walker 57372 , the LAST RAF airman to die between 3rd September 1939 and 31st December 1947, and thus be eligible for CWGC commemoration, died in a road accident on the autobahn near Buckeburg, his body being taken to Number 8 British general hospital

[jonheyworth]

John Love 211782 , a military pensioner at the time of his death, died at Spitzkop, of cancer of the coecum