410426 - Unaccounted airmen - 26-4-1941

[dennis_burke]

I can't find him in Flight magazine: Walter ACKROYD, age 38, registered at Spen Valley (Dewsbury / Bradford, West Yorkshire)

DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, June 12th magazine.
Alfred VICTOR BAND, Age 20, Northumberland West (Poss. V7619; Hexham is in Northumberland)
Note middle initial is V

All these men KOAS in June 19th magazine.
Cyril G W MOORE, Age 23, Wenlock, Shropshire
Arthur NAYLOR, Age 21, Wenlock, Shropshire
Frederick SUGGARS, Age 24, Wick, Caithness (Died of multiple injuries following air-raid)

All these men KOAS in June 12th magazine.
Thomas MCKENZIE, Age 35, Holywell, Flinshire (Could be either R2271 or L6426)
Nigel D B WOOD, Age 32, Holywell, Flintshire (Could be either R2271 or L6426)

William J PEARSALL, Age 27, North Walsham
John A ATWILL, Age 26, North Walsham
Ivan FIDDES, Age 26, North Walsham (Note: BMD register has Ian Fiddes)
Harold P ROBERTS, Age 44, North Walsham
William J SMITH, AGE 29, North Walsham

Henk, no need to acknowledge this post unless further discussion/questions.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

Band is confirmed in V7619 in 'Northumberland Aviation Diary'

Malcolm

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

Beaufighter II.F - R2271 - 30 MU - dived into ground Bagillt, Flintshire.

F1180 confirms 2 killed.
Pilot F/L N D B Wood.

Regards
Ross

[Chris Davies]

On Tuesday 23rd Oct 2012 I located the fragmented remains of V7619 at Wheatsonemea, Killhope Law, Allendale Common, Northumberland.
(not Allerdale as recorded in the ORB)

regards

Chris

[wwrsimon]

Hello

LAC Thomas McKENZIE - 1062790 - the Graves Registration Report Form gives his unit as 32 M.U., so neither 30 or 48.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Walter Ackroyd 938345 | attached to Number 73 Signals Wing | Was admitted seriously ill to the Batley hospital, Batley, dying at 19:00 Hours of a self inflicted head wound