The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth

[paulmcmillan]

From Facebook

Leading Aircraftman FRED ARNOLD EVANS (1297469)
85 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Age: 23
Died: 19/12/44
Loss: Cause unknown as the squadron was based in the UK at this time, just over 9 miles northwest of Norwich at RAF Swannington, and Evans served as groundcrew.
Buried: Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground, Wales, United Kingdom; Sec. R. Grave 943.
Son of Charles Gladstone Evans and Nellie Rosetta Evans, of Barry Doc

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

Frederick Ridge 1108861

Regardless, in official RAF documents and terminology, all Airfield Construction Sqns were numbered in the 5000 series, not 6000, which was allocated to Flights.

The SD161 definitely quotes that 6021 was a BD Flt but was under the control of No 5134 ACS at the time.

It wouldn't be the first time a clerk in the Records Office entered incorrect details, which then got passed on to CGWC

Malcolm

[Jagan]

122,434 casualty records in this database.
116,260 records (94.96%) are "Accounted for".
99,740 are aviation. 16,520 are non-aviation deaths.
6,174 are still unaccounted.

48 records to go!

[jonheyworth]

Thomas George Duncan Ashley Cooper 116290, was killed following the bombing of the Chang Tee off Singapore when a lifeboat overturned

[jonheyworth]

Gewergis Dinkha 1195, number 3 Company Iraq Levies attached to RAF Beruit, died of toxameia caused by a paralytic ileus

[jonheyworth]

Gerard Joseph Hanly, the officer commanding RAF Habbaniya , died when the aircraft he was piloting crashed in the desert near Mosul

[jonheyworth]

John Harker 9288, died in RAF Hospital Ely, of rectal cancer

[jonheyworth]

Arthur John Crocker 967969 , attached to RN Repair yard at HMS Phoenix, was admitted to Number 19 British general hospital suffering from a penetrating wound of the right arm and multiple fractures , dying at 11:30 hours of acute toxameia

[Jagan]

Updates done!

Before:
122,434 casualty records in this database.
116,262 records (94.96%) are "Accounted for".
99,740 are aviation. 16,522 are non-aviation deaths.
6,172 are still unaccounted


After:
122,434 casualty records in this database.
116,334 records (95.02%) are "Accounted for".
99,740 are aviation. 16,594 are non-aviation deaths.
6,100 are still unaccounted.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

You have two entries for the same airmen: -

Louis Alan Walter Bilverston 1616004, attached to SHQ at RAF Witchford, died in RAF Hospital Ely of acute phistis

Louis Alan Walter Bilverston 1616004 , attached to RAF Feltwell, died in RAF Hospital Ely of pulmonary tuberculosis

Which is correct?

Malcolm