The Unaccounted Project - Final Stretch Updates by Jon Heyworth

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Mohammed Gori 6802 , died of natural causes. There are currently no further details

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Yokhanna Tooma 1090, attached to Levy HQ Habbiniya died of wounds in the Levy Hospital

[paulmcmillan]

WOW 1939 FULLY or PARTIALLY ACCOUNTED - I never would have expected that - Well done Jon

[jonheyworth]

WOW 1939 FULLY or PARTIALLY ACCOUNTED - I never would have expected that - Well done Jon

Thank you. I spent about 2 months alone hunting our Yacube down ! But still , all’s well that ends well

[paulmcmillan]

John Arthur Gerald De Courcy 01144 , died at Blatford Lodge, Upper Clatford, Andover of a coronary thrombosis

This Information was obtained from a GRO death certificate purchased by myself as there was no cause of death stated in his records

Jon thanks for this one - another 1940 Accounted for only 6 left now!!!!!! Well done




He was serving HQ No 40 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover) when he died

See attached Newspaper - says 'died suddenly' which usually means suicide or heart attack


John Arthur Gerald DE COURCY (01144)


Death of Death 1940-12-30 Age : 46 years. No 40 (Maintenance) Group (HQ - 81 Weyhill Road, Andover)

Served in

Burial/Commemoration Details : Barton (St. Peter) Churchyard, United Kingdom


Late Death Registration
Deaths Mar 1941 (>99%)
De Courcy John A G 46 Andover 2c 650 Scan available - click to view

Published: Friday 03 January 1941
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England

R.A.F. INVENTOR Death of Group Captain J. A. G. de Courcy Group Captain John Arthur Gerald Courcy, RAF.. who 1921 originated
new system of range and bearing finding from aircraft, has died on active service, it was announced to-day. He was 47.
After years in the army, R.F.C. and RAF.,
Group Captain de retired at his own request in 1938 but later resumed service. As an artillery officer
he joined No. 4 squadron in France for observer duties October, 191S, and the following April was appointed
to Oxford for flying Instructions. He returned France June. 1916, became Flight Commander three months later,
and Squadron Commander June. 1917. He won the MC. and Croix de Guerre for conspicuous gallantry action,
and in August 1919, resigned from the Army on being granted permanent commission the RAF
In 1922-20 he qualified as advanced engineering specialist at Cambridge University, and was later employed engineer staff duties.

Died Suddenly

DEATHS De COURCY — December 30th active service Group Captain John de Courcy MC Croix Guerre son of the late Hon Robt and
Mrs de Courcy beloved husband de Courcy White House Barton Cambs Funeral Barton Saturday
Published: Friday 03 January 1941
Newspaper: Saffron Walden Weekly News

[paulmcmillan]

Donald Crosbie ( CRISBIE in his records) Barbour 42135 , attached to 11 OTU, died in Cayton Park Auxilliary hospital Wargrave, Berks, of self inflicted injuries

The current entry in this database is wholly erroneous

Sergeant Donald Crosbie BARBOUR (424135) of the Royal Australian Air Force

"Circumstances of Death: [B]Possibly wounded in air raid[/B]; died Cayton Park Auxiliary Hospital; death registered Maidenhead."


A705 166/5/351 BARBOUR Donald Crosbie - (Sergeant); Service Number - 424135; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Place - Cayton Park Auxiliary Hospital, Wargrave, Berkshire; Date - 30 November 1943
Access status: OpenLocation: Canberra
1929 - 1960 1062081
A9301 424135 BARBOUR DONALD CROSBIE : Service Number - 424135 : Date of birth - 06 Oct 1922 : Place of birth - KOGARAH NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - BARBOUR ALBERT
Access status: OpenLocation: Canberra
1939 - 1948 5535162
A8231 2/BARBOUR DONALD CROSBIE BARBOUR Donald Crosbie - 424135 RAAF; Year of Death - 1943; Cemetery - Reading Cemetery, Eye and Dunsden, Oxfordshire, UK

[jonheyworth]

Donald Ernest Wren 246108 ,attached to 30 MU, was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital West Kirby on 18 January, becoming dangerously ill on 25 January, dying of pneumonia with his Father, Mr. C.J. Wren of Ennis Road, Plumstead, at his bedside

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William Clark 1562291 , attached to Number 6 SoTT, was admitted dangerously ill to Bangour EMS hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, on 13 October where he died of pulmonary tuberculosis

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Ronald William Baker 1295188 , attached to Number 4 Recruits Centre, died in his sleep at RAF Bridgnorth, and a post mortem and inquest found he had died of asphyxia consequent to an epileptic seizure whilst asleep.

This Information was obtained from a GRO death certificate purchased by myself as there was no cause of death stated in his records.

Baker is the penultimate RAF Airman to be accounted for in 1939-1940. 1940 now only has 4 unaccounted Airmen worldwide:

Hashim 785703 , a locally enlisted RAF Airman in the Middle East has so far proved impossible to locate any information on, and also :

Ninnis 78575

West 787837

Hungerford 103683

All 3 being SAAF Airmen who have also so far proved untraceable are the final unaccounted remaining from 1939-1940

[paulmcmillan]

Ninnis is Joseph 'Joey' Ninnis born Cornwall Qtr2 1928

I think whole family moved to South Africa in early 20th Century

This is his Probate Death Notice = Shame no cause on it - You can see he married twice (Divorced once)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...A1%3AQPJX-QRF3

His Widow married an RAF Serviceman in 1947