410526 - Unaccounted airman - 26-5-1941

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Opie's death is recorded by Storr, thus:

26-5-1941
No.20 SFTS
Harvard P5918

Crashed (unauthorised low flying) at 1030 at Banket*, and the pilot was killed.

AUS402534 Sgt John Murray OPIE RAAF +

Sgt Opie is buried in Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe (originally Salisbury Cemetery, Rhodesia).

Storr: Vol.23 Conversion Units. p.326 of 508 (+ added detail).

* 95 km north-west of Salisbury (Harare).

Opie was a member of No.5 Course (2nd Draft to Southern Rhodesia).

Col.

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Charles William Duddle 538260 , was admitted to 2/10 General hospital on 2nd January with 2nd degree burns to the face, hands and legs. He rallied at at first, but suffered a relapse on 11th April. There is no indication as to how and why his grave was lost

[jonheyworth]

Arthur Figg 19797 , attached to 83 MU , was taken dangerously ill on 25 May suffering from a perforation of the stomach, dying at 07:00 Hours following an operation

[jonheyworth]

Sidney Godley 646970 , attached to Number 1 RIAF Squadron, died of accidental petrol burns to the legs and septacemia

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