421125 - Unaccounted airmen - 25-11-1942

[wwrsimon]

AC2 Walter LUKE - 1695427 DOAS

Here is his obituary from the Morpeth Herald and Reporter, December 4th 1942:

'The funeral of the late Aircraftman Walter Luke took place on Monday afternoon in Morpeth Churchyard with full R.A.F. honours. The coffin, draped in a Union Jack, was borne to its resting-place by members of the R.A.F., while a guard of honour and firing party were in charge of Flight-Lieut. Bull.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luke, Maritime Place, the deceased gentleman had a short but brilliant career. After receiving his early education at the Morpeth Council School, he entered Morpeth Grammar School where his ability soon began to make itself manifest. On leaving school he entered the Morpeth Post Office in September 1925, and eight months later joined the regular staff. Three years later, when only 20 years of age, he sat the Higher Civil Service examination and was well placed amongst the successful candidates. Transferring to the Ministry of Labour, he was posted to Barnsley and after a short period there was selected as one of four candidates out of 68 to visit White Hall, London, for a six months’ special course. At the end of this period he was asked to join the permanent staff in London, but, preferring the north country, he turned down the appointment and returned to Barnsley. In September of this year he joined the R.A.F. After a short time he became ill and passed away on Wednesday, November 25th [at the Military Hospital, Middlesbrough].
The funeral service was conducted by an R.A.F. padre, who also said the committal prayers at the graveside.'

Regards

Simon

[Mattyboomboom]

I appreciate this is an old thread but just to let you know William N turnbull is buried in Ruislip at St Martins Church.


AC2 William N. TURNBULL - 1645435 - age 35.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

Cpl Colin MacKENZIE - 991707 - the Perthshire Advertiser of November 28th 1942 carried the following announcement:

McKENZIE - At P.R.I. [Perth Royal Infirmary] on 25th November, 1942, Cpl Colin McKenzie, R.A.F., dearly beloved only son of Mr. and Mrs. Colin McKenzie, Perth Road, Scone, aged 22 years.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Dennis Watts 1035700 , attached to Number 2 ME ARU , he was crushed between two lorries and was admitted dangerously ill to Number 58 General hospital at 07:30 hours on 22 November with a severely abraded abdomen and very shocked . Operated upon at 11:30 hours to repair his damaged intestines, peritonitis set in and he died at 11:25 Hours of gangrene due to traumatic perforation of the intestines

[jonheyworth]

Colin Mackenzie 991707 , died in the Perth Royal Infirmary from bacterial endocarditis and rheumatic fever

[jonheyworth]

Frederick Arthur Newman 1045904 , attached to Number 6 HM W/T Station, was driving vehicle Number 11, a Crossley Speciallist type 306 on a unit move, over very bad roads with mined verges. After the lead 15 cwt truck skidded and broadsided down a hill, a halt was made until the road dried out. At Barce Pass however , Newman failed to engage bottom gear and the vehicle swerved on breaking and he panicked and leapt from the vehicle , being crushed beneath it as it overturned. The 5 passengers were uninjured apart from minor bruising

[jonheyworth]

Walter Luke 1695427 , attached to Number 18 Recruits Centre , died in Hemlington EMS hospital, during at outbreak of dysentery at Redcar

[jonheyworth]

Ellison Leslie Napoleon Errington 1353260 , attached to Number 7 AACU , Was killed in an air raid whilst a patient in Number 5 General at Bone

[jonheyworth]

Roy Allen Salter 31348 , attached to AHQ Iraq, was admitted seriously ill to the RAF General hospital, Iraq, on 17 November, with acute hepatitis. He became dangerously ill on 22 November and died at 06:30 Hours of typhoid fever

[jonheyworth]

Gerald Legg 1728893 , attached to Number 1 Signals Depot, was admitted dangerously ill to Fairmile EMS hospital, Christchurch, on 18 November, where he died of tubercular meningitis