RAF Ferry & Transport Commands - Non Commemorated Casualties

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by chrisharley9, Mar 14, 2018.

  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Following In From The Cold Project's recent success in getting a number of RAF Ferry Command non commemorated casualties recognition by CWGC I have decided to investigate whether there are others.

    The criteria for these personnel is that

    a. They died on duty whilst flying an aircraft.

    b. Died of any cause outside of the country of their own nationality.

    If anyone knows of such a case please give me a shout.
     
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  2. Marks

    Marks Senior Member

    20-11-1942 Baltimore FA179 Burst tyre taking off (Geneifa, Egypt - Kasfareet)
    Pilot John A MORRISON USA Died

    Findagrave
    Capt John Alexander MORRISON 15.5.1917 -22.11.1942 EGYPT

    Green Lawn Cem, Columbus, Franklin City, Ohio

    Also mentioned wwiimemorial website as serving Ferry Command.

    Mark
     
  3. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CaptainMORRISON, JOHN ALEXANDER
    Died 23/11/1942

    Aged 25

    Royal Air Force Ferry Command

    Husband of Mrs J. Morrison, of Ashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

    already on CWGC Mark.
     
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  4. dp_burke

    dp_burke Junior Member

    Have you cross referenced the Ocean Bridge Appendix with CWGC?

    Probably the starting point.
     
  5. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    To be honest I don't have a copy
     
  6. Marks

    Marks Senior Member

    Casualty listed in Ocean Bridge, I can't find listed :-

    24 January 1942 Hudson AM932 Lost out of Gander.

    Baha Eldin HOSNY Egyptian civ Pilot
    Robert Warren Whitmore Am Civ Pilot - Ottawa Mem
    S/L E.D Chantler RAF Nav - Ottawa Mem
    Horaec Gayzal Meyers Cdn Civ - Air Crashes at Sea

    Mark
     
  7. dp_burke

    dp_burke Junior Member

  8. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Nice one Mark. I will follow up on that one.
     

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