CWGC Moves Malta & Runnymede Memorial

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  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CWGC have recently notified these moves

    MALTA MEMORIAL
    - BOSTOCK, Alexander Thomas 1818442
    - HUNT, John Penboss 433038
    - PERKINS, David Millard 1801441
    - RAIKES, David Kennedy 1807677
    All moved to – PADUA WAR CEMETERY, Italy – Grave Ref for all – Coll. Grave VI. B. 10-13
    (CWGC stone to be erected)

    RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey
    - ADAMSON, William Ian 148447
    Moved to - RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Germany – Grave Ref – Joint Grave 14. D. 3-4
    (CWGC stone to be erected)
     
  2. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Great news.

    Thank you for the information - Spreadsheet updated.

    Only 20 years old he also left a wife - Very sad.

    Son of Benjamin James Hunt and Jeanette Ellen Hunt; husband of Jean Audrey Hunt, of Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.

    A bit on the Padua War Cemetery burials.

    http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Airman-come-home-chance-discovery-graveyard/story-13598596-detail/story.html#axzz2TuHxZX4Y

    and from the aviation forum.

    http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?110668-Boston-V-BZ590-lost-Apr-21-1945


    Hi my name is Fabio from Italy.

    I as a passioned of ww2 plane and i found a missing A-20 Boston of 18 Sq and crew:

    44-746 to RAF as Boston V BZ590 Missing from night intruder mission Apr 21, 1945

    Crew:
    RAF Sgt Raikes, D K (Pilot)
    RAF Flt Sgt Perkins, D M (Navigator Bombaimer) RAF Flt Sgt Bostock, A T (Wireless Operator Air)
    RAAF 433038 WO Hunt, J P (Air Gunner)

    Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1949 that the missing
    crew had no known grave.

    - 1801441 PERKINS, DAVID MILLARD
    - 1807677 RAIKES, DAVID KENNEDY
    - 1818442 BOSTOCK, ALEXANDER THOMAS
    - 433038 HUNT, JOHN PENBOSS (Australia)

    i need info of
    1801441 PERKINS, DAVID MILLARD
    1818442 BOSTOCK, ALEXANDER THOMAS

    research and pictures on our forum:
    http://archeologidellaria.tuttovola....p?topic=1109.0

    Best Regards
    Fabio Raimondi
    fabio.raiomondi.raf@gmail.com
     
  3. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Thanks for the extra info Spidge

    Nice to see to see some of the missing being found
     

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