petet Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) REQUEST No 1 The CWGC site shows that 61214 W Woodward was serving with 35 Squadron at the time of his death (which I think may be incorrect). Does anyone have information on cause of death that would help resolve this matter? Response: Pneumonia whilst on leave pending demob. Attributable to war CLOSED Edited 10 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 FWR has the same...still doesn't make it correct though. Still looking First Name: W Surname: Woodward Nationality: British Date of Death: 26/02/1919 Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class Service Number: 61214 Service: Royal Air Force Battalion: 35th Sqdn (Why is this important?) George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) Lives of the First World War 1914 - 1918 gives.61214 Walter Woodward, Nature of Death: Pneumonia whilst on leave pending demob. Bob Edited 8 January , 2020 by little bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 FMP has a service record which says 35th and also that casualty card destroyed as no entries on it. He was discharged from France on 12-2-1919 and then this (which you may have seen?) Nature of Death : Pneumonia whilst on leave pending demob. Attributable to war.Cemetery/Memorial : Wiltshire United Kingdom CALNE (CURZON STREET) CEMETERY F.36Place of Death : United Kingdom George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 8 January , 2020 Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) There is a pension card on Fold3 with mother J Lugg named. I do not have access to that.... edit in fact there are three! https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=21557195&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=JrD1293&_phstart=successSource https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=1377111&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=JrD1295&_phstart=successSource https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61400&h=69007&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true#?_phcmd=u('https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/categories/39/?name%3DWalter_Woodward%26keyword%3D61214%26keyword_x%3D1%26location%3D3257.3250%26name_x%3D1_1%26priority%3Dunited-kingdom%26_ga%3D2.132695118.1927437336.1577865205-1233040757.1573990318%26_phtarg%3DJrD1295%26queryId%3DMuW386mmorEd2HAv3lrh0A%3D%3D%26successSource%3DSearch%26successSource%3DSearch%26queryId%3DMuW386mmorEd2HAv3lrh0A%3D%3D','successSource') George Edited 8 January , 2020 by George Rayner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 8 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 January , 2020 Thank you for the speedy responses; another 35 Squadron conundrum solved Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 8 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 8 January , 2020 (edited) REQUEST No 2 I am just working my way through the 1918 losses and wondered if anyone could help with: Hubert Frank Anthony (26/04/1918) Response: Died of Wounds (Awaiting any further details)WG Caddick (04/11/1918) Response: Died of Broncho-Pneumonia [CLOSED]R Colligan (23/10/1918) Response: Died of Wounds (Awaiting any further details) Edited 10 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 9 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2020 (edited) REQUEST NO 3 Can anyone assist with cause of death of Hooper, Alfred James (05/12/1918) Response: Died of Influenza CLOSED Edited 10 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierssc Posted 9 January , 2020 Share Posted 9 January , 2020 Hooper: Flu Airhistory: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 9 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2020 Re: REQUEST No 3 Thanks for the airhistory information, another one solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 9 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2020 (edited) Re; REQUEST No 2 Both Colligan and Anthony "died of wounds". Can anyone provide any more detail regarding the cause? Edited 9 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 9 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2020 (edited) REQUEST No 4 Cadet J Milward is shown as being on strength of No 35 Squadron at the time of his death (06/08/1918). Has anyone got any information on the cause of death and are there any thoughts on whether he could have been on strength of the squadron at that time? Response: Airmen Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Cadet John Milward. Killed Whilst Flying. 35 Training Depot Station, Pilot of DH6 C7253. CLOSED Edited 10 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 FMP has this in addition It may need some translation to make sense! George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Likewise Anthony from same source FMP George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Cannot find anything for Milward. Looking... George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 10 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Re. REQUEST No 2 Thanks for the service record extracts for Colligan and Anthony. I am assuming that the SW in the first one refers to "Shell Wounds" but I wondered if anyone can decipher the first line of the second record starting 26/04/1918 Wounded .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 ????? RAF in the field ??? 27/4/18 That three letter word appears to be repeated but what it says I cannot decipher. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bob Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Airmen Died in the Great War 1914-1919 Cadet John Milward. Killed Whilst Flying. 35 Training Depot Station, Pilot of DH6 C7253. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 10 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Thanks for the responses; your time and effort is much appreciated. I am updating my original posts with the information and marking them as CLOSED (as applicable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 10 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2020 (edited) REQUEST No 5 10700 PEACOCK, ROBERT is shown as being on strength of No 35 Squadron at the time of his death (21/03/1918). I note that he was "WOUNDED", but are there any further details available? Response: Died of Wounds received on 21st March 1918 (No details found to date) Edited 11 January , 2020 by petet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 (edited) FMP has DoW on his service record George Edited 10 January , 2020 by George Rayner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Report of wounding 10/10/17 while attached to RGA (FWR) George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 44 minutes ago, George Rayner said: Report of wounding 10/10/17 while attached to RGA (FWR) George George who is this? Is it FWR ? If so who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 10 January , 2020 Share Posted 10 January , 2020 Apologies that's Robert Peacock FWR George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petet Posted 11 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 11 January , 2020 Re. POST 5 R Peacock I note that CA Uren was also killed in action with 35 Squadron on the same day .... so I am guessing there was some kind of incident on that day (21st March 1918) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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