The Project:Ten young airmen, nine of them from Australia, Canada and South Africa, lie buried in a Hampshire country churchyard in the village of Stockbridge, UK. They died locally, killed in training accidents in what turned out to be the closing months of World War One.
The fact that they never saw live action makes their sacrifice all the more poignant. I am currently researching the background of each man, where he came from, the family he left behind, with a view to bringing all of their stories to life and putting faces to the names carved on a headstone, far from home. If you have any news or useful information please do get in touch.
Deborah
Deborah
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1. Second Lieutenant W.E. Buchan, RFC
Rank Second Lieutenant
Service No. TBC
Deceased 09/03/1918
Age TBC
Service/Regiment Royal Flying Corps
Service Country United Kingdom
Nationality TBC
Location of Grave TBC
2. Second Lieutenant H.G. Carr,
Australian Flying Corps
Name: Carr, H.G.
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 11/05/1918
Age: TBC
Service/Regiment: Australian Flying Corps
Service Country: Australia
Nationality: Australian
Location of Grave: TBC
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3. Lieutenant E.T. Curling, RFC
Rank: Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Date of Death: 15/02/1918
Age: 24
Service/Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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4. Second Lieutenant D. K. E. Gee, RFC
Name: Gee, D.
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 31/01/1918
Age: TBC
Service/Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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5. Second Lieutenant G.W. Hawken, RAF
Name: Hawken, G.W.
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 18/05/1918
Age: 29
Service/Regiment: Royal Air Force
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
6. Lieutenant L. J. MacDonald, RFC
Name: Macdonald, Lachlan John
Rank: Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased 19/01/1918
Age: 37
Service/Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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7. Second Lieutenant R. Mallett, RAF
Name: Mallett, Ray
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 16/07/1918
Age: 21
Service Regiment: Royal Air Force
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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8. Second Lieutenant E.P.J. Touche, RAF
Name: Touche, Eric Percy Johnstone
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 17/05/1918
Age: 21
Service/Regiment: Royal Air Force
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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9. Second Lieutenant H.E. Warner, RAF
Name: Warner, Henry Ernest
Rank; Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 23/06/1918
Age: 25
Service/Regiment: Royal Air Force
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: Canadian
Location of Grave: TBC
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10. Second Lieutenant W. H. Wilson, RAF
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service No: TBC
Deceased: 23/09/1918
Age: 21
Service/Regiment: Royal Air Force
Service Country: United Kingdom
Nationality: TBC
Location of Grave: TBC
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2 comments:
Hi Deborah, I am a relative of Ray Mallett. Perhaps we could communicate we could get in touch.
HI Ken, Apologies for not getting back to you - as you can see from the dates my blog has been stalled since November due to two other time consuming projects - one of which is a new full-time job!
However I hope to get back to blogging very soon and also my war graves project.
I would be very interested to hear from you - as it happens I am in touch with Canadian relatives of Ray Mallett's also - presumably you know them?
Deborah
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