Vulcan works Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Good morning, I tried this question on The Aerodrome Forum a couple of weeks ago. I hope you won't mind if I throw down the gauntlet here and see if I get any more luck! Does anyone have a ready source of info for post Armistice casualties? I am trying to find out how Ronald Towers Minors met his end on 27th March, 1919 in a 'flying accident'. The last movement I have for him is 88 Sqn BEF to WTS 6th December, 1918. Many thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Welcome to the forum Have you tried contacting the RAF Museum to see if they have his casualty card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetubi Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Mike, I can tell you what happened to Capt Minors. There is a Casualty Report at Kew for this airman. He was piloting DH9A E9715 of 18 Sqn that day on a mail flight when he was caught in a snow storm. He stalled and crashed at Profondeville in Belgium, and died of his injuries that day. There are other references to him in Sturtivant and Page's very excellent DH4/DH9 file, which also quotes these details off the Cas Rep. Let me know if you want them - for example, he had a crash on landing in 18 Sqn DH9A E8426 just two weeks earlier (9.3.19). Regards, Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan works Posted 5 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Thanks Trevor, I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to find out what happened to Captain Minors. I misread my notes from his service record - on a second viewing he returned to 18 from WTS prior to his accident. I will put some time into seeing if I can locate his final resting place and let you know what I dig up (no pun intended). Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690philip Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Name:MINORS, RONALD TOWERS Initials:R T Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Captain Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Secondary Regiment:Worcestershire Regiment Secondary Unit Text:and Age:25 Date of Death:27/03/1919 Additional information:Son of Mrs. Eleanor Minors, of 56, Tettenhall Rd., Wolverhampton.Casualty Type:Commonwealth War DeadGrave/Memorial Reference:IV. B. 1. Cemetery:BELGRADE CEMETERY Regards, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan works Posted 6 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 6 June , 2009 Many thanks Phil - that will teach me to be more careful with the search on the CWGC site! Can I also thank everyone else who contributed, as I would have ended up going round in circles for months with this. I will see if I can get my Belgian friend to look at it from his end and see if anything else pops up. Regards, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690philip Posted 7 June , 2009 Share Posted 7 June , 2009 Mike your welcome. Regards, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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