Hi Everyone, I have a Serviceman who I think died in 1945 according to the CWGC, but have 2 Death entries for possibly the same person John Arthur McManus:- Leading Aircraftman MCMANUS, JOHN ARTHUR Service Number 1522972 Died 02/12/1945 Aged 31 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Son of Patrick and Elizabeth McManus, of Holywell, Flintshire. Buried at MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription - ARMY RETURNS – DEATHS 1946 -1950 War - First name(s) John A Last name McManus Age 32 Sex Male Birth year 1914 Birth date ? ? 1914 Death year 1946 Registration year - Place Waltair Branch of service - Decoration - Type Armed Forces Source Gro Army Death Indices (1881 To 1955) Records year range 1946 Archive reference DARM Page 47 Line number 116 Archive General Register Office Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, UK None © Findmypast British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription Source Gro War Death R.A.F. All Ranks (1939 To 1948) Archive reference RAFA Volume 10 War Second World War, 1939-1945 Record set British Armed Forces And Overseas Deaths And Burials First name(s) John A Sex Male Last name McManus Death year 1945 Birth year - Service number 1522972 Rank Leading Aircraftman Unit or regiment 7055 Se Type Armed Forces Page 127 Registration year - Branch of service - Decoration - Records year range 1945 Line number 22 Archive General Register Office Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Sorry it's so long, but I wondered if anyone can tell me if he is one and the same and also where is Waltair please? Hoping someone can shed some light on John Arthur. KInd regards, Mavis
If the service number of the second one matches why is there a doubt, or have I missed something? Also the Waltair one is Army.
Hi Mavis, Waltair was another name for Visakhapatnam city in Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam - Wikipedia
Waltair was the old colonial name. The coastal military establishment designated as RAF Vizagapatam,about 250 miles north of Madras hosted a RAF station and a RN Fleet Air Arm element.
Thanks Tony56, bamboo43 and Harry Ree for your swift replies. That was the trouble, there was no service number on the the first one and I had no idea about Waltair at all. So thanks for the links as well. Kindest regards, Mavis
