Casualty of WWII,Fred served as a Flying Officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; 205 Sqdn. Service No: 129052.
The records show his age as 33, but he appears to have been born in 1909.
He was the son of Bates and Sarah Jane Allison. He left a widow,Leila Madeleine Allison of Hull.
Births Jun 1909 ALLISON Fred Illingworth Dewsbury 9b 561
1-2-1944
No.205 Sqn
Catalina I AJ160
Took off from Kelai (in the northern islands of the Maldives), at 2045Z, detailed to search for and rescue the crew of the torpedoed merchant vessel, SS "PORT BUCKINGHAM". The weather was good on take-off and the aircraft attained a height of 25 feet after passing the fourth flare and then crashed. The DCs did not explode and the cause of the accident is unknown. The aircraft finished lying in 50 feet of water with salvage not possible.
Other crew members:
Flight Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]
Albert Sydney Jacobs RAFVR-1383819
Sergeant (Fitter 2E) Charles Davies RAFVR 1081692
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Alec Samuel Jeffries RAFVR 1384658
Warrant Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] William Grier RAFVR 976155
Flying Officer[Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] Peter Walton Webb RAFVR 50919
Flight Sergeant [Fitter Maintenance/Air Gunner] Percy Allen Eric Grant RAFVR 1313736
Warrant Officer-(Flight Engineer) William Henry "Harry" Westby
DFM RAF 524787
Sergeant (Pilot) Sydney Charles Linn RAFVR 1483304
Flight Lieutenant(Captain/Pilot)
Kenneth George Campbell McCallumRAAF AUS404655
There is a report stating that the body of a RAF member of the crew was recovered, but all are now commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.
A Squadron service was held over the sunken aircraft.
The records show his age as 33, but he appears to have been born in 1909.
He was the son of Bates and Sarah Jane Allison. He left a widow,Leila Madeleine Allison of Hull.
Births Jun 1909 ALLISON Fred Illingworth Dewsbury 9b 561
1-2-1944
No.205 Sqn
Catalina I AJ160
Took off from Kelai (in the northern islands of the Maldives), at 2045Z, detailed to search for and rescue the crew of the torpedoed merchant vessel, SS "PORT BUCKINGHAM". The weather was good on take-off and the aircraft attained a height of 25 feet after passing the fourth flare and then crashed. The DCs did not explode and the cause of the accident is unknown. The aircraft finished lying in 50 feet of water with salvage not possible.
Other crew members:
Flight Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]
Albert Sydney Jacobs RAFVR-1383819
Sergeant (Fitter 2E) Charles Davies RAFVR 1081692
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Alec Samuel Jeffries RAFVR 1384658
Warrant Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] William Grier RAFVR 976155
Flying Officer[Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] Peter Walton Webb RAFVR 50919
Flight Sergeant [Fitter Maintenance/Air Gunner] Percy Allen Eric Grant RAFVR 1313736
Warrant Officer-(Flight Engineer) William Henry "Harry" Westby
DFM RAF 524787
Sergeant (Pilot) Sydney Charles Linn RAFVR 1483304
Flight Lieutenant(Captain/Pilot)
Kenneth George Campbell McCallumRAAF AUS404655
There is a report stating that the body of a RAF member of the crew was recovered, but all are now commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.
A Squadron service was held over the sunken aircraft.
Casualty of WWII,Fred served as a Flying Officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; 205 Sqdn. Service No: 129052.
The records show his age as 33, but he appears to have been born in 1909.
He was the son of Bates and Sarah Jane Allison. He left a widow,Leila Madeleine Allison of Hull.
Births Jun 1909 ALLISON Fred Illingworth Dewsbury 9b 561
1-2-1944
No.205 Sqn
Catalina I AJ160
Took off from Kelai (in the northern islands of the Maldives), at 2045Z, detailed to search for and rescue the crew of the torpedoed merchant vessel, SS "PORT BUCKINGHAM". The weather was good on take-off and the aircraft attained a height of 25 feet after passing the fourth flare and then crashed. The DCs did not explode and the cause of the accident is unknown. The aircraft finished lying in 50 feet of water with salvage not possible.
Other crew members:
Flight Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]
Albert Sydney Jacobs RAFVR-1383819
Sergeant (Fitter 2E) Charles Davies RAFVR 1081692
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Alec Samuel Jeffries RAFVR 1384658
Warrant Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] William Grier RAFVR 976155
Flying Officer[Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] Peter Walton Webb RAFVR 50919
Flight Sergeant [Fitter Maintenance/Air Gunner] Percy Allen Eric Grant RAFVR 1313736
Warrant Officer-(Flight Engineer) William Henry "Harry" Westby
DFM RAF 524787
Sergeant (Pilot) Sydney Charles Linn RAFVR 1483304
Flight Lieutenant(Captain/Pilot)
Kenneth George Campbell McCallumRAAF AUS404655
There is a report stating that the body of a RAF member of the crew was recovered, but all are now commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.
A Squadron service was held over the sunken aircraft.
The records show his age as 33, but he appears to have been born in 1909.
He was the son of Bates and Sarah Jane Allison. He left a widow,Leila Madeleine Allison of Hull.
Births Jun 1909 ALLISON Fred Illingworth Dewsbury 9b 561
1-2-1944
No.205 Sqn
Catalina I AJ160
Took off from Kelai (in the northern islands of the Maldives), at 2045Z, detailed to search for and rescue the crew of the torpedoed merchant vessel, SS "PORT BUCKINGHAM". The weather was good on take-off and the aircraft attained a height of 25 feet after passing the fourth flare and then crashed. The DCs did not explode and the cause of the accident is unknown. The aircraft finished lying in 50 feet of water with salvage not possible.
Other crew members:
Flight Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]
Albert Sydney Jacobs RAFVR-1383819
Sergeant (Fitter 2E) Charles Davies RAFVR 1081692
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Alec Samuel Jeffries RAFVR 1384658
Warrant Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] William Grier RAFVR 976155
Flying Officer[Wireless Operator/Air Gunner] Peter Walton Webb RAFVR 50919
Flight Sergeant [Fitter Maintenance/Air Gunner] Percy Allen Eric Grant RAFVR 1313736
Warrant Officer-(Flight Engineer) William Henry "Harry" Westby
DFM RAF 524787
Sergeant (Pilot) Sydney Charles Linn RAFVR 1483304
Flight Lieutenant(Captain/Pilot)
Kenneth George Campbell McCallumRAAF AUS404655
There is a report stating that the body of a RAF member of the crew was recovered, but all are now commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.
A Squadron service was held over the sunken aircraft.
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