We have battled our way through that lot and no nearer to sussing out who Daniel really was! Lady hasn't returned to the board to answer some questions, so giving up for now!

Much obliged for your efforts.

Ancestry - England & Wales Marriage Index

Marriage, Ross, Herefordshire July-Aug-Sept 1935

Frederick E MORGAN & Gladys POWELL

and

Daniel MASON married Caroline M POWELL - April/May/June Qtr 1939 Ross

??

Caroline M MASON married Archibald L BRACE - April/May/June Qtr 1950 Ross

death:

Caroline Mary BRACE - born 13 February 1915 - died Dec 1995 age 80 - Ross

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Death: Ancestry

Archibald Leonard BRACE - born 6 October 1908 - death 1982, Ross Hereford

1911 Census, Herefordshire, Walford
Rose Cottage
Howle Hill

BRACE

Leonard - 43 - married 4 years - Postman - born Hereford Little Dewchurch (marriage on FOD records)
Ellen - 43 - born Worcester, Eldesfield
Eva YOUNG - step-daughter 15 - born Ross Hereford
Archibald BRACE - 2 single, born Hereford (baptism on FOD records)

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On the 1911 census at Atlas Farm, Howle Hill Ross

is a Frederick Edward MORGAN age 16 with his parents and family

Ancestry death: Frederick E MORGAN c1894 - Sept 1954 Ross

This one isn't mine, I am trying to clarify age for a poster on Gene's Reunited.
She is actually looking for his birth. She says that his parents were Frederick MORGAN and Gladys POWELL so we can't quite work out why he would be a MASON!

The poster has not returned as yet.

go down to no. 7695 - then click on this to open the forum

Surname Given Name Age District Volume Page Transcriber
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Deaths Jun 1943
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MASON Daniel 24 Swindon 5a 2 Kaehansen

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Please do you know if the Wiltshire area is correct for the crash location ?,
Was it an accident during training perhaps, rather than due to direct enemy action ?

If so perhaps you can help me better understand the subject of service Death Records during WW2 ?
I've come to the conclusion purely based on experience that the registration of Deaths as shown on FreeBMD etc does NOT include direct casualties of War ??
However presumably ?? in instances such as this, if the crash was an accident and not due to enemy action, would it have been treated as a Civil matter so recorded in the "usual" way HENCE on FreeBMD etc ?

Any thoughts gratefully recieved, thanks.
Jeff.

UPDATE ! Sorry hadnt seen MPG's post as I'm a slow typist ! Maybe my accident thery is correct ?

Hi MPG, please if possible could you advise what website you've seen, many thanks.

430416-Unaccounted airman 16-4-1943 RAF Command 1939

Numbers of names listed under A B and C

B : - Died on active service:

AC2 Daniel MASON - 1359610 - age 31 - a few replies then this one

'F1180 for Oxford N4723 of No. 3 (P) AFU records it was out of control on take off and struck an airman with the tailplane.

The casualty box has 1 3rd Party fatality

'Suggest that as aerodrome was at South Cerney.......

I have a Daniel Mason registered as Swindon, Wiltshire, but the age was only 24 where CWGC has your man as 31.

As Swindon is the local hospital where injured from the aerodrom were usually taken'

Record_ID: 85107
Entry_Number: 405
Year: 1943
Month: Apr
Day: 20
Surname: MASON
Forenames: Daniel
Residence: Bishopswood
Age_at_death: 24
Officiating_Minister: W[illiam] Ellam
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No: 51
Parish_Chapel: Bishopswood
Soundex: M250

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MASON, DANIEL

Rank:
Aircraftman 2nd Class
Service No:
1359610
Date of Death:
16/04/1943
Age:
31
Regiment/Service:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Grave Reference
New ground S.E. of church.
Cemetery
BISHOPSWOOD (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD

Additional Information:

Husband of Caroline Mary Mason, of Bishopswood, Walford.

Many Thanks