RAF Trainees buried in Oakwood Cemetery , Alabama , USA

[churchmouse]

I have a list of 81 RAF trainee pilots who are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Alabama, USA.. These trainee pilots were sent to Montgomery, Alabama, US prior to  and during WW2 for training...the list will give access to airman details and some photographs of the airmen, their graves and other photos....if you are interested I will forward the information on to you..
Best wishes
Churchmouse.

[ev]

hi churchmouse

although i have no connection to the people on your list
thank you for for the time you have taken to compile your list and
post it on rootschat
if one person makes a connection then its all worthwhile

ev

[trystan]

Churchmouse,

Were these pilots killed during flight training?

This resource that you have sounds fascinating.

Trystan

[IMBER]

At the risk of stating the obvious the list of Commonwealth casualties buried at this cemetery can, of course, also be accessed on the CWGC website, although I note that they list 78 persons. No photographs of course.

[churchmouse]

This list was sent to me by a friend who lives in Alabama. I will send this list (and one of 20 French trainee airmen also buried there) with the photographs my friends son has sent with it....There is a web site The RAF Arnold Scheme which may be of interest to someone.
Am aware that Commonwealth casualties are acessible on the GWGC website just thought the added info, including photos etc would be useful to someone who never connected a cemetery in Alabama with our RAF trainee pilots.

[Orielbenfro]

airman details and some photographs of the airmen, their graves and other photos....if you are interested I will forward the information on to you..

Am interested in obtaining a jpeg of the grave of L.A.C. Albert Edgar Ayling buried at Oakwood killed in a flying accident 10 Aug 1942.
This jpeg is to go along side the headstones of his brother Sgt (Pilot) Charles Henry Ayling of 66 Sqdn killed in combat over hawkinge in Spitfire P7303 and is buried very close to my residence.
Rgds
Orielbenfro
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[churchmouse]

Hello Orielbenfro

Since posting this on the forum I've changed my computer and have no record of my 2007 emails...sorry!!! so not able to give details at this time - but will contact my friend in Alabama and check if he still has the info...
churchmouse

[charleneb]

Can you send me a list of the RAF Trainees buried at Oakwood cem. with photos.

Thank you,

Charlene

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[ayling1]

In reference to Orielbenfro's post about Albert Edgar Ayling (1922-1942). Albert was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. His paternal line likely goes:

Albert Ayling (1899-1867) of Portsmouth, mother Ann Beckett
William Ayling (1875-1941) of Portsmouth, mother Emily
William (1846-) of Meonstoke, Hampshire, mother Louisa Turner
William (1821-) of Portsea, Hampshire, mother Sarah
John (1797-1868) of Kirdford, Sussex (yes, it seems like a leap from there to Hants, but this is confirmed via census data. He was a lime burner and presumably following the work. Most of his children are baptized in nearby Chichester). Mother Varstey "Vashti" Hill of Wisborough Green, Sussex.
James (1744-1820) of Kirdford, Sussex

If anyone is on ancestry.com the tree for this family line is called "James Ayling (1744-1820) of Kirdford, Sussex Family Tree". It links through marriage to a very much larger Ayling tree going back to Petersfield, Hampshire in the 1500's called "John Ayling (B. abt 1540) of Petersfield Hampshire & descendants Family Tree".

I am not directly related to this family line.

Extensive and ongoing research into the AYLING surname at https://www.ancestry.ca/boards/surnames.ayling/mb.ashx.

Cheers,

Chris Ayling, Canada