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Offline DUREAY

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Ran over by plane
« on: Monday 12 June 17 10:24 BST (UK) »
Hi, I`m researching, Thomas William GARDINER. He is said to have been run over by a plane in Britain after coming back from Dunkirk in ww11 by his family. He died 21st June 1940.
I have a newspaper cutting, local to where he was from, dated 27th June 1940, which says, Sapper Thomas William GARDINER age 41 of Cleadon Park Estate, South Shields, who escaped unhurt from Dunkirk, has been accidentally killed at a camp in Britain.
I have found a death registration of a Thomas W, GARDINER June quarter of 1940 age 41 in Ampthill.
Was an airfield/camp in this area then? Would local papers there have more info on what exactly happened to him. Hope someone can help to get the full story, DUREAY

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Re: Ran over by plane
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 June 17 11:31 BST (UK) »
"The wise man knows how little he knows, the foolish man does not". My Grandfather & Father.

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Re: Ran over by plane
« Reply #2 on: Monday 12 June 17 11:34 BST (UK) »
A copy of his death certificate (£9.25 from GRO) will give the cause of his death.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
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Re: Ran over by plane
« Reply #3 on: Monday 12 June 17 13:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: DUREAY on Monday 12 June 17 10:24 BST (UK)
I have found a death registration of a Thomas W, GARDINER June quarter of 1940 age 41 in Ampthill.
Ampthill Registration District covered a number of parishes
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/ampthill.html
If you don't already have this information according to the War Graves Commission he was in the 713 Gen. Constr. Coy., Royal Enginneers.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2696430/GARDINER,%20THOMAS%20WILLIAM

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Re: Ran over by plane
« Reply #4 on: Monday 12 June 17 13:51 BST (UK) »
You can see a list of RAF airfields at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
RAF Cranfield was in the Ampthill Registration District

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 12 June 17 14:40 BST (UK) »
RAF Cranfield's grass airstrip was replaced with three hardened runways in the winter of 1939 and spring of 1940, so possibly involving the  713 Gen. Constr. Coy., Royal Enginneers.
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« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 June 17 23:37 BST (UK) »
Hi, Stan, nanny pops and Ray, Thanks for your help. Have looked at Flitwick airfields, think it might be Cranfield if Thomas`s regiment were there. On cwgc website found his wife and parents names, so thanks Stan and he was buried at the cemetery at the end of my street. Probably will have to get a death certificate and see if the info I want is on there. Thanks to you all DUREAY
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