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Cheshire, for duty as an instructor. He returned on the 24th April 1943, to No. 2 Flying Instructors' School now at Montrose, Angus, Scotland, for a brief refresher course prior to being posted on the 16th (unreadable) to No 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Ternhill, Shropshire, for (unreadable) as staff Pilot. His next posting was on the 21st September 1943 (missing) the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, whre he was similiarly employed, and following this on the 1st October 1943 he re(missing) his duties with No. 5 Advanced Flying Unit, now at Tatenhill, Staffordshire, and later at Chetwynd, Shropshire.

On completing his tour of duty as an instructor on single (missing) aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Malcolson was next posted on the (missing) September, 1944 to No. 41 Operational Training Unit, first at (missing) warden, Flintshire, Wales, later at Poulton, Derbyshire, also in (missing) and finally at Andover, Hampshire. He proceeded on the 20th (missing) 1944 to No. 84 Group Support Unit, Lasham, Hampshire, prior to (missing) posted on the 17th January 1945 to No. 2 Squadron, operating from (missing) airfield to Holland.

On the 8th February 1945, Flight Lieutenant Malcolmson was (missing) of a Spitfire fighter which crashed near Hunbetgen, Holland, while (missing) on an artillery reconnaissance flight. The crash was due to a (missing) landing owing to shortage of petrol in which Flight Lieutenant (missing) lost his life. He was buried on the 9th February in the Can-(missing) Cemetery at Bergin-Op-Zoom, Holland.

5/2/4677 AS2
1289 Hours as Pilot.

Mrs. E.W. Malcolmson (W) (right aligned)
36 Creyke Road, (right aligned)
Fendalton, (right aligned)
CHRISTCHURCH. (right aligned & underlined)