440107 - Unaccounted Airwomen & Airmen - 7-1-1944

Hello,

440107 - Unaccounted Airwomen & Airmen - 7-1-1944

From Henk's list -

WAAF
HOLLAND, Hilda Jane - ACW1 - 2029746 - WAAF - Hastings, Sussex.
HUMPHREYS, Mair Eluned - LACW - 2020353 - WAAF - Treorchy, Glamorganshire.

UK
CANNON, John Aloysius - F/O - 114722 - RAFVR - Liverpool (Ford) R C, Lancashire.
RANCE, Sidney Herbert - AC1c - 1472254 - RAFVR - Sandhurst (St. Michael), Berkshire.
SMITH, George Annison - Cpl - 542588 - RAF - Brompton, London.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
SLASSOR, Walter Ossian - LAC - 1523097 - RAFVR - Ottawa (Beechwood), Ontario, Canada.

PAKISTAN
DEAN, Hubert James - AC1c - 1635204 - RAFVR - Karachi, Pakistan.

SOUTH AFRICA
COLLEY, Henry John Pomeroy - LAC(U/T) - 1890698 - RAFVR - Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa.

UK
JOLLY, Kenneth Frank - F/L (Pilot) - 88240 - RAFVR - St. Albans (Hatfield Road), Hertfordshire.

USA
DINNAGE, Harry Alexander - LAC - 1807591 - RAFVR - Ponca City (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Oklahoma, USA.

Alex

Hello,

UK (2) - JOLLY, Kenneth Frank.

7-1-1944
1655 Mosquito Training Unit.
Mosquito IV DZ356

Took off Marham, 1445, detailed to carry out a non-operational day training flight. The Mosquito crashed 1530, at Llangarron, 7m N of Monmouth, Herefordshire.

88240 F/L (Pilot) Kenneth Frank JOLLY RAFVR +
AUS408157 F/O (Obs.) Walter Dinnathorne LANGWORTHY DFC RAAF +

Per: Alan Storr, and BCL8/183.

Col.

SLASSOR 1523097 - killed in Harvard II AH201 of 2 SFTS

See http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...Canada-7-01-44

Regards

Simon

Hi

PAKISTAN
DEAN, Hubert James - AC1 - serving with 1 RTC.

SOUTH AFRICA
COLLEY, Henry John Pomeroy - LAC(U/T) - killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth, 2266 (ex, T6758) of No 2 AS, which crashed after being taken ill whilst in the air.

UK
HOLLAND, Hilda Jane - ACW1 - registered in Hastings.
HUMPHREYS, Mair Eluned - LACW - registered in Uxbridge (RAF Hospital?).
CANNON, John Aloysius - F/O - registered in Chichester.
RANCE, Sidney Herbert - AC1 - registered in Wokingham.
SMITH, George Annison - Cpl - registered in Biggleswade.

USA
DINNAGE, Harry Alexander - LAC - serving at 6 BFTS.

Malcolm

RANCE, Sidney Herbert - AC1c - 1472254 - was home on leave visiting his wife and new baby when he saw an aircraft crash at Longdown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, he ran to the scene but his clothes caught fire, and died despite the flames being extinguished. The crew of the aircraft perished.
(Dundee Evening Telegraph, 7 January 1944)

Martyn

Hello,
Was Jolly a New Zealander serving in the RAF ?
Alex

Alex,

Was Jolly a New Zealander in the RAF? - No!

Kenneth Frank Jolly was born in the district of St Albans, Herts., 3Q, 1917. Buried in St Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, Herts.

Errol Martyn (in FYT1-3), lists only two Jollys as fatalities

NZ413858 F/O (Pilot) Maurice Carson JOLLY RNZAF + 13-11-1942, 5(C)OTU Beaufort II AW384.

NZ40648 P/O (Pilot) Morrison JOLLY RNZAF + 24-7-1941, 218 Sqn Wellington IC R1726.

There could well be others, who survived.

Be in touch shortly about another matter.

Col.

Hello Col,
Thanks for correction, I miss read the press report data in the Mosquito Losses file.
Alex

The following all appear listed as Died on Active service in various casualty communiques
http://ww2irishaviation.com/DOASandWAAF1944.htm

Holland, Humphreys, Cannon, Rance, G A Smith, Dean


Dinnage is reported killed in a flying accident near PAWHUSKA, oklahoma on 7 Jan 1944 on CWGC register on ancestry,com database.
Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday, January 09, 1944 - 12
reported that he died with civilian instructor Alfred A Neumann in a plane from Barr Flying School, Ponca City.

Rance was killed trying to assist Boston BZ387
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163242

Hi

Cannon -He died suddenly in the Royal Sussex Hospital, cause unknown.

Holland - She was serving at the RAF Record Office but died whilst on leave at her home in Hastings following a short illness.

Malcolm