430728 - Unaccounted airmen - 28-7-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
Sgt Thomas J. PERRIN - 1313101;
F/Lt Allan M. THOMSON - 77050, and
Sgt Norman P. WISEMAN - 929513 - 206 Sqn (Benbecula).

B - Killed on active service:
F/Sgt (Pilot) Robert F. WELLS - 1384086.

C - Proposed aircraft losses:
Hurricane I - P2822 - 59 OTU - aircraft abandoned 2½ mile NE of Milfield.
Lancaster I - W4200 - 1656 CU - crashed on take-off Lindholme, Yorkshire.
Master II - W9093 - 17 (P)AFU - flew into high ground Llangollen, Denbighshire.
Beaufighter XI - JM123 - 404 Sqn - bellylanded Sumburgh, Shetlands.
Beaufort I - EL139 - 9 (C)OTU - crashed on landing Longtown, Cumberland.
Master II - AZ658 - 17 (P)AFU - crashed on overshoot at night ½ mile NW of Calveley (already as a casualty on this a/c: Sgt [Pilot] W. FREDERICK - RCAF R/147185).
Mustang I - AM113 - 2 Sqn - abandoned Welbeck Farm, Terrington St. Clements, Norfolk.

D - Also looking for unit and possible cause of death of following airmen:

LAC Charles P. ANKEN - 939146 - buried Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, and

Sgt Ronbald D. SMITH - 966541 - Rear AHQ Unit 1 - RAF & Persia - killed on active service and buried Basra War Cem., Iraq.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Typo... first name of Sgt SMITH (Basra War Cem.) was "Ronald".

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Re: No.404 Sqn RCAF Beaufighter XI JM123.

28-7-1943
No.404 Sqn RCAF
Beaufighter XI JM123:EE-H

Keefe, after shooting down two Bv138s on his first operational trip, had his port engine knocked out and was forced to crash land at his home base. Fortunately, with no injuries.

J/14117 F/O (Pilot) Ernest James KEEFE RCAF* - Safe
- ? - Sgt (Nav.) Beecham Isaac Gordon STEED RCAF - Safe

* Keefe (DFC) and Steed, were killed in a crash SW of Launceston, Cornwall, in Beaufighter LZ176, on 28-6-1944.

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Col for info on JM123. LZ176 was in my files.
TSGNO for "BEECHAM" (28-6-1944): P/O (Nav) Beecham Isaac Gordon "STEED" - J/85990 - from Windsor, Ontario.

Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Perrin,21,registered at Oxford
Thomson,44,registered at Doncaster,W Yorkshire
Wells,21,Wrexham,Denbighshire
Wiseman not in England and Wales
Regards
Dick

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

Apologies.

I had STEED's correct name, just typed it wrong! (have amended). Steed was an NCO on 28-7-1943 (don't have his number).

Col.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

The Canadian War Museum newspapers collection quotes the Globe & Mail 7 Aug 1943, "Anken, Charles Percy, LAC, died of natural causes in Canada"

Martyn

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your help solving the questions to these airmen sofar unaccounted for.

Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

Two crew are named on the Form 1180 for EL139, both safe.

P/O W S Bowen, 52017 (sic)
P/O J W Rogers RCAF, J/22885

Regards
Ross

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Ross for info on crew Beaufort EL139.
Regards and enjoy the weekend,
Henk.