440329 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-3-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440329 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 29-3-1944

From Henk's list -

WAAF
UK
WHENT, Dulcie Joyce - Cpl - 2000817 - WAAF - Mayland (St. Barnabas ), Essex.

UK
BRENTNALL, Anthony Boyre - F/O (Pilot) - 49595 -RAF - Manchester, Lancashire.
DICKINSON, Arthur Montague - F/O - 67150 - RAFVR - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
HOUSLEY, Christopher - Sgt (Pilot) - 1581179 - RAFVR - Cambridge City, Cambridgeshire.
LEWER, Frank Ernest - Sgt (Pilot) - 1324593 - RAFVR - cambridge City, cambridgeshire.
PARROTT, Frank Leslie - MiD - F/S - 359815 - RAF - Henley (Holy Trinity), Oxfordshire.
RICE, Harry - F/S - 511848 - RAF - St.Day (Holy Trinity), Cornwall.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

EGYPT
BROWN, Sydney Walter Percy - AC1c - 1496122 - RAFVR - Suez Memorial, Egypt.
THOMPSON, Edward - AC1c - 1698859 - RAFVR - Suez Memorial, Egypt.

POLAND
WALENN, Gilbert William - F/L (Pilot) - 73022 - RAFVR - Poznan Old Garrison, Poland.

UK
GONSALVES, John Michael - AC2c - 1881083 - RAFVR - Kiltearn, Ross & Cromarty.

Alex

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

POLAND. WALENN.

73022 F/L Gilbert William WALENN twice MiD RAFVR, was one of the 50 airmen murdered after the Great Escape. F/L Walenn was shot down on 10/11 September, 1941 whilst piloting No.25 OTU Wellington IC N2805, and taken PoW. See: BCL7/71.

Col.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
BROWN, Sydney Walter Percy - AC1 - serving at Shallufa.
THOMPSON, Edward - AC1 - serving at Shallufa.

UK
WHENT, Dulcie Joyce - Cpl - registered in Aylesbury (RAF Hospital, Halton?).
BRENTNALL, Anthony Boyre - F/O (Pilot) - killed whilst flying in Master II, DL852 of No 5 (P) AFU, which crashed near Condover after hitting a tree at night whilst flying in fog.
DICKINSON, Arthur Montague - F/O - registered in Chippenham.
HOUSLEY, Christopher - Sgt (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in either Magister I, L8153 or Master II, DL236 of No 22 EFTS, which collided with each other on the approach to Cambridge.
LEWER, Frank Ernest - Sgt (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in either Magister I, L8153 or Master II, DL236 of No 22 EFTS.
PARROTT, Frank Leslie - MiD - F/S - registered in Grimsby.
RICE, Harry - F/S - registered in Redruth.
GONSALVES, John Michael - AC2 - not Eng/Wales?.

Malcolm

[Tim Bishop]

Hello,

GONSALVES was lost on Martinet HP432 as per my notes below:

HP432 P& Powis 1690 / C 23 (c) Mercury XXX 20.03.43 3 A.G.S., Mona; 20.04.43 8 A.G.S., Evanton; 26.03.44 Flying Accident Cat Ac damage, 8 A.G.S., Evanton aircraft suffered engine failure in flight due to fuel starvation, pilot made a forced landing in a field at Hilton Farm near Tain. The pilot, Sgt Forbes, suffered abrasions to the forehead, bruised nose and sprained left wrist. Passenger Cadet A.C.2 Gonsalves suffered a blow to the head, which eventually proved fatal when he passed away on 29th March. Pilot Sgt FORBES, I.D. (******) Injured, Passenger Cadet Aircraftman 2nd Class GONSALVES, John Michael (1881085) (British Guiana) Injured, later died of injuries 29.03.44. Accident time 15.15, Duty: Cine Gun Exercise; 06.05.44 Repaired on Site (C.R.O.); 12.05.44 8 A.G.S., Evanton; 26.08.44 8 A.G.S., Evanton disbands; 05.09.44 48 M.U., Hawarden; 21.03.46 48 M.U., Hawarden Home Census; 14.02.49 Sold as scrap to J. Dale.

Kind regards,

Tim

[Martyn A Critchlow]

WHENT, Dulcie Joyce - Cpl - 2000817 - had a fall during the course of a walk in the woods near Halton and sustained injuries which proved to be fatal. It was reported that she was running down as steep hill with a friend when she fell and fractured her skull. A verdict of accidental death was recorded.
(Bucks Herald, 7 April 1944)

Martyn

[jonheyworth]

Edward Thompson 1698859, died when beaufighter L2339 hit a stationary fire tender when landing at Shallufa

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

BROWN, SYDNEY WALTER PERCY (1496122) age: 39 RAFVR may have also been killed in the same incident as Edward Thompson 1698859 as he died the same day at Shallufa and is buried in the same cemetery?

Malcolm

[Jagan]

L2339 comes back as a Shark . Can we check on the serial again?

[jonheyworth]

L2339 on his official record Japan, must be a typo on it sorry, not my dyslexia this time

[jonheyworth]

Hi

BROWN, SYDNEY WALTER PERCY (1496122) age: 39 RAFVR may have also been killed in the same incident as Edward Thompson 1698859 as he died the same day at Shallufa and is buried in the same cemetery?

Malcolm

I agree with the possibility Malcolm and had wondered myself, but I haven't come across it in my notes yet