440716 - Unaccounted Airmen - 16-7-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440716 - Unaccounted Airmen - 16-7-1944

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
COLES, Sidney Edwin - Cpl - 701250 - RAFVR - Heliopolis, Egypt.
HOBMAN, William - W/O(Pilot) - 655110 - RAF - Heliopolis, Egypt.
OUTRAM-WHITE, Eric Gordon - Sqdn/Ldr - 72191 - RAFVR - Heliopolis, Egypt.

ITALY
CLARK, Stanley Wilfred - LAC - 925148 - RAFVR - Naples, Italt.

UK
MUGGRIDGE, Dennis William - LAC - 1810940 - RAFVR - Edenbridge, Kent.
WEBB, Henry - F/L - 8181 - RAF - Bath (Haycombe), Somerset.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
DAVEY, Charles Thomas - LAC - 1655011 - RAFVR - Metis Beach (United Church), Quebec, Canada. [ Anson V - 11886 - 8 AOS ].
GODDARD, Ambrose Michael Andrew - LAC - 1808780 - RAFVR - Metis Beach, (United Church), Quebec, Canada. [ Anson V - 11886 - 8 AOS ].

ICELAND
BOWDIDGE, Donald Henry - Sgt (Wireless Operator - Air) - 1272398 - RAFVR - Reykjavik (Fossvogur), Iceland. [ Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].
PAIN, Charles Alan - F/L (Pilot) - 123001 - RAFVR - Reykjavik (Fossvogur), Iceland. [ Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].
WINTERBURN, Rayner - Sgt (WoP) - 1439949 - RAFVR - Reykjavik (Fossvogur), Iceland. [ Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].

INDIA
WALSH, Patrick John - Sgt - 1248137 - RAFVR - Delhi, India.

UK
WATT, John Douglas Duncan - Sgt (A/G) - 1572317 - RAFVR - Aberdeen (Allenvale), Aberdeenshire. [ Wellington X - NC678 - 30 OTU ].

Alex

[Dakota]

G'day

"CANADA
DAVEY, Charles Thomas - LAC - 1655011 - RAFVR - Metis Beach (United Church), Quebec, Canada. [ Anson V - 11886 - 8 AOS ].
GODDARD, Ambrose Michael Andrew - LAC - 1808780 - RAFVR - Metis Beach, (United Church), Quebec, Canada. [ Anson V - 11886 - 8 AOS"

Anson Mk. V s/n 11886 force landed in the St. Lawrence River near St. Anne de la Pocatiere, Quebec on 16th of July 1944 at 03.00 hours after running low on fuel during a night time nav ex. The pilot and Wireless Op survived.

Cheers...Chris

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
COLES, Sidney Edwin - Cpl - serving at 12 SP (linked to Hobman?).
HOBMAN, William - W/O(Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Ventura V, JT836 of No 3 ADU, which was lost on this date.
OUTRAM-WHITE, Eric Gordon - Sqn Ldr - see Hobman

ITALY
CLARK, Stanley Wilfred - LAC - serving at Naples

ICELAND
BOWDIDGE, Donald Henry - Sgt (Wireless Operator - Air) - Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].
PAIN, Charles Alan - F/L (Pilot) - Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].
WINTERBURN, Rayner - Sgt (WoP) - Hudson III - FH361 - 1407 Met Flt ].

INDIA
WALSH, Patrick John - Sgt - serving at HQ ACSEA

UK
MUGGRIDGE, Dennis William - LAC - registered at Leighton Buzzard.
WEBB, Henry - F/L - registered in Bridgend.
WATT, John Douglas Duncan - Sgt (A/G) - Wellington X - NC678 - 30 OTU ].

Malcolm

[Marks]

925148 LAC S.W CLARK - Awarded British Empire Medal LG 1.1.1945

Mark

[wwrsimon]

Hello

UK
MUGGRIDGE, Dennis William - LAC - 1810940 - the Sevenoaks Chronicle & Kentish Advertiser of July 21st 1944 reported the inquest into his death. He was accidentally drowned in a bathing pool the previous day. His two companions repeatedly tried to rescue him to no avail, and his body was later recovered by police.

WEBB, Henry - F/L - 8181 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at St. Athan General R.A.F. Hospital.

Regards

Simon

[philantony]

[QUOTE=malcolm_raf;98569]Hi

EGYPT
COLES, Sidney Edwin - Cpl - serving at 12 SP (linked to Hobman?).
HOBMAN, William - W/O(Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Ventura V, JT836 of No 3 ADU, which was lost on this date.
OUTRAM-WHITE, Eric Gordon - Sqn Ldr - see Hobman

W/O William Hobman (655110) was killed in Beaufighter V8879 when the port engine cut on final approach. This info is from the Group 216 accident report for July 1944.
Cpl Coles and Sqn Ldr Outram-White aren't listed on the accident report for Ventura JT836 on the NAA site. Possibly they are on the Beaufighter flight?

[paulmcmillan]

Chris Hobson has both OUTRAM-WHITE and HOBMAN serving with the same unit: 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit (Middle East)