441022 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-10-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

441022 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-10-1944

From Henk's List -

ALGERIA
BLEAKLEY, Fred - Cpl - 1680748 - RAFVR - Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria.

BELGIUM
DAVIES, Ivor John - LAC - 908308 -RAFVR - Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium.
HANDFORD, James Frederick - LAC - 1809275 - RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
HARTLES, Alfred Ernest - LAC - 1358487 - RAFVR - Brussels Town Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.
KIGHTLEY, Raymond - AC1c - 1622589 - RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
McBRIAR, Edwin - LAC - 1833128 - RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
McCOLGAN, Owen Martin - AC2c - 1698702 -RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
SARGEANT, Sidney George - LAC - 1630544 - RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
WHITAKER, Thomas William - Cpl - 1094813 - RAFVR - Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.

ITALY
ALLEN, Ronald Alfred - AC1c - 1333143 - RAFVR - Bari War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
COOPER, John Gerald - LAC - 3050246 - RAFVR - Hasland Cemetery, Derbyshire.
MacPHERSON, Ian - F/L (Pilot) - 128638 - RAFVR - Glasgow Crematorium, Glasgow.
SNOWLING, Henry Watson - LAC - 633059 - RAFVR - Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium.
WATSON, Arthur - AC1c - 994163 - RAFVR - Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery, Lancashire.
WELLS, John Eernest - LAC - 1439679 - RAFVR - Pinner Cemetery, Middlesex.
WILKINSON, Peter Turvey - W/O(Pilot) - 1348307 - RAFVR - Haddington (St. Martin's) New Burial Ground, East Lothian


From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
BALDEN, Robert Alexander - LAC - 1591999 - RAFVR - Goderich (Maitland) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. [ Anson V - 11986 - 31 ANS ].

INDIA
WEBZELL, George William - P/O (Nav) - 185118 - RAFVR - Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India.

UK
CAMERON, Cyril Charles - AC2c (Pilot U/T) - 3225065 - RAFVR - Bangor Cemetery, County Down,
FERGUSON, William Brisbane - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1826294 - RAFVR - New Monkland Cemetery, Lanarkshire. [ Halifax V - LL505 - 1659 HCU ].

Alex

[Bill Walker]

I n addition to LAC Balden, F/O W.W.R. Dawes, RCAF was killed in the crash of Anson 11986.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ALGERIA
BLEAKLEY, Fred - Cpl - He was serving with the RAF Police (Algiers) and was killed whilst on a motorcycle patrol.

BELGIUM
DAVIES, Ivor John - LAC - 72 Wing.
SNOWLING, Henry Watson - LAC - 72 Wing.
HANDFORD, James Frederick - LAC - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack.
HARTLES, Alfred Ernest - LAC - 2809 Sqn RAF Regiment.
KIGHTLEY, Raymond - AC1 - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack
McBRIAR, Edwin - LAC - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack.
McCOLGAN, Owen Martin - AC2 - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack.
SARGEANT, Sidney George - LAC - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack.
WHITAKER, Thomas William - Cpl - He was serving with No 14 PTC and was possibly killed in a V1/V2 attack.

ITALY
ALLEN, Ronald Alfred - AC1 - 110 MU

INDIA
WEBZELL, George William - P/O (Nav) - probably killed whilst flying in Liberator VI, EW256 of No 1673 HCU, which crashed in an attempted forced landing in a lake.

UK
COOPER, John Gerald - LAC - registered in Chippenham.
MacPHERSON, Ian - F/L (Pilot) - not Eng/Wales.
WATSON, Arthur - AC1 - registered in Gosport.
WELLS, John Eernest - LAC - registered in Hendon.
WILKINSON, Peter Turvey - W/O(Pilot) - not Eng/Wales?
CAMERON, Cyril Charles - AC2 (Pilot U/T) - registered in Grimsby,
FERGUSON, William Brisbane - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Halifax V - LL505 - 1659 HCU ].

Malcolm

[AL90]

WILKINSON, Peter Turvey - W/O(Pilot)
MacPHERSON, Ian - F/L (Pilot) - 128638
Both killed when Mosquito LR559 of 132OTU flew into Beech Hill House, East Lothian, at night.
Also killed were 4 occupants of the house:
Mrs R De Pree(Niece of Field Marshall Haig)
Lt.Col. J Haig (Nephew of Field Marshall Haig)
Master D.G Paitcairn and his nannie, Mrs M Spiers

Alan.

[wwrsimon]

SNOWLING, Henry Watson - LAC - 633059

From this site:

http://lancasterwarmemorials.org.uk/...sterwwii-s.htm

"This airman was killed by an accidental gunshot at Veilsalm campsite in Belgium. He was attached to No72 wing at Normale near Mons in Belgium at the time of his death."

Regards

Simon

[wwrsimon]

Hello

COOPER, John Gerald - LAC - 3050246 - the Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald of November 3rd 1944 reported that he died suddenly at "an R.A.F. station in the South West." He had been taken ill the previous Thursday [October 19th].

Regards

Simon

[paulmcmillan]

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It was 4 pm when suddenly a gigantic bang sounded at the football field on the current Laarstraat at Fort 2 in Wommelgem. It soon turned out to be a V2 rocket. Because a football match among the British military had just started, the disaster was even greater. At the RAF's 14th Personnel Transit Center there were ten or eleven fatalities. An unknown number of deaths were among the spectators. Others were very badly injured.

After research, the following military victims could be identified, all are buried at the Schoonselhof in Antwerp.

James Frederick Handford
Raymond Kightley, 20 years old
Edwin McBriar, age 32
Owen Martin McColgan
Sidney George Sargeant, age 30
Thomas William Whitaker, 22 years old
Charles Ernest Turvey, 40 years old
Michael Lindsay, age 23

[jonheyworth]

Alfred Ernest Hartles 1358487 , was killed in a road accident

[jonheyworth]

Ronald Alfred Allen 1333143 , attached to 110 MU , drowned off duty near Brindisi in a night time ferry accident. His body was recovered on 25 November

[jonheyworth]

Ten airmen of Number 14 PTC were playing football in a field adjacent to Port 2 at Antwerp Duerne when a V1 exploded in their midst. Killed outright were :

1094813 Whittaker

1630544 Sergeant

1809275 Handford

1833128 McBriar

1698702 McColgan

1622589 Kightley

1429727 Turvey died of wounds in the night and 617313 Lindsay died of wounds at Number 6 Canadian General hospital

2 other airmen were seriously injured. 25 percent of Number 14 PTC strength were casualties in this one incident