410506 - Unaccounted airmen - 6-5-1941

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what were the places of death registration for:

Sgt (Pilot) Thomas M. ADLARD - 1166520;
LAC Francis J. BIBBY - 615420;
AC1 Peter BREMBER - 1006825 - 18 BC, 946 (Balloon) Sqn (Renfrew);
LAC Trevor S. DAVIES - 967531;
AC2 Godfrey C. GABRIEL - 1027545 - 85 Sqn (Hunsdon, Hertfordshire);
AC2 Frank HUNNINGTON - 1295907;
AC1 William IRVINE - 1106983 - 18 BC, 946 (Balloon) Sqn (Renfrew);
Sgt Ernest J.M. LUCEY - 536607;
LAC (Pilot u/t)Norman B. MOODY - 921747;
Cpl Stanley POOLE - 533660 (his father George Sutton POOLE killed in same incident);
LAC (Pilot u/t) Martin WILLIAMS - 1113079, and
Cpl Walter S. WILSON - 871702 - 15 BC, 938 (Balloon) sqn (Billingham).

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Lysander II - P1699 - 6 AACU - damaged byond repair; no further details.
Oxford I - L9638 - 3 FTS - spun into ground Coulsdon Golf Course, Surrey.
Tiger Moth II - N6770 - 17 EFTS - damaged and SOC 12-6-1941.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

Sgt Adlard was, according to the No.3 School of General Reconnaissance ORD, killed in Botha L6265

May 6th 1941, “Botha L6265 crashed in sea off Puffin Island, N. Wales involving the death ofone airman, Sgt Adlard T.M.”

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Al; good news for the weekend; will amend my files.
Regards,
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Bibby,20, is registered at Liverpool S,Davies,31, is registered at Liverpool N, Gabriel,26, is registered at Ware ,Hertfordshire, Hunnington,33, is registered at New Forest, Hampshire,
Moody and Williams both aged 20,are registered at Surrey Mid East which covers Coulsdon(Oxford L9638?), Wilson,34, is registered at Nothumberland S.
Brember didn't come up and I note on CWGC that he is buried in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Irvine is buried in Glasgow and CWGC puts him on 946 Balloon Sqn which was based there.I couldn't find Lucey although he is buried in England.
Regards
Dick

[Andy Ingham]

Hello Henk
The death of both Irvine & Brember were registered at Renfrew, Scotland.
Both died as a result of injuries recieved due to an air raid.
Regards
Andy

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Andy for this additional info.
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

Sgt (Pilot) Thomas M. ADLARD - 1166520; ---> KOAS
LAC Francis J. BIBBY - 615420; Liverpool S; ---> KOAS
AC1 Peter BREMBER - 1006825 - ---> Not found in Flight magazine ?
LAC Trevor S. DAVIES - 967531; ---> DOAS Jun 26th
AC2 Godfrey C. GABRIEL - 1027545 - ---> DOAS Jun 19th magazine
AC2 Frank HUNNINGTON - 1295907; ---> Not found in Flight magazine ?
AC1 William IRVINE - 1106983 - ---> KOAS Oct 30th magazine, quite late.
Sgt Ernest J.M. LUCEY - 536607; ---> DIED OP WOUNDS OE INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Jun 19th magazine
LAC (Pilot u/t)Norman B. MOODY - 921747; ---> KOAS Jun 19th magazine
Cpl Stanley POOLE - 533660 ---> DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Jun 26th magazine
LAC (Pilot u/t) Martin WILLIAMS - 1113079, ---> KOAS Jun 19th magazine
Cpl Walter S. WILSON - 871702 - ---> KOAS Aug 7th magazine

Henk, no need to acknowledge this posting, unless you have further questions

[Henk Welting]

POOLE's father was killed in the same incident believed to be an air-raid.

[dennis_burke]

George Sutton Poole died on 3rd May, along with his daughter, Muriel Poole, May 3rd, presumably Stanley Poole's siter.

1 Woodhouse St, Liverpool.

[Theletterwriter]

Hello Henk
The death of both Irvine & Brember were registered at Renfrew, Scotland.
Both died as a result of injuries recieved due to an air raid.
Regards
Andy

Andy / Henk

Both men would appear to have been killed at Clarence House, High Street Renfrew in the same incident. As Andy rightly confirmed, both recorded at Renfrew in the County of Renfrew.

Douglas