410507 - Unaccounted airmen - 7-5-1941

**Henk Welting** · 14th September 2008, 11:35

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

Cpl Henry HESKETH - 855283 - commemorated on Panel 289 of the Runnymede Memorial (high panel number - grave lost ?);
F/O (Pilot) Alastair D.S. HICKS - 40911 (from Canada) - commemorated Panel 30 of the Runnymede Memorial - killed in action;
Sgt (Wop/Ag) Ronald C. LIVINGS - 553181;
F/Sgt John M.McL. MacDONALD - 580552 - commemorated Panel 37 of the Runnymede Memorial;
AC1 John C. MATTHEWS - 985497 - 15 BC, 938 (Balloon) Sqn (Billingham);
AC2 Henry P. PATTERSON - 854403;
Sgt (Wop/Ag) Cyril V.R. SCOTT - 542021;
AC2 Charles L. STEVENS - 1142908, and
Sgt George W. WHITEHEAD - 747027.

Proposed aircraft loss for this day:

Hurrican I - N2321 - 55 OTU - crashed in forced landing Helton-le-Hole, Durham county.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Ross_McNeill** · 14th September 2008, 12:13

Hi Henk,

Scott and Livings

1 CACF
Blenheim IV
Z5758

Shot down by Me109s while spotting for guns off Cap Gris Nez, France.

HSL122 and 123
Observed aircraft crash into mid channel and burst into flames.
Recovered two bodies.
Position 168 degs South Foreland 6 miles.
AIR29/445

Regards
Ross

**Henk Welting** · 14th September 2008, 15:54

Thanks Ross for this info. Assume that the pilot (and observer ?) went missing. F/O HICKS (a Canadian) was a pilot. Perhaps a confirmation from our Canadian friends ?
Regards,
Henk.

**Dick** · 14th September 2008, 18:05

Hi Henk
Matthews,26, is registered at Northumberland Central (a little far north for Billingham which is in County Durham), Patterson,46, is registered at Liverpool S, Scott,21, is registered at Dover,Kent, Stevens,35, is registered at Newton, Devon, Whitehead,36, is registered at Lincoln. Cpl Hesketh is still on CWGC as on the Runnymede Memorial and no age is given ,but I found a Henry Hesketh age 36, registered at Liverpool S. There is no Hesketh as Civilian War dead as there might be for an air raid victim, the only thing is that 36 is comfortably Military age
Regards
Dick

**Henk Welting** · 15th September 2008, 10:13

Thanks Dick. Will ask CWGC about Hesketh.
Regards,
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 15th September 2008, 11:47

Was LIVINGS (553181) also registered at Dover, Kent ?
Regards,
Henk.

RockHound · 16th September 2008, 19:45

Henk,

Ronald C LIVINGS, Age 18, is registered at Dover.

Regards,

David

**Marks** · 22nd November 2008, 12:00

Henk,

Looked up 580552 F/S John M Mcl MacDONALD the other day on the RAF Overseas War Deaths 1939-48 his unit is listed as 1 CACU. Which I believe is Coastal Artillery Co-operation Unit ! From his service number he was either a Pilot or Observer/Navigator !

Mark