410507 - Unaccounted airmen - 7-5-1941

[dennis_burke]

Cpl Henry HESKETH - 855283 - DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.— Cpl. H. Hesketh; Must be a lost grave because of this death status and he is not listed in GRO RAF.

F/O (Pilot) Alastair D.S. HICKS - 40911 (from Canada) - GRO RAF list his unit as "1 CACU"; Missing beleived KIA
Sgt (Wop/Ag) Ronald C. LIVINGS - 553181; ---> 1 CACU per Ross; Killed in action listing, no missing.
F/Sgt John M.McL. MacDONALD - 580552 - 1 CACU per Mark; Missing beleived KIA
Sgt (Wop/Ag) Cyril V.R. SCOTT - 542021; Killed in action.

AC1 John C. MATTHEWS - 985497 - PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED OR INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, NOW REPORTED DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—A/C.l J. C. Matthews. Aug 7th magazine

AC2 Henry P. PATTERSON - 854403; KOAS July 17th magazine

AC2 Charles L. STEVENS - 1142908, DOAS July 17th magazine
Sgt George W. WHITEHEAD - 747027. DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Jun 19th magazine


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

[Henk Welting]

Re HESKETH: Age 36, death registered Liverpool South. From Mrs Maureen Annetts CWGC: "After the war the Commission wrote to the recorded next-of-kin of the casualties (Final Verification Form) to inform personal details as age and names of parents or spouse; the form was not returned to us. I can confirm the address it was sent was in Liverpool".

[wwrsimon]

AC1 John C. MATTHEWS - 985497 - The Newcastle Evening Chronicle of May 10th 1941 has the following announcement, copied verbatim:

ROLL OF HONOUR
MATHEWS. In May, as a result of enemy action, John Clive Mathews (late of Amble), R.A.F., A.C.1, the dearly beloved husband of Grace Irene Mathews (nee Robertson), 15, Coniston Street, Darlington. Cremation West Cemetery, Monday, cortege leaving residence at 2.30 p.m. for service at St. Mathew’s Church. Friends please accept this (the only) intimation.

I assume whoever typeset the announcement couldn't spell Matthews.

Regards

Simon

[wwrsimon]

Hello

Cpl Henry HESKETH - 855283 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Smithdown Road Hospital, Liverpool. His address is given as 78 Kenmare Road, Liverpool.

Regards

Simon

[Jagan]

Cpl HESKETH - if he died in a hospital, why is he on Runnymede?

[wwrsimon]

Jagan

As mentioned in post #1, it must be a lost grave.

Ancestry.co.uk has a burial register for Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree, Liverpool, which records his burial there. Also buried there is Margaret Hesketh, who was buried the same day. Their address is 78 Kenmore Street, and they were killed by enemy action:

http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/obitsblitz1941.html

HESKETH, suddenly by enemy action, Henry (Joe) and Maragret (nee WHITTINGHAM), 78 Kenmore Street, Wavertree. Interred Holy Trinity, Wavertree, May 14th.

Regards

Simon