400825 - Unaccounted Airmen - 25-08-1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

400825 - Unaccounted Airmen - 25-08-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
KEOGH, Herbert Philip Dunnelly - Lac - 613956 - RAF - 22 Sqn.
HOROBIN, Arthur James - AC2c - 963047 - RAFVR - 22 Sqn.
MCPHERSON, James - Cpl - 543630 - RAF - 81 Sqn
The above three airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were killed at RAF North Coates when a mine exploded.

WILMOTT, Edward Venner - Lac - 846488 - RAF (AAF) - 949 Balloon Sqn.
Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, Essex.
This airman died following an appendix operation.

WALLINGTON, William Frederick - Sgt - 512076 - RAF - 16 Sqn.
Isleworth Cemetery, Middlesex.
Cause of death reportedly as suicide.

EARDLEY, Harry - Air Mechanic 2c - FX.76347 - HMS Daedalus- RN.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
Killed in an Air Raid.

ZIMBABWE
DENCH,Michael Victor Cornelius - AC2c - 621994 - RAF.
Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.
Cause of death was reported as drowning.

From CWGC -

BELGIUM
PHILIPPART, Jacques Arthur Laurent - P/O - 81628 - RAFVR .
Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgian Airman's Field of Honour, Brussels-Capital Region Belgium.
Hurricane I - W6668 - 213 Sqn.

ETHIOPIA
CLARKE, Ernest Charles - Lac - 568541 - RAF.
Addis Ababa War Cemetery, Ethiopia.
Blenheim I - L1479 - 8 Sqn.

NETHERLANDS
CLARKE, Edwin Jack - 759120 - RAFVR.
MONTAGU, Charles James Drogo - P/O - 41863 - RAF - DFC.
PENNY, Ronald Trevor - Sgt - 751121 - RAFVR.
WARD, James Walter - Sgt - 741435 - RAFVR.
WEBBER, Arthur Frank - Sgt - 647419 - RAF.
These five airmen all rest at -
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
They were crew of Whitley V - N1473 - 77 Sqn.

UK
FAWCETT, Nicole Brian (New Zealand) - P/O - 41005 - RAF
REAY, Gordon - AC1c - 626591 - RAF.
CLARKE,James Cunningham - Sgt - 743056 - RAFVR.
BAKER,John - Sgt - 751839 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4416 - 49 Sqn.

JACOBSON, Norman - AC2c - 1050704 - RAFVR.
RHODES, Richard Arthur - P/O - 42529 - RAF.
These two airmen were crew of Blenheim I - L1330 - 29 Sqn.

GILLMAN, Keith Reginald - P/O - 42053 - RAF.
Hurricane I - P2755 - 32 Sqn.

WILLIAMS Cedric Watcyn - Sqn/Ldr - 26219 - RAF.
Hurricane I - R4199 - 17 Sqn.

HOGG, Richard Malzard ( Jersey, Channel Islands) - P/O - 33486 - RAF.
Spitfire Ia - R6994 - 152 Sqn.

WESTMORELAND, Thomas Emrys - Sgt - 741143 - RAFVR.
Spitfire Ia - K9819 - 616 Sqn.

WILDBLOOD, Timothy Seddon - P/O - 33478 - RAF - MiD.
Spitfire Ia - R6810 - 152 Sqn

The eleven airmen named above are all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

GOULDSTONE, Ronald Joseph - Sgt - 812360 - RAF (AAF).
Ryarsh(St. Martin) Churchyard, Kent.
This airman was crew of Blenheim I - L1330 - 29 Sqn.

FLETCHER, John Gordon Bewley - Sgt - 800635 - RAF (AAF).
Forest Row Cemetery, Sussex.
HAIGH, Cyril - Sgt - 566171 - RAF.
Swinton (St. Margaret) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
These two airmen were crew of Blenheim I - L6782 - 604 Sqn.

BELL, David Mackintosh Moore - P/O - 42784 - RAF.
Ilkley Cemetery, Yorkshire.
This airman was crew of Blenheim I - L6733 - 5 OTU.

ATKINSON, Harold Derrick - P/O - 33418 - RAF - DFC.
Market Weighton Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Hurricane I - P2766 - 213 Sqn.

WAKELING, Sidney Richard Ernest - Sgt - 741505 - RAFVR.
Warmwell (Holy Trinity)Churchyard, Dorset.
Hurricane I - V7250 - 87 Sqn.

HELD,Heinrich - GAF.
WESTPHAL, Karl - GAF.
BRIEF, Josef - GAF.
KLESATSCHEK, Walter - GAF.
These four German airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[cozzy711]

Oblt Heinrich HELD, Pilot of Bf109E-4 of I./JG 54. Shot down by a Spitfire of 54 Squadron over Dover. A/C crashed at St Nicholas at Wade, near Birchington-on-Sea, Kent.


Lt Karl WESTPHAL, Pilot and Uffz Josef BRIEF, Gunner.
Crew of Bf110C-4 ‘3M+CH’ of 1./ZG 2 Shot down during aerial combat at Winfrith, East Chaldon near Warmwell, Dorset


Gefr Walter KLESATSCHEK, Radio Operator of He111P ‘G1+CT’ of 9./KG 55. Shot down during a sortie to bomb RAF Harwell. A/C crashed at sea. The pilot Uffz Alois SCMADERER survived and held as POW the other two crew MIA.

Chris