400916 - Unaccounted Airmen - 16-09-1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

400916 - Unaccounted Airmen - 16-09-1940

From Henk's List -

CANADA
McCALLUM, Dugald Forbes - AC2c - R/68345 - RCAF.
London (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
Died of appendicitis.

EGYPT
STURT, Napier George Henry - P/O - 83058 - RAFVR.
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery,Egypt.
This airman was Lord Alington, he died of pneumonia.

UK
CONRAD, Jean - Sgt - 31349 - FFAF.
District of Kilmory County of Bute. Returned to France Post WW2.
DACE, Clifford - Sgt - 31342 - FFAF - Never recovered.
MAURICET, Paul - Sgt - 31343 - FFAF - Never recovered.
And NOT on Henk's List was -
ALMAYRAC, Ernest Joseph Gabriel - Sgt. Body washed ashore 25th September.
Also recorded as ALMOYROC or ALMEYREC.
The four airmen named above were aboard the SS.ASKA when she was bombed on the 16th September 1940.
(I did see on line that the 22nd is also said to have been the date of the ship ?).

From CWGC -

EGYPT
PRICE, Humphrey Lawrence Stewart - Sgt - 521074 - RAF.
WALKER, Grahame Edmund - P/O - 41083 - RAF.
These two airmen were crew of Wellesley - L2664 - 223 Sqn.

CHOLMELEY, Anthony Hugh - P/O - 40988 - RAF.
Gladiator - K7916 - 80 Sqn.

The above three airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

ROBERTS, Eric Samuel - P/O - 42362 - RAF.
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
Blenheim IV - T2052 - 113 Sqn.

UK
THOMPSON, Chester William McKinley - Sqdn/Ldr - 18081 - RAF.
Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Moray.
(CWGC give 16th but documents show 10th ). C16472484 has 16th so which is correct date, 10th or 16th ?
Said to have been aboard Magister I - T9814 - 19 OTU.

MAREK, Frantisek - Sgt - 787975 - RAFVR.
Eastbrookend (Dagenham) Cemetery, Essex.
Spitfire Ia - R6625 - 310 (Czech) Sqn.

ADAMS, Trevor George - AC2c - 936634 - RAFVR -( CWGC has 57 Sqdn?).
Wootton (St.George) Church Cemetery, Northamptonshire.
CARSON, Arthur Frederick Copithorne - P/O - 42693 - RAF.
Lossiemouth Burial Ground, Moray.
MANSER, Norman Cyril - Sgt - 581517 - RAF.
Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery, Kent.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - N3564 - 21 Sqn.

RATTAY, Heinrich - GAF.
Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery, Warwickshire.

HENKE, Willi - GAF.
ZEHBE, Robert - GAF.
These two German airmen rest at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

Cause of death of these German Airmen ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

Alex,

THOMPSON, Chester William McKinley - Sqdn/Ldr - 18081 - RAF.
Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Moray.
(CWGC give 16th but documents show 10th ). C16472484 has 16th so which is correct date, 10th or 16th ?
Said to have been aboard Magister I - T9814 - 19 OTU.
>> Perhaps the date in our database is wrong? Which documents show 10 Sep 40 please?

MAREK, Frantisek - Sgt - 787975 - RAFVR.
Eastbrookend (Dagenham) Cemetery, Essex.
Spitfire Ia - R6625 - 310 (Czech) Sqn.
>> This loss was on 14 Sep 40. The CWGC documents have been hand-amended:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi.../#&gid=1&pid=1
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi.../#&gid=1&pid=2
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi.../#&gid=2&pid=1
AIR81/3291 also confirms 14 Sep 40

Andy

[Alex Smart]

Hello Andy,
Re Thompson, same as Marek, the CWGC if I recall correctly.
Alex

[AL90]

Hi,
THOMPSON, Chester William McKinley - Sqdn/Ldr - 18081 - RAF.
Magister T9814 crashed 6 miles South of Dalwhinnie.
The hand written Police report from Constable (illegible) Kingussie on 16/9/40 at 6.15PM states that "a Colonel Robert? has phoned from the Dalwhinnie Unit, he has passed the remains of a burnt out aeroplane about 10 yards from the main road, 6 miles beyond Dalwhinnie. It is not known what became of the Pilot or whether this is a British or Foreign Plane. I have informed Kinloss. Perth Police have been informed."
A second typed report received from L.M.S Railway Office Inverness at 5PM 16/9/40. " We recieved a message from the Signal Box at Dalanreoch which lies between Dalnaspidal and Struan:- An Aeroplane came down in flames 3 miles South of Dalnaspidal. It was observed by the driver of a Pilot engine about 4.38PM. It is clear of the line"
I am 100% certain the death certificate was dated 16/9/40.

Alan.

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Alan