401004 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-10-1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401004 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
DONALDSON, John Storrar - AC2c - 1006560 - RAFVR.
Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery, Glasgow.
Died of gunshot wounds sustained at Aberffraw.

RAYMOND, Henry James - F/O - 70564 - RAF (RAFO).
Birmingham (Perry Barr) Crematorium, Warwickshire.
Shot himself.

SMITH, Ernest - Lac - 307747 - RAF.
Bradford (Bowling) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Killed when hit by a car then run over by a van travelling immediately behind the car in the blackout.

SMITH, John Walter - AC2c - 1154949 - RAFVR.
Ilford (St.Mary) Churchyard, Essex.
Died at Morecambe ?

STRONG, Joseph - AC2c - 997481 - RAFVR.
Dalston Burial Ground, Cumberland.
Cause of death ?

From CWGC -

UK
BERRY, Michael Joseph - F/O - 40877 - RAF.
Cranwell (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
KENDRAY, Leslie - Sgt - 754420 - RAFVR.
Thornaby-On-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire.
These two airmen were crew of Oxford - R5950 - 2 FTS.

EBERHARDT, Karol - Major - PAF - 1 S S.
Cranwell (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
FLEMING, James Percival - Lac - 746992 - RAFVR.
Whilton(St.Andrew) Churchyard, Northamptonshire.
These two airmen were crew of Wallace II - K6030 - 1 S S.

GILLIES, Kenneth McLeod - F/Lt - 37799 - RAF.
Thornton Garden of Rest, Lancashire.
Spitfire Ia - X4320 - 66 Sqn.

LINDSEY, George Norman - Sgt - 748417 - RAFVR.
Mansfield Woodhouse Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Master I - N7715 - 8 SFTS.

BAUER, Heinz - GAF.
BLASIUS, Kurt - GAF.
DIESEROTH, Heinrich - GAF.
GRAF, Justus - GAF.
HILDEBRANDT, Emil - GAF.
HOLZER, Johann - GAF.
KOLB, Rudolf - GAF.
REINELT, Walter - GAF.
SCHOEFFMANN, Peter - GAF.
TSCHOEP, Willibald - GAF.
WINTER, Fritz - GAF.
ZINGEL, Hans Hugo - GAF.
These twelve Germany Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[jonheyworth]

I've added all October 1940, bar one chap I'm trying to find a little more detail on his accidental death

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

CWGC - UK.

Re: BERRY and KENDRAY.

40877 F/O (Pilot Instr.) Michael Joseph BERRY RAF, was New Zealander in the RAF. Berry and Kendray's Oxford I, R5950, belonged to No.2 Flying Instructors' School, Cranwell, not 2 FTS. See: FYT1/97 and FYT3/88.

Col.

[Andy Marden]

Again from Kracker archive:

BAUER, Heinz - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-2 5586/V4+FW of 5./KG1, shot down over Sussex.
BLASIUS, Kurt - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-3 5609/1H+EL of 3./KG26 which crashed into North Sea
DIESEROTH, Heinrich - GAF. >> Crew of Ju88A-1 6156/F1+LP of 6./KG76, shot down over Essex
GRAF, Justus - GAF. >> Crew of Ju88A-1 6156/F1+LP as above
HILDEBRANDT, Emil - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-2 5586/V4+FW of 5./KG1 as above
HOLZER, Johann - GAF. >> Crew of Ju88A-1 6156/F1+LP as above
KOLB, Rudolf - GAF. >> Crew of Ju88A-1 6156/F1+LP as above
REINELT, Walter - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-3 5609/1H+EL as above
SCHOEFFMANN, Peter - GAF. >> crew of Ju88A-1 6116/L1+EP of 6./LG1, shot down off Jury's Gap
TSCHOEP, Willibald - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-2 5586/V4+FW of 5./KG1 as above
WINTER, Fritz - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-3 5609/1H+EL as above
ZINGEL, Hans Hugo - GAF. >> Crew of He111H-3 5609/1H+EL as above