401005 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-10-1940

**Alex Smart** · 16th April 2022, 00:15

Hello,

401005 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
SMITH, William James - Cpl - 849877 - RAF (AAF) - 914 BalloonSqn.
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire.
Admitted to Hospital on the 21st June as dangerously ill. That was downgraded to seriously ill in July which was followed by a relapse and he eventually died of Chronic Bronchitis.

WILLIAMS, William Kynaston - F/Lt - 37704 - RAF.
Black Bourton ( St.) Churchyard, Oxfordshire.
Died from injuries received when he was shot by a sentry at RAF Brize Norton.

From CWGC -

UK
ADAMS, Woodrow Gregory - S/Lt(A) - HMS Ark Royal - RN.
Liverpool (Anfield) Crematorium, Lancashire.
Died of injuries in an Air crash off Harstad.
Swordfish - Serial unknown - 810 Sqn FAA,RN.

BOAK, Andrew Stenhouse - P/O - 43020 - RAF.
BROOKER, Francis John - Sgt - 742131 - RAFVR.
MARSHALL, James Douglas - Sgt - 817236 - RAF (AAF).
WISE, Charles Harold - Sgt - 505501 - RAF.
These four airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4417 - 50 Sqn.

BENNETT, Harry - Sgt - 549557 - RAF.
NEALE, Robert John - Sgt - 745300 - RAFVR.
WOOD, George - Sgt - 580689 - RAF.
YORATH, Philip Herbert - F/Sgt - 532375 - RAF.
These four airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4362 - 144 Sqn.

BRACKENRIDGE, Gilbert Keith - F/O - 70074 - RAF.
BRUCE, Donald - Sgt - 536872 - RAF.
McINTOSH, John - P/O - 43289 - RAF.
RUSSELL, Andrew - Sgt - 533654 - RAF.
These four airmen were crew of Hudson I - P5117 - 233 Sqn.

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

ALGAR, Alan - Sgt - 970031 - RAFVR.
Derby (Nottingham Road) Cemetery, Derbyshire.
CANNON, William Arthur - Sgt - 746801 - RAFVR.
South Shoebury ( St.Andrew) Churchyard, Essex.
RAYMENT, Walter Benedict - Sgt - 751840 - RAFVR.
Henfield Cemetery, Sussex.
These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - X2920 - 61 Sqn.

SHERWOOD, Charles Alfred - Sgt - 536431 - RAF.
Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Hampden I - X2977 - 83 Sqn.

HALL, Albert Richard Sidney - Sgt - 755403 - RAFVR.
Brentwood (London Road) Cemetery, Essex.
Blenheim IV - R2771 - 53 Sqn.

JANUSZEWICZ, Wojciech - Kapitan(F/Lt) - P/1385 - PAF - VMY, KL,3×KW,ML.
Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.
Hurricane I - P3892 - 303 Sqn.

SCOTT, John Craig - Sgt - 745031 - RAFVR.
Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery, Glasgow.
VALENTINE, Dudley - Sgt - 745028 - RAFVR.
Glasgow (Riddrie) Cemetery, Glasgow.
These two airmen were crew of Master I - N7937 - 5 SFTS.

SUTTON, Norman - P/O - 84033 - RAFVR.
St.Helens Cemetery, Lancashire.
Spitfire Ia - L9989 - 72 Sqn.

DUENSING, Fritz - GAF.
KRAPPATSCH, Helmut - GAF.
These two German airmen rest at Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent.
Cause of death ?

Alex