401007 - Unaccounted Airmen - 07-10-1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401007 - Unaccounted Airmen - 07-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
CROSS, John Davies - Sgt - 742933 - RAFVR.
Pontardawe(All Saints) Churchyard, Glamorganshire.
PAINTER, Kenneth-Lac - 645628 - RAF.
Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk.
POUND, George Edward - AC2c - 1055450 - RAFVR.
Far Forest (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Rock, Worcestershire.
WHEELER, Kenneth George - Lac - 621799 - RAF.
Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
These four airmen were crew of Wellington I - L7896 - 9 Sqn.

HUNT, Edmund George - W/O - 359883 - RAF - GM.
Chatham (Palmerston Road) Cemetery, Kent.
Killed while attempting to defuse a bomb.

From CWGC -

GERMANY
GREEN, Herbert Frederick - Sgt - 742028 - RAFVR.
HOLLIDAY, George - Sgt - 936348 - RAFVR.
O'REGAN, Francis Patrick - Sgt - 747713 - RAFVR.
STEPHENS, Reginald - Sgt - 749413 - RAFVR.
TAYLOR, Rex Oliver Oxley - Sqn/Ldr - 22092 - RAFVR.
WHELPTON, Harry - Sgt - 751267 - RAFVR.
These six airmen rest at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin.
They were crew of Wellington Ic - P9287 - 38 Sqn.

UK
HARRIS, Richard Waugh - P/O - 42988 - RAF.
HARVEY, Marcus Rudolph - Sgt - 936278 - RAFVR.
These two airmen rest at Newton-on-Ouse, (All Saints) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
They were crew of Lysander III - R9056 - 4 Sqn.

BARRY, Nathaniel John Merriman (SouthAfrican) - F/O - 72514 - RAFVR .
Finghall (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Hurricane I - V6800 - 501 Sqn.

BEEDHAM, Joseph Jeffery Ian - P/O - 84943 - RAFVR.
Glenavy Roman Catholic Churchyard, County Antrum, UK.
Hurricane I - N2707 - 245 Sqn.

BRIDGE, James Frederick - F/O - 77783 - RAFVR.
Bedford Cemetery, Bedfordshire.
KISSNER, Jack Henry - Lac - 938026 - RAFVR.
Cranfield (SS.Peter and Paul) Churchyard, Bedfordshire.
These two airmen were crew of Oxford II - N4729 - 14 SFTS.

BROADHURST, John William - P/O - 41898 - RAF.
Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
Spitfire Ia - P9469 - 222 Sqn.

DIFFORD, Ivor Benison (South African) - F/O - 39865 - RAF .
Tangmere (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Sussex.
Hurricane I - P2770 - 609 Sqn.

ENGLISH, Charles Edward - P/O - 77791 - RAF.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St.Andrews and Jesmond)Cemetery, Northumberland.
Hurricane I - P3677 - 607 Sqn.

FEARY, Allan Norman - Sgt - 742301 - RAFVR.
Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Dorset.
Spitfire Ia - N3238 - 609 Sqn.

MATTHEWS, Henry Key Fielding - F/O - 40551 - RAF.
Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery, Kent.
Whitley V - K9087 - 603 Sqn.

OLDHAM, Dennis Henry - Lac - 1152047 - RAFVR.
Harrow Cemetery, Middlesex.
Master I - N7876 - 5 SFTS.

WHALL, Basil Ewart Patrick - Sgt - 740484 - RAFVR.
Amersham Consecrated Cemetery, Buckinghamshire.
Spitfire Ia - X4160 - 602 Sqn.

HOSKIN, Michael Covernton - Lt - HMS Daedalus - RN.
ROSE - RICHARDS, Thomas Essery - Lt(A) - HMS Daedalus - RN.
These two Naval Airmen are Commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
They were crew of Walrus - Serial number unknown - 765 Sqn FAA, RN.
Henk has Y0133.
Could the Walrus have been X1046, ex L2309 which was SS 11th October, 40 ?

BACHMANN, Josef - GAF.
HERZOG, Karl - GAF.
LEGE, Paul - GAF.
SCHILLING, Herbert - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

REPIK, Josef - GAF.
SIDOW, Kurt - GAF.
These two German Airmen rest at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

HOSKIN, Michael Covernton - Lt - HMS Daedalus - RN.
ROSE - RICHARDS, Thomas Essery - Lt(A) - HMS Daedalus - RN.
These two Naval Airmen are Commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
They were crew of Walrus - Serial number unknown - 765 Sqn FAA, RN.
Henk has Y0133.
Could the Walrus have been X1046, ex L2309 which was SS 11th October, 40 ?

I think that the SS in that context refers to Storage Section. There is also a later date of 15.3.44 in the FAA Serials book, so I don't think that X1046 is the aircraft we're looking for sadly.

[Andy Marden]

MATTHEWS, Henry Key Fielding - F/O - 40551 - RAF.
Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery, Kent.
Whitley V - K9087 - 603 Sqn.

This was a Spitfire, the serial should read K9807 (error in AIR81/3674).
However, there is debate surrounding the losses of K9807, K9963, N3109 as per your thread at:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...nd-which-Pilot
I'm not sure that this has been conclusively resolved yet.

[Andy Marden]

ENGLISH, Charles Edward - P/O - 77791 - RAF.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St.Andrews and Jesmond)Cemetery, Northumberland.
Hurricane I - P3677 - 607 Sqn.

This was a 605 Sqn loss: http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=P3677

[Andy Marden]

DIFFORD, Ivor Benison (South African) - F/O - 39865 - RAF .
Tangmere (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Sussex.
Hurricane I - P2770 - 609 Sqn.

This is another loss in the "not entirely straightforward" category.
Firstly, I don't think P2770 ever served with 609 Sqn.
It seems from the discussion here: http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...956#post118956
that the two aircraft involved in the mid-air collision in which Difford lost his life were L1728 and P3860.

[Andy Marden]

CROSS, John Davies - Sgt - 742933 - RAFVR.
Pontardawe(All Saints) Churchyard, Glamorganshire.
PAINTER, Kenneth-Lac - 645628 - RAF.
Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk.
POUND, George Edward - AC2c - 1055450 - RAFVR.
Far Forest (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Rock, Worcestershire.
WHEELER, Kenneth George - Lac - 621799 - RAF.
Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
These four airmen were crew of Wellington I - L7896 - 9 Sqn.

No, they weren't crew. This 99 Sqn aircraft (flown by a 149 Sqn crew) crashed on landing at Honington, killing some 9 Sqn airmen working on the flarepath:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...rmen-7-10-1940

[Andy Marden]

The Germans:

BACHMANN, Josef - GAF. >> pilot of Bf110C-4 3564/3U+JT of 8./ZG26, shot down and force-landed Corfe Castle. Gunner was made POW.
HERZOG, Karl - GAF. >> crew of Bf110C-7 3418/3U+JP of 6./ZG26, shot down over Somerset
LEGE, Paul - GAF. >> pilot of Bf109E-7 3881 of 5./JG27, shot down over Sussex
SCHILLING, Herbert - GAF. >> crew of Bf110C-7 3418/3U+JP of 6./ZG26, shot down over Somerset
These four German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

REPIK, Josef - GAF.
SIDOW, Kurt - GAF.
These two German Airmen rest at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
>> crew of Bf110C-4 3283/3U+_T (3U+BT or 3U+DT?) of 8./ZG26, shot down over Dorset.

[davew]

Alex

Hurricane P2770 should read L1728 of 607S ABS and BoBT&N. P2770 was not lost until 7/ November 1940.

Hurricane P3677 was of 605S ditto

DaveW

[Andy Marden]

Dave,
Something is still not right here.
According to the 145 Sqn ORB, the machine in which F/O Weir was lost on 7 Nov 40 was P2720, as here: http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=P2720
I'll continue in a separate thread.
Andy

[Alex Smart]

Thank you both, Andy and Dave for highlighting the details of those airmen and aircraft serials and offering the correct information.
Much appreciated
Alex