401106 - Unaccounted Airmen - 06-11-1940

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401106 - Unaccounted Airmen - 06-11-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
BUXTON, Stanley Leonard - Lac - 744538 - RAFVR.
Bromley (London Road Or Old) Cemetery, Kent.
Killed during an Air Raid on RAF Pembroke Dock.

CLIFFORD, Wilfred - AC2c - 1105316 - RAFVR.
Droylsden cemetery, Lancashire.
Died in a Road accident.

EGAN, Vincent - W/O - 334283 - RAF.
Edinburgh (Mount Vernon) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Edinburgh.
Died at Edinburgh Castle Military Hospital from Broncho pneumonia and influenza.

JONES, Noel George - Lac - 614337 - RAF - 226 Sqn.
Welshpool (St.Mary) Churchyard, Montgomeryshire.
Killed in a motor-cycle accident in Belfast.

MOORE, Alfred - W/O - 334283 - RAF - HQ 80 Wng.
New Southgate Cemetery, Hertfordshire.
Died in a Road accident.

MUMFORD, Raymond George - Lac - 865676 - RAF(AAF) - 935 Balloon Sqn.
Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Died in Bristol Royal Infirmary from injuries sustained in an accident involving a Bus.

From CWGC -

ERITREA
HAYWARD, Jack Maurice - F/O - 40111 - RAF.
Gladiator I - K7977 - 112 Sqn.
SAVAGE, Kenneth Howard - F/Lt - 37483 - RAF.
Gladiator I - L7614 - 112 Sqn.
VAN SCHALKWYK, Schalk - Major - 10261V - SAAF.
Gladiator II - N5855 - 112 Sqn.
These three airmen rest at Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea.

GERMANY
HAMILTON, Richard Stephen Edward - Sgt - 581097 - RAF.
MOYES,James Inglis - Sgt - 643193 - RAF.
OLDFIELD, John Humphrey Ridding - Sqn/Ldr - 32182 - RAF.
ROBERTSON, Andrew - Sgt - 746740 - RAFVR.
These four airmen rest at Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
They were crew of Hampden I - P2082 - 61 Sqn.

GREECE
MERIFIELD, John - Sgt - 751514 - RAFVR.
Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece.
Blenheim I - L8462 - 30 Sqn.

NETHERLANDS
COLE, Douglas Owen - Sgt - 755025 - RAFVR.
EMM, Kenneth - Sgt - 905343 - RAFVR.
GOWLAND, Kenyon Stafford - Sgt - 742817 - RAF.
WALKER, Colin James Ray - P/O - 41759 - RAF.
These four airmen rest at Ootmarsum Protestant Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands.
They were crew of Hampden I - X2907 - 50 Sqn.

SUDAN
FESTING - SMITH, Patrick DeCourcey - Sqn/Ldr - 16194 - RAF.
Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan.
Died in Hospital from injuries received in an accident.

UK
CANNING, Cornelius Daniel McColgan - Sgt - 751769 - RAFVR.
Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
WESTLEY, Herbert Charles - Sgt - 650218 - RAF.
West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, London.
These two airmen were crew of Wellington Ic - R3289 - 99 Sqn.

HAIRE, John Keatinge - Sgt - 748611 - RAFVR.
Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery, County Down, UK.
Hurricane I - V6627 - 145 Sqn.

HAMMERTON, Jack - Sgt - 745227 - RAFVR.
Slough ( Stoke Road) Cemetery, Buckinghamshire.
Hurricane I - L1886 - 615 Sqn.

TILLETT, James - F/O - 33454 - RAF.
Gosport (Ann's Hill) Cemetery, Hampshire.
Hurricane I - V6814 - 238 Sqn.

ADAIR, Hubert Hastings - Sgt - 580088 - RAF.
Hurricane I - V7602 - 213 Sqn.

FRASER, James - Sgt - 965774 - RAFVR.
Wellington Ic - R3289 - 99 Sqn.

HARDING, Edgar George - Sgt - 749521 - RAFVR.
JONES, Anthony Leonard - P/O - 42843 - RAF.
SMITH, Phillip Trevor Harding - Sgt - 754103 - RAFVR.
WALKER, Watkin Llewellyn Thomas - Sgt - 935524 - RAFVR.
WATT, James Beasley - Sgt - 647062 - RAF.
These five airmen were crew of Whitley V - P5001 - 10 Sqn.(But also 7 AGS, 22/06/1942 ?).

BREEZE, Lionel Bradley - Sgt - 755007 - RAFVR.
EATON, Francis Raymond - Sgt - 754825 - RAFVR.
GRAHAM, Granville - Sgt - 970896 - RAFVR.
PROUT, Reginald Wilfred - Sgt - 39936 - RNZAF.
SHAPLAND, Edward Arthur - Sgt - 746954 - RAFVR.
These five airmen were crew of Whitley V - P4943 - 58 Sqn.

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

OTTO, Paul - GAF.
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

HARDING, Edgar George - Sgt - 749521 - RAFVR.
JONES, Anthony Leonard - P/O - 42843 - RAF.
SMITH, Phillip Trevor Harding - Sgt - 754103 - RAFVR.
WALKER, Watkin Llewellyn Thomas - Sgt - 935524 - RAFVR.
WATT, James Beasley - Sgt - 647062 - RAF.
These five airmen were crew of Whitley V - P5001 - 10 Sqn.(But also 7 AGS, 22/06/1942 ?).

Alex,
The 7 AGS machine lost on 22 Jun 41 was a Fairey Battle, as per AIR81/7077: https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C16756374
The correct serial of this Battle was L5001.
I have amended our database to place the correct crew members with each aircraft.
Jagan will need to remove the erroneous link to AIR81/4140.
Andy

[Andy Marden]

ERITREA
VAN SCHALKWYK, Schalk - Major - 10261V - SAAF.
Gladiator II - N5855 - 112 Sqn.

According to the Air-Britain serials book N5855 was lost in Greece in June 1941, but I think this might well be an error.
As a matter of interest, whilst cross-checking I came across:
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/...s.php?id=27020
which wrongly states that he died of wounds suffered on 6 Jun 40. I have filed a correction.

[Andy Marden]

OTTO, Paul - GAF.
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Wasn't his name Otto PAUL?
Either way he was in the crew of He111H-2 6811/6N+BH of 1./KGr100 which ditched off Bridport.