410130 - Unaccounted Airmen - 30-01-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410130 - Unaccounted Airmen - 30-01-1941

From Henk's List -

CANADA
QUINLAN, John Anthony Archibald - Lac - R/68547 - RCAF - 4 EFTS.
North Bay (St.Mary's) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
Death caused by walking into a propeller of a moving aircraft.

MALTA
CURRIE, Ian Riach - P/O - 85944 - RAFVR.
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta.
Died of Cerebral malaria.

NEW ZEALAND
SCHWARTFEGER, James Martin Stanton - Lac - 402532 - RNZAF.
Papakura Public Cemetery, Papakura District, New Zealand.
Died at Auckland Hospital of a serious illness (?) which lasted several weeks.

UK
CAMPBELL, John - W/O - 337712 - RAF- 7 AACU.
Donington (St.Cuthbert) Churchyard, Albrighton, Shropshire.
Died in RAF Cosford Hospital of acute Asthma.

JABLONSKI, Tadeusz - Major (Sqdn/Ldr) - P/1030 - PAF.
Blackpool (Layton)Cemetery, Lancashire.
CWGC has 29/01/1941 ???

WARREN,Jack Victor - AC2c - 1158624 - RAFVR - 927 Balloon Sqdn.
Bath ( Locks Brook) Cemetery, Somerset.
Died as a result of a motor cycle accident.

MORGAN, Benjamin Glynn - NA2c - FX.81178 - HMS Daedalus - RN.
Bosbury (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Herefordshire.
Aged 19 years.Cause of death ?

From CWGC -

SOUTH AFRICA
GREENBLATT, Ben Zion - Air Sgt - 243367 - SAAF.
Johannesburg (Brixton) Cemetery ( Jewish Section), Gauteng, South Africa.
TAYLOR, Kenneth M - 2Lt - 103111 - SAAF.
Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery, Kwazullu Natal, South Africa.
These two airmen were crew of Aeroonca 50c - 1477 - SAAF.

UK
HOUCHIN, Robert James - Sgt - 518421 - RAF.
Reading Cemetery, Berkshire.
KIRKHAM, James - Sgt - 635832 - RAF.
Sheffield (Burngreave) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
WILLIAMS, Thomas William Edward - Sgt - 911368 - RAFVR.
Aberdeen(Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension, Aberdeenshire. Blenheim IV - N6233 - 248 Sqdn.
See AIR 81/4955.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

MORGAN, Benjamin Glynn - NA2c - FX.81178 - ADM 104 records that he died 'presumably sub-acute bacterial endocarditis from which rating was due to be finally invalided from the Service 21.2.41.'

His place of death is recorded as Post Office, Moreton-in-Marsh. The Evesham Standard and West Midland Observer of February 8th 1941 reported his death, and noted that he was the son of the Postmaster at Moreton-in-Marsh, and died at home.

The article includes a lengthy description of his wartime experiences, from being bombed in an open boat, moving to the Midlands for flying training and surviving the bombing of Birmingham, where he served in the Auxiliary Fire Service. He suffered a head injury during one raid, and was at hospital in Moreton-in-Marsh and then at two R.A.F. hospitals. His health declined, and he was brought home by his father where he finally passed away.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Simon for this full explanation of this Naval Airmans medical diagnosis and final days.