411021 - Unaccounted airmen - 21-10-1941

**Henk Welting** · 5th January 2009, 17:30

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
AC2 Charles W. BROWN - 1242716;
AC2 Ronald ROSENTHALL - 1479439, and
AC2 Cyril WOODWARD - 1047540 - attd 757 Sqn FAA.

B - Not found Flight archives:
Sgt (Pilot) Allan C. HENDRY - 985887.

C - Killed on active service:
Sgt (Pilot) Richard H. OAKLEY - 1154697 (in Flight initials "F" H. ?), and
LAC (Pilot u/t) Charles D. THOMSON - 1377094.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:
Lysander II - R2035 - 41 OTU - crashed in forced landing 21 miles NW of Hay, Herefordshire.
Oxford I - N6254 - 14 FTS - crashed on landing Long Newnton.
Tiger Moth II - N6747 - 1 ADF - spun into ground Bucklesham, Suffolk.
Tutor I - K4822 - RAFC - crashed on take-off Ouston.
Oxford II - AB653 - 12 FTS - hit tree on overshoot at night, Denton.

It's known that there was a coach accident this day near Andoversford, with airmen returning from a visit to Cheltenham; the bus crashed and caught fire. As casualties already on file:
Cpl S.F. ANDREWS - 1154921;
AC2 J. BASELEY - 1084639;
LAC M. BRADY DE MAYNARD - 1331436;
AC2 R.L. COPPIN - 1134494;
AC2 K.J. FULLER - 1317209;
LAC S.G.P. MEDWIN - 1315853;
AC2 F. POULTER - 1525727, and
LAC H.T. STOKES - 52152.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 5th January 2009, 17:32

What was the unit and cause of death of AC1 William M. BOAL - 943541, who lies buried at Reykjavik.

Regards,
Henk.

**COL BRUGGY** · 5th January 2009, 17:50

Henk,

Sgt (Pilot) Allan C. HENDRY - 985887 - KOAS (Times Dec 5, 1941).

Col.

**Dick** · 5th January 2009, 18:12

Hi Henk
Brown,34, registered at Bromley, Kent
Rosenthal,20, registered at Cheltenham, Gloucester and Andoversford is very close to Cheltenham
Hendry,22 and Richard H Oakley,20,are registered at Deben Suffolk,the right area for Bucklesham and N6747
I didn't find Cyril Woodward
I looked up Andrews and Baseley on your coach casualty list and they are also registered at Cheltenham
Regards
Dick

**dennis_burke** · 5th January 2009, 18:20

A - Died on active service:
AC2 Charles W. BROWN - There is a 34 year old Charles W Brown in the Bromley district? There is no Charles W or Charles William Brown in Soctland.

AC2 Ronald ROSENTHALL - Age 20 Cheltenham district, a possible bus casualty, see below
AC2 Cyril WOODWARD - Not in Q1 or Q2 index nor can i see him on Scotlandspeople?

B - Not found Flight archives:
Sgt (Pilot) Allan C. HENDRY - Age 22 Deben district
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/deben.html

C - Killed on active service:
Sgt (Pilot) Richard H. OAKLEY - Age 20 Deben district
LAC (Pilot u/t) Charles D. THOMSON - Age 29 Grantham & West Kesteven district
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/grantham%20and%20west%20kesteven.html

The bus casulaties are all DOAS per flight:
Basely, Coppin and Medwin are registered Cheltenham district (A sample of those men)

**COL BRUGGY** · 6th January 2009, 02:32

Henk,

AC1 William M. BOAL - 943541 - DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. Times (Jan 29, 1942).

Col.

**Henk Welting** · 6th January 2009, 13:58

Thanks friends for all yur info; much appreciated.
Dick: Could THOMSON (registered Grantham & W.Kesteven) being matched to any proposed aircraft ?
Best regards,
Henk.

**Henk Welting** · 6th January 2009, 14:13

Thanks Col; unfortunately still no unit !
Regards,
Henk.

**Dick** · 6th January 2009, 15:03

Hi Henk
The only possibility for Thomson is the accident at Denton. It is in the next County but the name is on the list for Grantham and W Kesteven.
Long Newnton is in Wiltshire and Ouston is in Northumberland about 15m NW of Newcastle- on Tyne
Regards
Dick