410919 - Unaccounted airmen - 19-9-1941

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

Cpl Henry B.P. BURGIN - 292056 - age 41 - died on active service;
F/O Edward G. NEWMAN - 43381 - died on active service, and
Sgt (Obs) Robert O. ROGERS - 979582 - 235 Sqn (Blenheim - Dyce, Aberdeenshire) - died of wounds or injuries received in action.

No proposed aircraft losses for this day.
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

I don't have anything for these, from the ORBs I have found quite a few accidents on this date but all were non-fatal.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Burgin, 41, registered at Nottingham
Newman,56, registered at Aldershot, Hampshire. The age ties in with CWGC and he is buried at Brookwood which is in the area.
Rogers is buried at Lerwick and possibly died there
Regards
Dick

[davew]

Henk

Rogers died of 'penetrating gunshot wound' at Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick.

regards

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your responses. Rogers may have been wounded aboard an aircraft that returned safely to base (probably at an earlier date ?). Only the ORB may tell us what happened.
Regards,
Henk.

[Jagan]

Flight Sergeant Clement ASHBEE (363535) 1941-09-19 148 Sqdn Egypt Fayid War Cemetery

Self inflicted Gunshot wound as as per http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D8389170

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

979582 Sgt (Obs.) Robert O ROGERS .

15/09/1941
No.235 Sqn (Detached Flight, Sumburgh)
Blenheim IV V5454:LA-J
Op: TROST Patrol.
Up: 1410, Down:1930.

While on patrol J/235 sighted and attacked a Heinkel 111 and made to attack [sic]. Rear gunner of E/A opened fire and about 6 bullets entered the front of J/235, wounding each of the crew, pilot managed to fly aircraft back to base with the assistance of M/235 which took off to escort J/235 after W/T message had been received. Crew moved to hospital when aircraft landed.

60118 P/O (Pilot) Francis Anthony RABAGLIATI* RAFVR - Wounded, lost his right eye.
979582 Sgt (Obs.) Robert Owen ROGERS RAFVR - Wounded + 19/09/1941.
1354703 Sgt (W.Op./A.G.) Dennis Arthur HORWOOD RAFVR - Wounded - DFM LG: 02/01/1942**

* https:http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/ne...is-rabagliati/

** https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightP...20-%200207.PDF

and ...

No.235 Sqn ORB - Record of Events (F.541)
AIR 27/1443/18 - Images 6-7 of 8
http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D8395862

Col.