400906 - Unaccounted airman - 6-9-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and what was the place of death registration for:

AC1 John C. SHEPPARD - 1130917 - not listed Flight archives.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Sheppard.23, is registered at Fylde which is the Office that would cover Blackpool(Squires Gate) and Warton and I am sure there others in that part of Lancashire.
Regards
Dick

[Amrit]

The Times Nov 29, 1940, Died on Active Service

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your support.

Henk.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC1 John C. SHEPPARD - 1130917 - the Grave Registration Report gives his unit as No. 3 School of Technical Training, and his service number as 1150917.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

400906 - Unaccounted Airmen - 06-09-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
REYNARD, Arthur - AC2c - 1174649 - RAFVR.
Birstwith (St.James) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Cause of death ?

SHEPPARD, John Charles - AC2c - 1150917 - RAFVR.
Ipswich New Cemetery, Suffolk.
Death caused by cachexia and heart failure.

From CWGC -

AUSTRALIA
CAREW, Dominick (Dominic) Thomas - Lac - 6239 - RAAF - 5 EFTS.
Mount Thompson Crematorium, Queensland, Australia.
Cause of death phenomena.

BORAIN, James Oliver - Lac - 404011 - RAAF.
Mount Thompson Crematorium, Queensland, Australia.
TAYLOR, Leslie Robert - Lac - 407084 - RAAF.
North Road Anglican Cemetery, South Australia, Australia.
WESTON, John Francis Durban - F/O - 252 - RAAF.
New South Wales Cremation Memorial, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
These three airmen were crew of Anson I - R3540 - 2 SFTS.

GERMANY
BRACEGIRDLE, James - Sgt - 40199 - RNZAF.
BELL, William (Northern Ireland) - Sgt - 624554 - RAF .
These two airmen rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
They were crew of Hampden I - P2087 - 44 Sqn.

NEW ZEALAND
DE VERE, George William - Lac - 402171 - RNZAF.
Devonport (O'Neil's Point) Cemetery, North Shore City, New Zealand.
Tiger Moth - NZ745 - 2 EFTS, in collision with Moth Major NZ521.

UK
MACKAY, William Ian - Sgt - 550348 - RAF - DFM.
Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
CARTER, Jonathan Wallace - Sgt - 740975 - RAFVR.
Herne Bay Cemetery, Kent.
DRAKE-CARNELL, Francis John - P/O - 76599 - RAF.
East Raynham (St.Mary) Churchyard, Norfolk.
These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4378 - 144 Sqn.
( For CARTER the "Hampden file" has CAITER ).

KNIGHT, Charles John - Sgt - 746916 - RAFVR.
Camberwell (Honor Oak) Crematorium, London.
Hampden I - X2894 - 61 Sqn.

POWELL, William Leslie - Sgt - 641379 - RAF.
CLARKE, Charles Owen - Sgt - 745257 - RAFVR.
NEWTON-CLARE, John Edward - P/O - 33492 - RAF.
THOMPSON, William - Sgt - 637347 - RAF.
These four airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were crew of Hampden I - P1172 - 144 Sqn.

ADAMS, Hugh Charles - P/O - 85645 - RAFVR.
Tandridge (St.Peter) Churchyard, Surrey.
Hurricane I - V6612 - 501 Sqn.

CAMBRIDGE, William Percival - F/Lt - 37791 - RAF.
Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
Hurricane I - P3032 - 253 Sqn.

DAVIS, Carl Raymond - F/Lt - 90131 - RAF (AAF) - DFC.
Storrington (St.Mary) Churchyard, Sussex.
Hurricane I - P3363 - 601 Sqn.

HOUGHTON, Oliver Vincent - Sgt - 745437 - RAFVR.
Allesley (All Saints) Churchyard Extension, Warwickshire.
Hurricane I - V6646 - 501 Sqn.

PEARSON, Geoffrey Wilberforce - Sgt - 742740 - RAFVR.
Lympne (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Kent.
Hurricane I - P3516 - 501 Sqn.

RHODES-MOORHOUSE, William Henry - F/Lt - 90140 - RAF - DFC.
Parnham Private Cemetery, Belminster, Dorset.
Hurricane I - P8818 - 601 Sqn.

GORDON, William Hugh Gibson - P/O - 42120 - RAF.
Mortlach Parish Churchyard, Banffshire.
Spitfire Ia - X4035 - 234 Sqn.

SMITH, Arthur Dumbell - Sgt - 580153 - RAF.
Whyteleafe (St.Luke) Churchyard, Surrey.
Spitfire Ia - N3048 - 66 Sqn.

HOLZAPFEL, Karl Gustav Attalus - German Air Force.
SCHUMANN, Gerhard - German Air Force.
These two German Airmen rest at Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent.
Cause of death ?

HEMPEL, Ernst - German Air Force.
KIEHN, Christoph - German Air Force.
ROTH, Rudolf - German Air Force.
These three German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[davew]

Alex

You have Houghton and Pearson in the same a/c. Pearson was in P3516.

DaveW

[Andy Marden]

It might be worth noting that Sgt Smith (N3048) was shot down on 4 September 1940, dying of his injuries two days later.

[Andy Marden]

Alex,

MACKAY, William Ian - Sgt - 550348 - RAF - DFM.
Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
CARTER, Jonathan Wallace - Sgt - 740975 - RAFVR.
Herne Bay Cemetery, Kent.
DRAKE-CARNELL, Francis John - P/O - 76599 - RAF.
East Raynham (St.Mary) Churchyard, Norfolk.
These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4878 - 144 Sqn.
>> Serial P4378. There is an anomaly in our database for this loss. The aircraft crashed at West Raynham as per the ORB. But the pilot (Sqn Ldr Lerwill) is listed as a POW!

GORDON, William Hugh Gibson - P/O - 42120 - RAF.
Mortlach Parish Churchyard, Banffshire.
Spitfire Ia - X4036 - 234 Sqn.
>> Serial X4035

Andy

[cozzy711]

Gefr Karl Gustav Attalus HOLZAPFEL Pilot of Bf109E-1 ‘White 5 + I’ of 7./JG 26. Shot down by fighters from 234 and 303 Squadron crashing in the English Channel.

Fw Gerhard SCHUMANN Gunner of Bf110D-0 ‘3U + HR’ of 7/ZG 26. Shot down by fighters.

Fw Ernst HEMPEL Pilot of Bf109E-4 shot down over Thames Estuary exploding in mid-air and crashing at Kings North Marshes, River Medway, Kent.

Uffz Christoph KIEHN Pilot of Bf110C-4 ‘3U + CL’ of 3./ZG 26. Shot down by fighters of 111 Squadron over Brooklands, crashing at Cannons Hill Golf Course, Coulsdon, Surrey.

Uffz Rudolf ROTH Radio Operator of Bf110C-4 ‘3U+CA’ of Stab/ZG 26. Engine caught fire causing aircraft to crash into sea off Dover. Body recovered 30/10/1940. Pilot POW.

Chris

[jonheyworth]

Arthur Reynard 1174649 , attached to Number 6 SOTT , was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital, Cosford on 3 September, where he died of Ludwig's Angina