400907 - Unaccounted airmen - 7-9-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and what were the places of death registration for:

AC2 William T. JEWELL - 1255360 - killed on active service, and
AC2 Ronald T. STOTTER - 1303526 - died of wounds or injuries received on active service.

Proposed aircraft loss for this day:

Magister I - T9734 - 15 EFTS - no info on accident.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
These are a bit of a puzzle. Jewell,26, is registered at W Ham which is in E London and counts as being part of Essex but it is still difficult to suggest an airfield but the Docks in London were being bombed by day during this period. Stotter, 20, is registered at Newton but I can't locate it in the list of Registry Offices.
Regards
Dick

[davew]

Dick

Newton Register Office is in Lancashire

regards

DaveW

[Dick]

Thanks Dave
For Henk, Newton (now I've been shown where it is !!) could cover Burtonwood.
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks gents for your help.
Henk.

[markpeelgb]

William Thomas Jewell was killed in the September 7 1940 air raid on London; he died at 133 Mortlake Road in Custom House (West Ham), along with his parents and two sisters.

[jonheyworth]

William Buchan 569677 , was seriously injured at RAF Stapleford at 13:50 hours on 4 September when an aircraft crashed into a crane. Admitted to St. Margaret' s hospital where he died of his injuries

[jonheyworth]

Alfred Ridley Davies 743094, fell out of an upper floor window of a hotel in York, dying two days later in hospital

[Alex Smart]

Hello

400907 - Unaccounted Airmen - 07-09-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
BUCHAN, William - Cpl - 569677 - RAF - 151 Sqn.
Ceres Parish Churchyard, Fifeshire.
Injured on the 4th when an aircraft crashed into a crane at RAF Stapleford.
Died at St.Margaret's Hospital.

DAVIES, Alfred Ridley - Sgt - 743094 - RAFVR - 77 Sqn.
Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery, Middlesex.
Died in Hospital two days after falling from an Hotel window in York.

DEVLIN, Samuel Edward - Lac - 612253 - RAF.
Nottingham Southern Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Found dead on a railway track whilst at home on leave.

JEWEL, William Thomas - AC2c - 1255360 - RAFVR.
East London Cemetery, Plaistow, Essex.
Killed during an Air Raid on London.

STOTTER, Ronald Thomas Charles - AC2c - 1303526 - RAFVR - 37 MU.
Mitcham (London Road) Cemetery, Surrey.
Killed during an Air Raid on Burtonwood.

From CWGC -

UK
BERESFORD, Hugh Richard Aden - F/Lt - 37150 - RAF.
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
Hurricane I - P3049 - 257 Sqn.

COVERLEY, William Hugh - F/O - 70142 - RAF.
Scarborough (Dean Road) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Spitfire Ia - N3198 - 602 Sqn.

DAVIES, John William - Sgt - 938521 - RAFVR.
Roundhay (St.John)Churchyard, Yorkshire.
SAUNDERS, Albert Frederick Charles - Sgt - 748574 z RAFVR.
Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London.
These two airmen were crew of Blenheim I - L6684 - 600 Sqn.

FLEMING, Robert David Spittall - P/O - 74672 - RAFVR.
Golders Green Crematorium, Middlesex.
Hurricane I - R4114 - 249 Sqn.

HUGHES, Paterson Clarence - F/Lt - 39461 - RAF - DFC.
Sutton-on-Hull (St.James) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Spitfire Ia - X4009 - 234 Sqn.

HULL, Caesar Barraud (South African) - Sqn/Ldr - 37285 - RAF - DFC, MiD.
Tangmere (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Sussex.
Hurricane I - V6641 - 43 Sqn.

LOVETT, Reginald Eric - F/Lt - 37543 - RAF - DFC.
Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium, Middlesex.
Hurricane I - P3234 - 73 Sqn

O'BRIEN, Joseph Somerton - Sqn/Ldr - 34171 - RAF - DFC.
St.Mary Cray Cemetery, Kent.
Spitfire Ia - P9466 - 234 Sqn.

REYNELL, Richard Carew - F/Lt - 32091 - RAF.
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
Hurricane I - V7257 - 43 Sqn.

SANDERS, Donald Joseph - F/O - 41619 - RAF.
Catterick Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Spitfire Ia - R6901 - 54 Sqn.

WENDEL, Kenneth Victor( NewZealander) - F/O - 40651 - RAF.
Faversham Borough Cemetery, Kent.
Hurricane I - L1615 - 504 Sqn.

HILTON, Ronald - Sgt - 581219 - RAF.
NEVILLE, Brian Walter - Sgt - 901772 - RAFVR.
THOMAS, Roy Haydn - F/O - 41222 - RAF.
SEED, Harold Victor - Sgt - 540186 - RAF.
STEVENS, Dennis Joseph Arthur - P/O - 81060 - RAFVR.
These five airmen were crew of Whitley V - P4935 - 10 Sqn.

BENZIE, John (Canadian) - P/O - 42185 - RAF.
Hurricane I - P2962 - 242 Sqn.

MITCHELL, Lancelot Robert George - F/O - 70469 - RAF.
Hurricane I - V7254 - 257 Sqn.
(Forum's database has this loss as a Lerwick I as does the NA reference C16472280 ).

MOODY, Henry Wollast - P/O - 81046 - RAFVR.
Spitfire Ia - X4256 - 602 Sqn.

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

ABERT, Hans-Dietrich - GAF.
GALLA, August Alfred - GAF.
GOEDSCHE, Hans - GAF.
HETZ, Heinrich - GAF.
KISLINGER, Friedrich - GAF.
KLOTZ, Walter - GAF.
MESCHEDER, Hans - GAF.
NEUMANN, Peter - GAF.
OLIGSCHLAEGER, Fritz Friedrich Jacob - GAF.
OTTERBACH, Ernst - GAF.
RUPPRECHT, Walter - GAF.
SCHARF, Karl Hans - GAF.
SCHNEIDER, Gottfried - GAF.
SCHNEIDER, Karl - GAF.
SCHUENEMANN, Kurt - GAF.
WOLF, Wilhelm - GAF.

The sixteen German Airmen named above all rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

Alex

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

UK.

39461 F/Lt Paterson Clarence HUGHES DFC RAF, born near Cooma, New South Wales, was an Australian serving in the RAF.

32091 F/Lt Richard Carew REYNELL RAF, from Reynella, South Australia, was an Australian serving in the RAF.

Col.

[davew]

Alex

Buchan doi after Hurricane V4706 hit a crane. The pilot 73040 R. Ambrose was killed.

Hurricane of Wendel should read L1615

Lerwick or Hurricane V7254? Lerwick serial possibly L5254

DaveW

[Alex Smart]

Thanks Dave,
In regard to 257 Sqn using Lerwick's wasn't it a Fighter Squadron ?
Alex

[Andy Marden]

The error regarding F/O Mitchell stems from TNA: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472280
where (yet again) an error has been made with the serial. It was indeed Hurricane V7254.
The database automatically scoops this wrong serial and attaches itself to the wrong aircraft.
I will correct this shortly.

[cozzy711]

Lt Hans-Dietrich ABERT Pilot
Uffz Karl Hans SCHARF Radio Operator
Crew of Bf110D-0 ‘A2 + BH’ of 4./ZG 2. Crashed at Ramsden House, Swan Lane, Downham Hall, Wickford, Essex

Uffz August Alfred GALLA Radio Operator of Bf110C-4 ‘A2+ML’ of 6./ZG 2. Shot down by a Hurricane of 1 Squadron off Birchington, Thanet, Kent. Pilot POW.

Hans GOEDSCHE crew of Bf110C-5 ‘5F+MM’ of 4(F)./14 crashed into sea 10 miles South of Bembridge. Body washed ashore 22/11/1940

Gefr Heinrich HETZ Radio Operator on Bf110D-0 ‘A2+JH’ Shot down crashing at Bullers Farm, Little Burstead, Essex. Pilot POW

Lt Friedrich KISLINGER Pilot Bf110C-4 ‘3M+LM’ of 3./ZG 2. Shot down by 73 Squadron at Old Tree Farm, Hoath, near Hern Bay, Kent. Observer POW.

Uffz Walter KLOTZ Observer
Uffz Wilhelm WOLF Radio Operator
Crew of He111P-4 ‘5J+JP’ of 6./KG 4. Shot down by AA fire over the Thames. Pilot and gunner POW. F/Eng MIA.

Lt Kurt SCHÜNEMANN Pilot
Uffz Hans MESCHEDER Gunner
Crew of Bf110D-0 ‘A2+NH’ of II/ZG 2 Shot down crashing at Park Corner Farm, Hacton Lane, Hornchurch, Essex’

Ogefr Peter NEUMANN Radio operator on He111H-2 ‘A1+DN’ of 5./KG 53. Shot down by fighters force landed Isle of Grain, Kent. Remaining crew POW

Ofw Ernst OTTERBACH
HptFw Fritz Friedrich Jacob OLIGSCHLÄGER Radio Operator
Crew of Bf110C-4 ‘3M+FL’ of 3./ZG 2. Killed during aerial combat over Eythorne, near Deal, Kent. Aircraft broke up in air.

I am currently not able to identify the following
Walter RUPPRECHT
Gottfried SCHNEIDER
Karl SCHNEIDER

Chris