401006 - Unaccounted airmen - 6-10-1940

[Henk Welting]

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

AC2 Keith A. FERGUSON - 1057320 - died of wounds or injuries received on active service;
LAC Alan MacKLEY - 622487 - 72 Sqn (Biggin Hill, Kent) - killed on active service, and
AC2 Henry E. STENNETT - 747227 - died of wounds or injuries received on active service.

Aerodromes Hendon, Northolt, Biggin Hill, Hornchurch, Tangmere and Uxbridge were attacked by the Luftwaffe.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:
Albatross - G-AFDL - BOAC - crashed in forced landing Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire
Blenheim I - L6624 - RAE - crashed; no further details.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Can only find Stennett,24, registered at Uxbridge and Mackley,23, at Bromley in Kent(probably Biggin Hill)
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dick.
Regards and good weekend,
Henk.

[Martyn A Critchlow]

FERGUSON - also registered Bromley.

Martyn

[wwrsimon]

Martyn

The Hull Daily Mail of October 11th 1940 carried a report about his funeral:

HESSLE AIRMAN'S FUNERAL
Killed as Result of Enemy Action
The funeral took place, at Hessle cemetery yesterday, following a memorial service in the Wesley church, of Aircraftman Keith A. [Andrew] Ferguson, of 20, The Circle, Hessle, who died as aresult of enemy action in a London hospital on Sunday at the age of 19.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401006 - Unaccounted Airmen - 06-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
FERGUSON, Keith Andrew - AC2c - 1057320 - RAFVR.
Hessle Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Killed in an Air Raid on RAF Biggin Hill.

GAWITH, Alex Leslie Anderson - Lac - 901704 - RAFVR.
Yalding (SS.Peter and Paul) Churchyard, Kent.
Car collided with a stationary lorry.

MACKLEY, Alan - Lac - 622487 - RAF.
Lockton Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Killed in an Air Raid on RAF Biggin Hill.

STENNETT, Henry Eugene - AC2c - 747227 - RAFVR.
Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.
Died of wounds sustained during an Air Raid on RAF Uxbridge.

YOUNG, Charles Henry - AC2c - 949726 - RAFVR.
Cardiff Western Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Accidentally shot by a sentry at RAF Pembrey.

From CWGC -

CANADA
BARR, Thomas Archibald - Lac - R/50990 - RCAF.
Edmonton (Beechmount) Cemetery, Alberta, Canada.
Harvard - 1334 - 1 SFTS.

USA
FRYMARK, Eugene Aloysius (American) - AC2c - R/54374 - RCAF.
Milwaukee (Holy Cross) Cemetery, Wisconsin, USA.
Harvard - 1334 - 1 SFTS.

UK
DUDLEY, Laurence - Sgt - 741157 - RAFVR.
FLETCHER, Peter Howard - Sgt - 566110 - RAF.
MURRAY, John Charles - Sgt - 552235 - RAF.
PARKINSON, Herbert - P/O - 42954 - RAF.
These four airmen were crew of Hudson I - T9323 - 220 Sqn.

VINYARD, Frederick Fenton - Sgt - 748089 - RAFVR.
Spitfire Ia - R6683 - 64 Sqn.

The above five airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

D'ARCY - WRIGHT, Gerald - P/O - 40162 - RAF.
Leeming (St.John the Baptist) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Hampden I - X2920 - 61 Sqn.

POWERS, Kenneth Sidney - Sgt - 742000 - RAFVR.
Stradishall (St.Margaret) Churchyard, Suffolk.
Hampden I - L4100 - 106 Sqn.

SIUDAK, Antoni - Plutonowy (Sgt) - P/5128 - PAF - VM V kl., KW, ML
Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.
Hurricane I - P3120 - 303 Sqn.

WATT, Dudley Alastair Nixon - Lt(A) - HMS Furious - RNVR.
Clacton Cemetery, Essex.
Swordfish - serial number unknown - 826 Sqn FAA,RN.
Henk had 825 Sqn FAA - Y0126 and incorrectly dated as 6th October 1944 .

BEDNAREK, Alexander - GAF.
KOSCHELLA, Georg - GAF.
THAL, Heinz - GAF.
WAGNER, Hans - GAF
WILKENING, Gerhard August Ferdinand - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

"STENNETT, Henry Eugene - AC2c - 747227 - RAFVR.
Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.
Died of wounds sustained during an Air Raid on RAF Uxbridge."

He died in the RAF Hospital, Uxbridge but the air raid was on Northolt

Malcolm

[Andy Marden]

Alex,
The Germans:

BEDNAREK, Alexander - GAF.
KOSCHELLA, Georg - GAF.
THAL, Heinz - GAF.
WILKENING, Gerhard August Ferdinand - GAF.
>> These four were the crew of Ju88A-4 8045/4D+HM of 4./KG30: www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=KOSCHELLA (http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=KOSCHELLA)
(note that Kracker mis-spells Bednarek)

WAGNER, Hans - GAF
>> Crew of Do17Z-3 4221/F1+FR of 7./KG76, shot down and force-landed near Mayfield, Sussex. The other three crew were made POW.
(from BoB Then and Now)

Andy