401018 - Unaccounted airmen - 18-10-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what were the places of death registration for the undermentioned airmen all killed on active service:

AC1 Alexander B.D. BOYLAN - 966290 - 1 BC, 902 Balloon Sqn, Kidbrooke, London (was target of the Luftwaffe 17/18 Oct);
AC1 Reginald J.M. FOSTER - 819119 - 615 Sqn - Northolt, Middlesex);
AC2 Aubrey L. MAYO - 819009 - 615 Sqn;
AC1 Sidney T. NICHOLLS - 819104 - 615 Sqn;
AC2 Edward MOORE - 1117995, and
AC2 Alec A.SUMMERFIELD - 819151 - 615 Sqn.

Anson K6155 of 2 SAN crashed in forced landing near Ludlow, Shropshire.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Boylan,30, is registered at Greenwich, E London, S of the river Thames and includes Kidbrooke. Foster,25, Mayo,26, Nicholls, 21, and Summerfield,22, are all registered at Hendon. Moore, 31, is registered at Runcorn in Lancashire (too far away from Ludlow).
615 Sqn had been at Prestwick but moved down to Northolt on 10/10/40. It is quite possible that groundcrew were still arriving from Scotland and if flown down could have come to Hendon, which was a transit airfield among other things at the time, intended to go on to Northolt by road rather than straight into an operational fighter station. This is a guess but it does fit into Hendon's usage at the time.
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

As ever, thanks Dick.

Henk.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC1 Reginald J.M. FOSTER - 819119 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Station Road, Wealdstone, Middlesex.

Regards

Simon

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi,

Hi,

The orb of 615 Squadron (AIR 27/2123) mentions on October 18, 1940 :

Four of our airmen A.C.s Foster, Nicholls, Summerfield and Mayo were killed instantaneously by a bomb which struck them whilst they were walking out at night near Wealdstone.

Best regards

Luc

[Alex Smart]

Hello

401018 - Unaccounted Airmen - 18-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
BOYLAN, Alexander Bremner Dunbar - AC1c - 966290 - RAFVR - 902 Balloon Sqn.
Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension, Aberdeenshire.
Killed in an Air Raid on a Balloon site.

FOSTER, Reginald John Marshall - AC1c - 819119 - RAF (AAF) - 615 Sqn.
Sanderstead (All Saints) Churchyard Extension, Surrey.
Killed in an Air Raid on RAF Northolt.

MAYO, Aubrey Leslie - AC2c - 819009 - RAF (AAF) - 615 Sqn.
Kensal Green (St. Mary's ) Roman Catholic Cemetery, London.
Killed in an Air Raid.

MOORE, Edward - AC2c - 1117995 - RAFVR.
Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Killed in an Air Raid on a Balloon site.

NICHOLLS, Sydney Thomas - AC1c - 819104 - RAF (AAF) - 615 Sqn.
Wallington (Bandon Hill) Cemetery, Surrey.
Killed in an Air Raid on Harrow.

SIMPSON, Kenneth Vaughan - AC2c - 964576 - RAFVR - 2 SFTS.
Southgate Cemetery, Middlesex.
Injured in a Road accident, dead on arrival at Radcliffe Infirmary.

SUMMERFIELD, Alec Alfred - AC2c - 819151 - RAF (AAF) - 615 Sqn.
Sutton Cemetery, Surrey.
Killed in an Air Raid.

From CWGC -

EGYPT
CULLIMORE, Edward Lionel - F/Lt - 39860 - RAF.
MINTON, Rolfe Vivian - Lac - 536755 - RAF.
QUICK, Lyon Curtis - P/O - 42322 - RAF.
YORK, William Robert - Lac - 549748 - RAF.
These four airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
They were crew of Bombay - L5816 - 216 Sqn.

UK
SHEPPERD, Edmund Eric - Sgt - 566529 - RAF.
Ryde (Binstead) Cemetery, Isle of Wight.
Spitfire Ia - R6607 - 152 Sqn.

CARTER, Peter Edward George - F/O - 41375 - RAF.
Croydon (Queens Road) Cemetery, Surrey.
Hurricane I - P3931 - 302 Sqn

BOROWSKI, Jan - Porucznik - P/0250 - PAF.
Hurricane I - P3930 - 302 Sqn.
WAPNIAREK, Stefan - Porucznik - P/1291 - PAF.
Hurricane I - P3872 - 302 Sqn.
ZUKOWSKI, Aleksander - Porucznik - P/1292 - PAF.
Hurricane I - V6571 - 302 Sqn.
These three Polish Airmen rest at Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex.

Alex

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

You have omitted 41375 F/O (Pilot) Peter Edward George CARTER RAF.

http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/CarterPEG.htm

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2839345/peter-edweard-george-carter/

Col.

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Col, I have no idea how I missed him ?
Have now edited my earlier post.
Alex