401027 - Unaccounted airmen - 27-10-1940

[Henk Welting]

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

AC2 John MARTIN - 1051952 - 1 BC 902 Balloon Sqn, Kidbrooke/London - died of wounds or injuries received on active service,

and the following airmen all killed on active service:

AC2 Albert E. BATCHELOR - 1183781 - 149 Sqn (Mildenhall, Suffolk);
AC2 Thomas HEAD - 1302254;
Cpl Frank A. LACEY - 568800 - 149 Sqn;
AC2 Emlyn LLOYD - 1108516;
LAC Thomas A. SNELL - 535929 - 9 Sqn (Honington, Suffolk);
AC2 Kenneth A. WEST - 1153852;
AC1 Victor WEST - 750452,
AC2 John WYATT - 997621.

London and many RAF Airfields were bombed by the Luftwaffe; Lindholme had 8 casualties and also 8 died at Dishforth; Mildenhall suffered 2 casualties (149 Sqn ?); also Honington was attacked that day.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:
Hector I - K9777 - 1 SAC - crashed on landing Old Sarum.
Master I - N7900 - 5 FTS - crashed in forced landing Commonwood, Holt, Wrexham, Denbigh (117/3653).

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

I take it that you already have 1109394 AC2 H. Sigsworth for this day. He died from a gun shot wound at No.10 B.G.S. Dumfries, reading the ORB it sounded like it was self inflicted though it wasn't stated if it was suicide or an accident while servicing a firearm.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Martin,34, is registered at Greenwich,E London south of the Thames. Batchelor,27, Lacey,20, and Wyatt,22 are registered at Newmarket, Suffolk. Lloyd,20, is registered at King's Lynn in Norfolk. Snell,27, Kenneth A West,20, Victor West,21, and Wyatt,22, are registered at Bury St Edmunds. Thomas Head ,19, is registered at Thorne in S Yorkshire.
Bury St Edmunds could be Honington and Newmarket could be Mildenhall. Thorne is possibly Lindholme. Greenwich would right for Kidbrooke
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dick.
Was WYATT Newmarket of Bury St.Edmunds ?
Regards,
Henk.

[Dick]

Sorry Henk
Wyatt was registered at Newmarket, jumped a line on the list I wrote down. It complicates things that the 2 places are quite close together in Suffolk.
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dick for confirmation.
Henk.

[jonheyworth]

Lloyd was killed in an air raid , see facebook plugin comment for details

[jonheyworth]

James Duffy 306077 , attached to Number 5 BGS , was admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital Halton on 23 March 1940 , his condition at first improved, but he relapsed and died of a medistinal tumour

[jonheyworth]

Wilfred Chapman 701347 , attached to Number 2 SFTS , was taken dangerously ill at RAF Brize Norton on 1 October and transferred to RAF hospital, Halton, where he died of a cavernous sinus thrombosis

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401027 - Unaccounted Airmen - 27-10-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
BATCHELOR, Albert Edward - AC2c - 1183781 - RAFVR - 149 Sqn.
Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
Killed in air raid; death registered at Newmarket/Suffolk

BROWN, Ronald Charles J - Lac - 799692 - RAFVR.
Almondsbury Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
Despatch rider attached to RAF Northolt, was killed as the result of a road accident

CHAPMAN, Wilfred - Lac - 701347 - RAFVR.
Normanton Upper Cemetery, Yorkshire.
He was taken dangerously ill at RAF Brize Norton on 1 October and transferred to RAF hospital Halton where he died of a cavernous sinus thrombosis

DUFFY, James - Lac - 306077 - RAF.
St.Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard, Derrytrasna, County Armagh, UK.
He was admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital Halton on 23 March 1940 his condition at first improved but he relapsed and died of a medistinal tumour

HEAD, Thomas - AC2c - 1302254 - RAFVR.
Caerphilly (St. Martin ) Churchyard, Glamorganshire.
Killed in an enemy air raid, RAF Lindholme

HECKLER, George Reuben - AC2c - 1302067 - RAFVR.
Wrexham Cemetery, Derbyshire.
.Magister I - N3853 - 15 EFts.

LACEY, Frank Arthur - Cpl - 568800 - RAF - 149 Sqn..
Beck Row ( St John) Churchyard, Suffolk.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Mildenhall

LLOYD, Emlyn - AC2c - 1108516 - RAFVR.
Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, Lancashire.
Killed in an air raid at Great Massingham airfield

MARTIN, John - AC2c - 1051952 - RAFVR - 902 Balloon Sqn.
Paisley (Hawkhead) Cemetery, Renfrewshire.
Died of injuries - Unit billet hit by bomb the previous day

SIGSWORTH, Herbert - AC2c - 1109394 - RAFVR.
Darlington West Cemetery, Durham.
He died from a gun shot wound at No.10 B.G.S. Dumfries, reading the ORB it sounded like it was self inflicted though it wasn't stated if it was suicide or an accident while servicing a firearm.

SNELL, Thomas Arthur - Lac - 535929 - RAF.
Little Oakes ( St.Michael) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
Death: Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Honnington, 9 Squadron

WEST, Kenneth Aubrey - AC2c - 1153852 - RAFVR.
Grove ( St John the Baptist) Churchyard, Berkshire.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Honington

WEST, Victor - AC1c - 750452 - RAFVR.
Biscot (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Bedfordshire.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Honington

WYATT, John - AC2c - 997621 - RAF.
Heaton Mersey ( St.John the Baptist) Churchyard, Cheshire.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Mildenhall

From CWGC -

AUSTRALIA
VARKER, Cyril - Lac - 400242 - RAAF - 1 AOS.
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
He died . suddenly of a clot In a blood vessel Of his heart.

KENYA
GOULD, Charles Terry - Lt - 102666 - SAAF - 3 Sqn.
Nairobi (Forest Road) Cemetery, Kenya.
Killed in a crash landing in Hurricane I - 281 at Nairobi.

UK
DEWEY, Robert Basil - P/O - 42815 - RAF.
Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
Spitfire IIa - P7365 - 603 Sqn.

JOTTARD, Alexis Rene Isidore Ghislain - P/O - 82515 - RAFVR.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Hurricane I - P3167 - 145 Sqn.

MATHER, John Romney - P/O - 78976 - RAFVR .
Ifield (St. Margaret) Churchyard, Crawley, Sussex.
Spitfire IIa - P7539 - 66 Sqn.

SCOTT, John Alan - Sgt - 745385 - RAFVR.
Alperton Cemetery, Middlesex.
Spitfire IIa - P7526 - 74 Sqn.

STANLEY, Douglas Owen - Sgt - 39944 - RNZAF - 151 Sqn.
Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire.
Hurricane I - V7434 - 151 Sqn.

TOOGOOD, Leonard Vivian - Sgt - 758096 - RAFVR.
Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery, Hampshire.
HurricaneI - L1963 - 43 Sqn..

BUCKLEY, Ronald Leach - P/O - 84916 - RAFVR.
HENDERSON, Cecil - Sgt - 755515 - RAFVR.
NEALE, Percival Eric James - Sgt - 749451 - RAFVR.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - L8789 - 53 Sqn.
They are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

FRITZ, Karl Arnold - GAF.
Felixstowe New Cemetery, Suffolk.
Cause of death ?

CARL, Richard - GAF.
EBELING, Friedhelm - GAF.
WUELPERN, Gustav - GAF.
These three German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

BATCHELOR, Albert Edward - killed at Mildenhall

MARTIN, John - according to the ORB he was buried in a shelter not in his billet

Malcolm

[Andy Marden]

STANLEY, Douglas Owen - Sgt - 39944 - RNZAF - 151 Sqn.
Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire.
Hurricane I - V7434 - 151 Sqn.


According to the 151 Sqn ORB, Sgt Stanley crashed at 2040 on the evening of 26 Oct 40. The Summary of Events just records him as being killed in a flying accident while night flying.
If the CWGC date is correct then he must have died from his injuries.

[Andy Marden]

DEWEY, Robert Basil - P/O - 42815 - RAF.
Hornchurch Cemetery, Essex.
Spitfire IIa - P7365 - 603 Sqn.


The serial number of this aircraft would seem to be in doubt.
According to AIR81/3959: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688057
Dewey was flying P7495, which is at variance with P7365 given in the ORB.
P7495 was SOC on 19 Nov 40 according to: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/_prodn%20list.txt (the Air-Britain serials book records the date as 29.11.40, with no known fate)
P7365 on the other hand seems to have survived to be SOC on 6 Oct 43.
That said, AIR81/3928: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688026
records that P/O Soden was injured after bailing out of P7365 on 25 Oct 40.
A confusing situation....

[Andy Marden]

FRITZ, Karl Arnold - GAF.
Felixstowe New Cemetery, Suffolk.
Cause of death ?

CARL, Richard - GAF.
EBELING, Friedhelm - GAF.
WUELPERN, Gustav - GAF.
These three German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

From BoBTN, all four were crew of Do17Z 1150/F1+HR of III./KG76, MIA from a mission to attack RAF Stradishall.