401101 - Unaccounted airmen - 1-11-1940

[Henk Welting]

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

A - Killed on active service:
LAC (Pilot u/t) ABLEY, Philip K. - 908333;
F/Sgt F/Sgt Thomas G.W. CASON - 515481;
Cpl Donald FOX - 535872 - 110 Sqn (Wattisham, Suffolk);
Cpl Frank H.H. FRY - 525299 - 66 Sqn (West Malling, Kent);
AC2 William E.G. GREENHEAD - 749874 - 110 Sqn;
AC2 John HEYES - 972662 - 110 Sqn;
Cpl Emrys G. HOWELLS - 567595 - 110 Sqn;
LAC William R. LAMBE - 631468 - 110 Sqn;
Sgt John M. LISTER - 938842 - 110 Sqn;
Sgt William H. MINIHANE - 568093 - 110 Sqn;
Sgt Llewellyn F. WEBB - 755836 - 110 Sqn;
Cpl Frederick WHEATLEY - 180860;
AC2 Frederick WRIGHT - 1165055 - 110 Sqn.

B - Died of wounds or injuries received on active service:
AC2 Thomas G. MORAN - 1053259.

Most, if not all, may have been air raid casualties.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Fox,24,Greenhead,31, Heyes,24, Howells,21, Lister,22, H W Minahane,20, Webb,19, Wheatley,40, are all registered at Gipping in Suffolk. 110 Sqn had detachments in several places in Suffolk. Frank H H Fry,23 is registered at Edmonton on the N E edge of London.
I found a Frederick(not Thomas) G W Cason,27, at Gipping. I found 2 others in 2 Places!!, William R Lambe,21, at Gipping, and William R Lambe,26, at Coventry. There was also a Frederick Wright,26 at Gipping and another Frederick Wright,26 at Coventry.The big raid that devastated Coventry was not until the night of 14-15/11/40.
I didn't find Abley or Moran so possibly they died in Scotland
Regards
Dick

[Andy Ingham]

Hello Henk
LAC (Pilot u/t) ABLEY, Philip K aged 19 was killed in a flying accident at RAF Montrose at 1pm on the 1.11.40. Aircraft unknown.
The death of Thomas G Moran was registered at Ipswich. He was 19.
Regards
Andy

[BC1]

At 0715 hours on 1 Nov 1940, a low-flying Do 17Z dropped a stick of 50 kg HE bombs on RAF Wattisham. Bombs scored direct hits on three barrack blocks and the Station Married Quarters. One concrete floor collapsed onto the sleeping airmen on the ground floor, and damage was considerable. Nine (or 10, accounts differ) RAF personnel were killed, four were seriously injured and 15 slightly hurt.

A CD report gives the location as "Ringshall" in which parish RAF Wattisham is partly located.

BC

[davew]

Abley was killed in a crash at Balandre Farm, Johnshaven, Kincardine on this date. I do not have an a/c accident that is relevant.

regards

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thanks gentlemen for this valuable help.
Best regards,
Henk.

[Litcham_Lad]

AB Serials

On 01-Nov-40 Master T8335 of 8FTS crashed in the circumstances described

dg

[Henk Welting]

Thanks 'Litcham Lad' for this info; think that DaveW will be happy as well.
Regards,
Henk.

[jonheyworth]

Frank Horace Henry Fry 525299 , was killed in an air raid

[jonheyworth]

Fry 525299 , there is no specific location given where he was killed

[paulmcmillan]

Fry 525299 , there is no specific location given where he was killed

Death registered Edmonton

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401101 - Unaccounted Airmen - 01-11-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
CASON, Frederick George William - F/Sgt - 515481 - RAF.
FOX, Donald - Cpl - 535872 - RAF - 110 Sqn.
GREENHEAD, William Ernest George - AC2c - 749874 - RAFVR - 110 Sqn.
HEYES, John - AC2c - 972662 - RAFVR - 110 Sqn.
HOWELLS, Emrys George - Cpl - 567595 - RAF - 110 Sqn.
LISTER, John Menzies - Sgt - 938842 - RAFVR - 110 Sqn.
LAMBE, William Robert (Republic ofIreland) - Lac - 631468 - RAF - 110 Sqn.
MINIHANE, William Hubner - Sgt - 568093 - RAF - 110 Sqn.
MORAN, Thomas Gardner - AC2c - 1053259 - RAFVR.
WHEATLEY, Frederick - Cpl - 180860 - RAF.
WRIGHT, Frederick - AC2c - 1165055 - RAFVR - 110 Sqn.
These eleven airmen rest at Hitcham (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk.
They were killed during an Air Raid on RAF Wattisham.

WEBB, Llewellyn Frank - Sgt - 755836 - RAFVR - 110 Sqn.
Hatfield Peverel ( St.Andrew) Churchyard, Essex.
Killed during an Air Raid on RAF Wattisham.

FRY, Frank Horace Henry - Cpl - 525299 - RAF - 66 Sqn.
New Southgate Cemetery, Hertfordshire.
Killed in an Air Raid.

MAUDE - ROXBY, John Leycester (Canadian) - P/O - 42568 - RAF - 9 Sqn.
Notgrove (St.Bartholomew) Churchyard, Gloucestershire.
Died naturally after an operation (?).

MITCHELL, Basil Thomas - AC2c - 922882 - RAFVR.
Weston-On-the - Green ( St.Mary) Churchyard, Oxfordshire.
Injured in an Air Raid on Church Fenton on the 28th October. Died in hospital at York.

SANDERCOCK, William Hartley - F/Sgt - 363478 - RAF.
Warleggan (St.Bartholomew) Churchyard, Cornwall.
Died of pulmonary tuberculo solentis.

From CWGC -

BELGIUM
DE CANNART D'HAMALE, Roger Emile - Sgt - 1299998 - RAFVR.
Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgian Airman's Field of Honour, Brussels-Capital Region, BELGIUM.
Hurricane I - V7616 - 46 Sqn.

EGYPT
DAWES, Elias - Sgt - 568257 - RAF.
FARRIES, Stuart Maxwell - F/O - 40098 - RAF.
FLETCHER, Ronald - Lac - 535135 - RAF.
HALE, Leslie Charles Major - Lac - 522295 - RAF.
HARRIS, Frederick - Sgt - 563782 - RAF.
MENZIES, Guy Lambton (Australian) - Sqdn/Ldr - 320061 - RAF.
NICHOLAS, Benjamin Edwin - Lac - 526309 - RAF.
SETTERFIELD, Edward Louis - Sgt - 543241 - RAF.
STAMP, George Arthur - Sgt - 580074 - RAF.
These nine airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
They were crew of Sunderland I - N9020 - 228 Sqn.

UK
ABLEY, Phillip Kenneth - Lac (Pilot U/T) - 908333 - RAFVR .
Aberfan Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Master - T8335 - 8 SFTS.

PATLEJCH, Matej ( Thomas) (Czech) - P/O - 81898 - RAFVR.
Sutton Bridge (St.Matthew) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
Hurricane I - L1851 - 56 OTU.

MATYSIK, Karol - Kapral - P/780279 - PAF.
STROYNOWSKI, Tadeusz Romuald - Porucznik - P/76712 - PAF.
These two Polish Airmen rest at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire.
They were crew of Leopard Moth AV986 - 6 AACU.

WLASNOWOLSKI, Boleslaw Andrzej - Porucznik - P/76736 - PAF.
Chichester Cemetery, Sussex.
Hurricane I - V7221 - 213 Sqn.

McKELLAR, Archibald Ashmore - Sqdn/Ldr - 90168 - RAF (AAF) - DSO, DFC & Bar,MiD.
Glasgow (Eastwood)Cemetery, Glasgow.
Hurricane I - V6879 z 605 Sqn.

NELSON, William Henry - F/Lt - 39675 - RAF. - DFC.
Spitfire IIa - P7312 - 74 Sqn.

ADAMS, Peter David - Sgt - 551554 - RAF - DFM.
BUSHELL, Edwin James - Sgt - 751221 - RAFVR.
JENNER, Donald Alfred - Sgt - 759191 - RAFVR.
MORGAN, Gilbert - P/O - 80553 - RAFVR.
They were crew of Hampden I - X3047 - 144 Sqn.

BARKER, Ernest Arthur - Sgt - 580732 - RAF.
CUTLER, Joseph - Sgt - 649644 - RAF.
DAWSON, Thomas (County Armagh, UK) - P/O - 42339 - RAF.
HAYES, Ronald Leslie - Sgt - 755394 - RAFVR.
They were crew of Hampden I - X2915 - 144 Sqn.

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

BUBEL, Richard - GAF.
BUESCHER, Georg - GAF.
GEOHLICH, Kurt - GAF.
JUVAN, Joseph - GAF.
REINSBERG, Gerhard - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

POHLING, Gerhard - GAF.
RODERMOND, Alfred - GAF.
SCHULTE - MAETER, Hans - GAF.
WOWEREIT, Wilhelm - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Thornaby-On-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[alieneyes]

MAUDE - ROXBY, John Leycester (Canadian) - P/O - 42568 - RAF - 9 Sqn.
Notgrove (St.Bartholomew) Churchyard, Gloucestershire.
Died naturally after an operation (?).

Died following an operation for appendicitis. At the time of his death he had been in the RAF for approx. 18 months

Regards,

Dave

[Andy Marden]

MATYSIK, Karol - Kapral - P/780279 - PAF.
STROYNOWSKI, Tadeusz Romuald - Porucznik - P/76712 - PAF.
These two Polish Airmen rest at Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire.
They were crew of Leopard Moth AV986 - 6 AACU.


This was a Short Scion Junior, as per: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16688160
Correct serial was AV981.
According to the relevant Air-Britain serials book, Leopard Moth AV986 was lost on 30Aug41 with 1 FPP, when it was blown into a wall by a gust on take-off from a forced-landing at Rushup Edge, Derbyshire.
I will amend our database accordingly.

[Andy Marden]

POHLING, Gerhard - GAF.
RODERMOND, Alfred - GAF.
SCHULTE - MAETER, Hans - GAF.
WOWEREIT, Wilhelm - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Thornaby-On-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire.


Crew of Ju88A-1 7089 4D+TS of 8./KG30, which crashed at Glaisdale Head en-route to an attack on RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

[Andy Marden]

BUBEL, Richard - GAF.
BUESCHER, Georg - GAF.
GEOHLICH, Kurt - GAF.
JUVAN, Joseph - GAF.
REINSBERG, Gerhard - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.


Bubel and Juvan were crew of He111P-2 1571 G1+JS of 8./KG55, shot down by AA fire over Essex.
I think the other three were crew of Ju88A-1 4145 L1+MB of 1./KG1, shot down by AA fire over Sussex. There seems to be a little confusion over the names of this crew.

[jonheyworth]

John Leycester Maude-Roxby 42568 , was admitted seriously ill to Addenbrokes hospital, Cambridgeshire, on 31 October, where he died at 01:25 Hours of acute peritonitis and appendicitis