401114 - Unaccounted airmen - 14-11-1940

[Henk Welting]

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

AC1 William E.R. FEW - 1157195 - killed on active service;
AC2 Sidney GARRAWAY - 1164531 - 6 BC, 917 (Balloon) Sqn, Coventry, Birmingham - killed on active service;
AC1 Thomas G. ROBERTS - 852043 - same unit as Garraway - died of wounds or injuries received on active service, and
LAC Norman D. STEELE - 923659 - killed on active service.

It's known that military personnel were killed as a bomb hit the Rialto Cinema at Coventry.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Anson I - N9858 - 10 FTS - flew into high ground Wildboarclough, near Macclesfield, Cheshire (already as a casualty on this aircraft: LAC [Pilot] Martin J.W. TAYLOR - 915786).
Battle I - L5303 - 7 FTS - abandoned Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
Hart Trainer - K4769 - 9 FTS - crashed in forced landing Whitchurch, Warts.
Harvard I - N7089 - 15 EFTS - crashed on approach Weston-on-the-Green.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Few,20 is registered at Lambeth, S Central London just S of the Thames. Roberts,30 is registered at Coventry but I didn't find Garraway. If memory is right 14/11/40 was the night of the Air raid that devasted Coventry. Steele,18, is registered at Stratford so if you meant Whitchurch Warks.(Warwickshire) it could put him in the Hart, K4769
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

As ever, thanks Dick for your quick and excellent response.
Regards,
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Dick,
Whitchurch, Warts (as it's in the Aeromilitaria List "UK Crashes WW2" of Air Britain). Do believe that Warts is not a correct abbreviation for Warwickshire and must be Warks. However, LAC Norman Denis STEELE, RAFVR 923659, age not listed by CWGC, is missing and his name commemorated on Panel 290 of the Runnymede Memorial. Death registered at Stafford means that the body must have been identified ! For the time being will keep his name on the "unaccounted list".
Regards,
Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Steele must be a lost grave rather than a missing airman.

F1180 confirms Steele as pilot of Hart Trainer - K4769

Regards
Ross

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Norman Dennis Steele 923659, I have located his grave at Brighton and Preston cemetery and have prepared a submission to the CWGC. his brother was killed on HMS Royal Oak

[jonheyworth]

Herman Wilfred Heath 770045 , attached to HQ Fighter Command, died in Croydon General hospital of a relapsing fever

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401114 - Unaccounted Airmen - 14-11-1940

From Henk's List -

CANADA
BEISE, James Arnold - Lac - R/62211 - RCAF.
Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
On the night of the 12th the car in which he was travelling overturned. He received serious head injuries and died.

UK
CEBULA, Edward - Szeregowlec - P/781945 - PAF - 308 Sqn.
KRZEMINSKI, Franciszek - Starszy Szeregowlec - P/780760 z- PAF - 308 Sqn
These two airmen rest at Baginton (St.John the Baptist) Churchyard, Warwickshire.
They were both killed when a bomb hit the Rialto Cinema in Coventry.

GARRAWAY, Sidney Frank - AC2c - 1164531 - RAFVR - 917 Balloon Sqn.
Swindon (Christ Church) Burial Ground, Wiltshire Wiltshire.
ROBERTS, Thomas - AC1c - 852043 - RAF (AAF) - 917 Balloon Sqn.
Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
These two airmen were killed by a bomb when they were attempting to rescue trapped civilians from a bombed house in Coventry.

FEW, William Edwin Ronald - AC1c - 1157195 - RAFVR.
Ilfracombe (Marlborough) Cemetery, Devon.
Injured during an Air Raid on the 12th he succumbed in hospital this day.

HEATH, Herman Wilfred - Lac - 770045 - RAFVR.
Alperton Cemetery, Middlesex.
Died in Croydon General hospital of a relapsing Fever.

From CWGC -

EGYPT
CHICK, William John Stockwell - Lac - 538738 - RAF.
LORD, Edward Harry - F/Sgt - 365751 - RAF.
MUDIE, Arthur Frederick - F/Lt - 40558 - RAF.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim I - L1389 - 84 Sqn.

FRIEND, Arthur James William - Sgt - 812272 - RAF (AAF).
HOARE, Clifford Philip - Sgt - 751805 - RAFVR.
SIDAWAY, William Frederick - Sgt - 565797 - RAF.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim I - L1378 - 84 Sqn.

The six above-mentioned airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

GERMANY
CHAMPNESS, John Alec - F/O - 70124 - RAF.
HANLON, Thomas - Sgt - 755457 - RAFVR.
LISTER, Raylton Barclay - Sgt - 754795 - RAFVR.
SMITH, Norman Sidney - Sgt - 905353 - RAFVR.
STOCKMAN, Clifton - Sgt - 906289 - RAFVR.
These five airmen rest at Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany.
They were crew of Whitley V - T4170 - 58 Sqn.

STEEL, John Clement - Sgt - 742995 - RAFVR.
TOOMEY, Richard William - Sgt - 550284 - RAF.
These two airmen rest at Berlin War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
NEAL, Thomas Alfred - S/Lt(A) - HMS Daedalus - RN.
This Naval Airmen rests at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
BAILEY, Geoffrey Donald - P/O - 44463 - RAF.
LOUIS, Victor Henry - Sgt - 971490 - RAFVR.
These two airmen also rest at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
The five airmen were crew of Whitley V - T4238 -"Y" - 77 Sqn.

KESTING, Hugh Morrison - Sgt - 758211 - RAFVR.
LITTLE, Kenneth William Arthur - Sgt - 642775 - RAF.
McINNES, Thomas Ireland - Sgt - 971662 - RAFVR.
WEBB, Ival Rhys - S/Lt(A) - HMS Daedalus - RN.
These four airmen rest at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
They were crew of Whitley V - T4174 - "X" - 58 Sqn.

ARNOLD, Philip - P/O - 78736 - RAFVR.
DE - BRESSEY, Bernard Albert Zadock -- P/O - 79235 - RAFVR.
TAYLOR, Edward - Sgt - 651358 - RAF.
THRELFALL, James Clifton - Sgt - 746949 - RAFVR.
These four airmen rest at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
They were crew of Hampden I - L4051 - 83 Sqn.

NEW ZEALAND
KIRK, Thomas Everton - P/O - 40649 - RNZAF.
Epsom (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Auckland City, New Zealand.
Oxford- NZ1277 - 3 SFTS(NZ).

UK
EDWIN, Edward Francis - Sgt - 742166 - RAFVR.
Luton General Cemetery, Bedfordshire.
MONCRIEFF, Alexander - F/Lt - 32109 - RAF.
Harpswell (St.Chad) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
These two airmen were crew of Hampden I - X3006 - 61 Sqn.

HARE, Bernard Francis - AC1c - 648104 - RAF.
Olton Franciscan Cemetery, Solihull, Warwickshire.
MILLAR, Kenneth Leslie - P/O - 74682 - RAFVR.
Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
PEWSEY, Douglas - Sgt - 970469 - RAFVR.
Loughor (St.Michael) Churchyard, Glamorganshire.
These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - X2995 - 44 Sqn.

TAYLOR, Martin James Walton - Lac - 915786 - RAFVR.
Stockport Crematorium, Cheshire.
Anson I - N9858 - 10 FTS.

FERGUSON, Kenneth Francis - Wng/Cdr - 32099 - RAF.
FRASER, Walter - Sgt - 747914 - RAFVR.
ROGERS, Charles Stanley - Sgt - 741897 - RAF.
WATSON, Alexander - Sgt - 551877 - RAF.
WESTON, Kenneth Frederick - Sgt - 903273 - RAFVR.
Whitley V - T4230 - 10 Sqn.

CHAPMAN, Colin Deans- P/O - 43280 - RAF.
LANGFORD, John Graham - P/O - 42848 - RAF.
RUSSELL, Clarence Edward - Sgt - 968588 - RAFVR.
SINCLAIR, Robert - Sgt - 755604 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were crew of Hampden I - P4396 - 61 Sqn.

STEELE, Norman Denis - Lac - 923659 - RAFVR.
Hart - K4769 - 9 SFTS.

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

DILTHEY, Karl - GAF.
KUHNE, Guenter - GAF.
WELLENBROCK, Wilhelm - GAF.
These three German Airmen rest at Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery, Leicestershire.
Cause of death ?

DUCKGEISCHEL, Jacob- GAF.
HOPF, Karl - GAF.
Von KUEGELGEN, Arnold - GAF.
LOEHN, Kurt - GAF.
VORBACH, Erich - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[alieneyes]

CANADA
BEISE, James Arnold - Lac - R/62211 - RCAF.
Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
On the night of the 12th the car in which he was travelling overturned. He received serious head injuries and died.

Accident took place on the Banff Trail, 15 miles west of Calgary. Six passengers injured when car, driven by Ivan Smith, rolled over, LAC Beise died at Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary.

Note in file from OC No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary states that he was told by the RCMP that Smith was going to be charged with manslaughter.

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

UK.

CHAPMAN, Colin Dean's - P/O - 43280 - RAF.

43280 P/O (Pilot) Colin Deans (not Dean's) CHAPMAN RAF, was an Australian, from Fullarton, South Australia. He was on his first op when lost.

See:
Twenty-two Temporary Gentlemen.
Harper,Helen.
N.P.:Author,n.d.
pp.104-9.

Col.

[Andy Marden]

GERMANY
CHAMPNESS, John Alec - F/O - 70124 - RAF.
HANLON, Thomas - Sgt - 755457 - RAFVR.
LISTER, Raylton Barclay - Sgt - 754795 - RAFVR.
SMITH, Norman Sidney - Sgt - 905353 - RAFVR.
STOCKMAN, Clifton - Sgt - 906289 - RAFVR.
These five airmen rest at Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany.
They were crew of Whitley V - T1470 - 58 Sqn.


Small typo, the Whitley was T4170

[Andy Marden]

DUCKGEISCHEL, Jacob- GAF.
HOPF, Karl - GAF.
Von KUEGELGEN, Arnold - GAF.
LOEHN, Kurt - GAF.
VORBACH, Erich - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

The top four were crew of Ju88A-5 0454/4U+FL of 3.(F)/123, which crashed in Poole.
Vorbach was the pilot of Bf109E-4 6266 white 8 +, shot down over Broadstairs, Kent.

[Andy Marden]

DILTHEY, Karl - GAF.
KUHNE, Guenter - GAF.
WELLENBROCK, Wilhelm - GAF.
These three German Airmen rest at Loughborough (Leicester Road) Cemetery, Leicestershire.

Crew of Do17Z-3 2892/5K+BP of 6./KG3, shot down by flak near Loughborough.

[Alex Smart]

Thanks Col, edited

[Alex Smart]

Thanks Andy now edited