401124 - Unaccounted airman - 24-11-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what was the place of death registration for:

AC2 Walter G. VOWLES - 1015388 - killed on active service.

Proposed aircraft loss for this day:

Master I - N7926 - 5 FTS - crashed - damaged byond repair - NFD.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Amrit]

Vowles was killed in an air-raid on Bristol at Clarence Road. Also killed was Ellen Vowles at the same address (though his CWGC entry doesn't say so it seems likely that Ellen was his mother).

A

[davew]

Henk

Vowles's death registered at Bristol. A common name in this area so he may have been at home.

DaveW

Amrit beat me to it.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks both for your support.
Regards,
Henk.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

AC2 Walter G. VOWLES - 1015388 - the National Probate Calendar records the following:

VOWLES Walter George of 75 Stackpool Road, Southville, Bristol 3, who is believed to have been killed through was operations on 24 November 1940 and whose dead body was found on 25 November 1940 at Clarence Road, New Cut, Bristol 3.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401124 - Unaccounted Airmen - 24-11-1940

From Henk's List -

SOUTH AFRICA
TRAVERS, Ernest John - F/O - 83697 - RAFVR.
Oudtshoorn Old Cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa.
This airman drowned.

UK
DEASE, Richard Edmund (Republic ofIreland) - P/O - 86844 - RAFVR.
Shrewsbury General Cemetery, Shropshire.
This airman died in Hospital.

VOWLES, Walter George - AC2c - 1015388 - RAF.
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
Killed in an Air Raid on Bristol.

YEMEN
CREHAN, Thomas - Sgt - 564593 - RAF - 39 Sqn.
Maala Cemetery, Yemen.
This airman died of a Heart attack.

From CWGC -

ERITREA
MORRIS, Wellesley Herbert - Lt - P/202944 - SAAF.
Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea.
Gladiator II - N5850 - 1 Sqn SAAF.

UK
BLAKE, Leonard Ernest Charles - Sgt - 581080 - RAF.
Mill Hill Cemetery, Middlesex.
DH 95 Hertfordshire - R2510 - 24 Sqn.

BARNFATHER, William John - Sgt - 754627 - RAFVR.
CURTIS, James Gerrard - Sgt - 943020 - RAFVR.
PERFECT, Jack - Sgt - 942632 - RAFVR.
WESTOBY, John James - Sgt - 741729 - RAFVR.
WHITSED, John - P/O - 758109 - RAFVR.
These five airmen rest at Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Stirlingshire.
They were crew of Whitley V - P5090 - 502 Sqn.

CAMPBELL, Alan Andrew - F/O - 40669 - RAF.
WATTS, Cecil James - Sgt - 759089 - RAFVR.
These two airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - T1928 - 107 Sqn.

HAIR, John Gardiner - Sgt - 970690 - RAFVR.
HERRICK, Brian Henry (New Zealander) - F/O - 42003 - RAF.
SMITH, Percy Ronald - Sgt - 581477 - RAF.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - Z5734 - 272 Sqn.

GRAY, John - Sgt - 641045 - RAF.
MOORE, Frederick Leslie - Sgt - 748765 - RAFVR.
PARTON, Frank Albert - Sgt - 748208 - RAFVR.
SULLIVAN, Vincent Gerald - Sgt - 969335 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were crew of Whitley V - T4160 - 77 Sqn.

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

GRAN, Hans - GAF.
HOLLSTEIN, Herbert - GAF.
KOCH, Gustav - GAF.
SCHMITZ, Walter- GAF.
SCHWINGSHAKL, Helmut - GAF.
These five German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

Alex,
Looking at the Germans, according to Kracker:

HOLLSTEIN, Herbert - GAF.
SCHWINGSHAKL, Helmut - GAF.
>> Crew of Ju88A-5 0451 4U+HL of 3.(F)/123, shot down over Gloucestershire by Hurricanes of 308 Sqn. Two other crew (names unknown) also died.

SCHMITZ, Walter- GAF.
>> Crew of Do215B-4 0057 VB+KR of 2.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.Obdl, shot down into the sea off Cornwall by Spitfires of 234 Sqn. Possible that other crew members died.

GRAN, Hans - GAF.
KOCH, Gustav - GAF.
>> I couldn't find these two. They might be members of the crew of either of the above two losses.

Andy