450511 - Unaccounted Airmen - 11-05-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450511 - Unaccounted Airmen - 11-05-1945

From Henk's List -

NETHERLANDS
BUNTING, George Leslie - LAC - 929647 - RAFVR - Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.[ Drowned whilst swimming in the River Maas].

FRANCE
PALIN, Arnold - AC1c - 2209498 - RAFVR - Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

UK
GUNTON, Stanley Wilson - W/O - 506987 - RAF - Hitchin Cemetery, Hertfordshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

CANADA
JACKSON, Frederick - Sgt(Pilot) - 1674598 - RAFVR - Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada. [ Mitchell II - HD314 - 45 Gp ].
JONES, John Arthur - Sgt - 1351966 - RAFVR - Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, British Columbia, Canada. [ Mitchell II - HD314 - 45 Gp ].

INDONESIA
FRITH, Philip James - AC1c - 1378659 - RAFVR - Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia.

UK
BREBNER, Jack Lucien - F/O - 180036 - RAFVR - Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
DUCK, Frederick William (Freddie) - W/O (Pilot) - 591136 - RAF - Hull Western Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU ].
FARNDALE, Henry Stuart - Cpl (Pilot U/T) - 521789 - RAF - Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery, Yorkshire. [ Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS ].
HALLIDAY, Kenneth William - AC2c - 1851328 - RAFVR - Lyme Regis Cemetery, Dorset. [ Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS ].
ORMESHER, Joseph Donald - W/O (WoP-A/G) - 1070646 - RAFVR - Ormskirk (SS Peter & Paul) Churchyard, Lancashire. [ Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU ].
ROBSON, Rodger Mallam - F/S (Pilot) - 1582408 - RAFVR - Hetton Cemetery, Durham. [ Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS ].
SMITH, John - Cpl - 634283 - RAF - Hexham (St. Andrews) Cemetery, Northumberland.
STRUDWICK, John Henry - Sgt(Pilot) - 1607572 - RAFVR - Croydon (Mitcham Road) Cemetery, Surrey. [ Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS ].
WYNN, Norman William - W/O (Nav) - 1194206 - RAFVR - Tettenhall Regis (St. Michael) Churchyard, Staffordshire. [ Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

FRANCE
PALIN, Arnold - AC1 - 5132 MSU.

CANADA
JACKSON, Frederick - Sgt(Pilot) - Mitchell II - HD314 - 45 Gp (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
JONES, John Arthur - Sgt - Mitchell II - HD314 - 45 Gp ].

INDONESIA
FRITH, Philip James - AC1 - He had been serving in the Far East when he was captured by the Japanese. He died in Japanese captivity whilst being held in a camp at Pangkalan Bali in Sumatra. (Unsung Heroes)

UK
GUNTON, Stanley Wilson - W/O - registered in Ware.
BREBNER, Jack Lucien - F/O - registered in Bournemouth.
DUCK, Frederick William (Freddie) - W/O (Pilot) - Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
FARNDALE, Henry Stuart - Cpl (Pilot U/T) - Tiger Moth II - T6910 - 7 EFTS (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
HALLIDAY, Kenneth William - AC2 - Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
ORMESHER, Joseph Donald - W/O (WoP-A/G) - Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
ROBSON, Rodger Mallam - F/S (Pilot) - Tiger Moth II - T5982 - 7 EFTS (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
SMITH, John - Cpl - registered in Howden.
STRUDWICK, John Henry - Sgt(Pilot) - Tiger Moth II - T6910 - 7 EFTS (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').
WYNN, Norman William - W/O (Nav) - Wellington X - NC713 - 105 OTU (Cummings -'The Price of Peace').

Malcolm

[pietrzak309]

105 OTU Wellington X NC713:
Pilot: W/O. Frederick William Duck (Freddie) 591136 RAF Age 24. Killed
Nav: W/O. Norman William Wynn 1194206 RAFVR Age 32. Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: W/O. Joseph Donald Ormesher 1070646 RAFVR Age ? Killed
Wellington NC713 had been airborne for 19 minutes on a local flying sortie and it was W/O. Freddie Duck's first solo flight on this type of aircraft and at night! After experiencing some problems with the engines Freddie requested an emergency landing and was on its finals to the airfield when he allowed the aircraft to stall. The Wellington then dived into the ground before he could recover the aircraft and was totally burnt out. The aircraft came down 3 miles South East of the airfield.

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

UK.

180036 F/O Jack Lucien BREBNER RAFVR.

BREBNER, Flying Officer Jack Lucien, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, (180036), Glider Pilot, C Squadron , 2 Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment. Tarrant Rushton, Dorset, Fighter Command, 11 May 1945, Died in a Road Traffic Accident, Died of injuries received in a car accident near the Horse and Jockey Hotel on the Bournemouth-Winton road on 9 May 1945, Age 23, Finchley, Middx, Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

See: Failed To Return, Part 2, A-B/Hobson/N&MP/2019/p.896.

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Robert James King 1324008 , had been shot down in Spitfire VIII JB 356 at 09:30 Hours on 4 January and reported missing. Safe in allied control at Pyongyang on 22 January, he was repatriated to the UK but sadly, whilst on leave , committed suicide by hanging in Albury, Surrey

[hurri600]

Robert James King 1324008, was my Great Uncle.
He served with No. 17 Squadron, he was not Shot down but Force Landed with Engine failure whilst flying Spitfire VIII MD356 (not JB356)
during an Escort Flight, landing in a Dry River Bed.
He was Repatriated home having been Diagnosed with Severe Shock and Sadly Committed Suicide.

[jonheyworth]

John Smith 634823 , attached to the Central Gunnery School , was killed in a Road accident near Pocklington