410615 - Unaccounted airmen - 15-6-1941

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

AC2 William A. BOWKER - 1133886, and
LAC Stanley EDGINTON - 942975.

Proposed aircraft losses for this day:

Hurricane I - P3659 - 9 FTS - crashed on approach Castle Combe.
Hurricane I - V6880 - 52 OTU - crashed in forced landing 3 miles SE of Debden.
Oxford I - R6153 - 15 FTS - crashed in forced landing Grafton Underwood.
Spitfire - X4015 - 53 OTU - crashed on take-off Heston.
Whitley V - T4163 - 7 BGS - crashed on take-off Kenfig Sands, Glamorganshire.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Bowker,34, registered at Huntingdon,
Edginton,24,registered at St Ives ,Cambridgeshire
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dick for info on death registrations 14 and 15-6-1941.
Regards,
Henk.

[Ken MacLean]

Henk,

Died on Active Service:
AC2 W.A. Bowker, Times 14 July 1941
LAC S. Edginton, Times 24 September 1941

ken

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Ken. A had access to The Times archives about a year ago via a library but this unfortunately was cancelled.
Regards,
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Checking CWGC registers found another airman sofar missing in my files. Hard to believe despite a unit was given. What was the cause of death and what the place of death registration for Sgt (WOp/Ag) Stanley C. TOMPSETT - 914760 - 75 Sqn (Wellingtons, Mildenhall, Suffolk).
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

Sgt S C Tompsett listed DOAS in Aug 7th magazine, strange with him having the trade listed.

Can't seem to raise his name in Eng, Wal or Scot?

[dennis_burke]

Doh!

Stanley C THomsett, (note H in surname) was registered in the Norwich Outer district in Norfolk in Q3 of 1941. This would make add up with the unit being based at Feltwell.

[Alex Smart]

Additional,

CRAIGE, John Norman - F/O(Pilot) - 43477 - RAF - MiD.

Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery.

[wwrsimon]

Alex

CRAIGE, John Norman - F/O(Pilot) - 43477 - see: http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=65162

and: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_appelby.htm

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Simon,
So Craig's was flying K7947.
Thanks
Alex

[jonheyworth]

Stanley Charles Tompsett 914760 , was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Norwich to Wymondham road at Hethersett, Norfolk, at 08:15 hours

[jonheyworth]

William Arthur Bowker 1133886 , attached to Number 4 BAT Flight, was dangerously injured on 12 June at RAF Wyton when the MT vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with an aircraft. He was admitted to Huntingdon General hospital at 03:00 Hours, dying of his injuries at 01:15 Hours