430109 - Unaccounted airwomen and airman - 9-1-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
Cpl William F. JEMMETT - 1435373 - age 35.

B - Not found in Flight archives:
ACW1 J. (no first name) ALEXANDER - 439970 - 945 (Balloon) Sqn (Glasgow), and
Sgt (WAAF) Isobel M. BARKER - 889835.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

Cpl William F. JEMMETT - 1435373 - Surrey Mid East
ACW1 J. (no first name) ALEXANDER - 439970 - 945 (Balloon) Sqn (Glasgow),- not in Eng/Wales
Sgt (WAAF) Isobel M. BARKER - Marylebone, London

Malcolm

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Malcolm, will amend my files. Apologize late answer from this side !
Regards,
Henk.

[Theletterwriter]

Henk

ACW1 Jeanie (or Jean) Alexander 439970 : Milton, Glasgow

Douglas

[Henk Welting]

Sgt (Pilot) Donald BULLOCK - 1116352 - 272 Sqn - KOAS 9-1-1943 and lies buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Mem. Cem., Egypt. The sqn at that time was based at Ta'Qali on Malta. The only loss I can find for this sqn was a Mk. IF serial V8337 presumed ditched between Haifa and Cyprus, but may not be the aircraft looking for. Who may help me out ?
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

In relation to Beaufighter IF V8337. There are two other names on the Alamein Memorial which need to be considered in this loss. They are:

1000049 Sgt Leslie HODGSON RAFVR - 9-1-1943 - 272 Sqn. Alamein Memorial. Column 270.

and...

1079627 Sgt Alfred WATSON RAFVR - 9-1-1943 - 272 Sqn. Alamein Memorial. Column 272.

I have a note in my records that Sgt Watson, was a Sgt (Pilot).

What does Flight have to say about these two airmen? (I'm having problems with PDF's at the moment).

Col.

[dennis_burke]

Hodgson is listed on his own as missing, or at least not with Watson or Bullock. -

The OCR is too poor, I tried pasting it in here but too many names missing from the recognised text, no time to retype it

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1943/1943%20-%200332.html?search=L.%20Hodgson&tracked=1

[COL BRUGGY]

Dennis,

Thanks.

What has Flight got to say about 1079627 Sgt Alfred WATSON?

Col.

[dennis_burke]

Sorry, two Sgt L Hogdson's are listed as missing, two different magazines.

The Flight magazine April 8th 1943 includes Sgt L Hodgson and Sgt A Watson. Not sure if that status of missing includes MIA and MOAS.

Both then later turn up:
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRESUMED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE:
Sgt. L. Hodgson; Sgt, A. Watson.

Bullock is KOAS, there are no other Commonwelath air burials in Hadra cemetery on that date and no other RAF for the month in Hadra. Maybe on his own in an aircraft.

[COL BRUGGY]

Dennis,

No apologies necessary.

Thanks for your help. I had done my homework on Bullock, then my system went ballistic, preventing me from checking out Hodgson and Watson.

Col.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

Cpl William F. JEMMETT - 1435373 - the Daily Record of January 13th 1943 reported the following:

"BALED OUT" FROM WINDOW
That an R.A.F. Corporal dived to death from an upper window of a hospital under the delusion that he was "baling out," was suggested by a psychiatrist at a Sutton, Surrey, inquest yesterday.
The corporal, William Frederick Jemmett, aged 35, whose home was at Bush Hill Park, Enfield, was suffering from a nervous disorder. He was given a certain drug which it was stated might produce fantasies and dreams. He was missed from his bed in the early morning and his injuries suggested a fall from the window in a 'swallow' dive.
Recording an open verdict, the Coroner said there was no reason to believe that Jemmett tried to commit suicide, and added: "I think he fell at a time when he was to some extent under the influence of a sedative drug which had been properly administered."

ACW1 Jeanie ALEXANDER - 439970 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Soctland's People website records that her body was found at 11.40 a.m. on January 10th in the Forth and Clyde Canal, 100 yards west of Baird's Brae, Glasgow. She was last seen alive at 5.20 p.m. on January 9th. Death is recorded as 'probably asphyxia, caused by drowning.'

Regards

Simon

[dennis_burke]

Hello all,

I was contacted by a relative of Sgt Watson's and was going to direct them to the 272 Sqn ORB but unless I'm getting extra dopey, I can't see any mention of the two men in the online Jan 1943 ORB's, I checked the September ones also sicne there was a mix up in 9-1-1943 and 1-9-1943 on the forum before

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12627-430901-Unaccounted-airman-1-9-1943&highlight=WATSON&p=74271#post74271

What am I not seeing??

I checked 252 Squadron also.

[jonheyworth]

Edward Ernest Hicks Hall 129177 , was admitted to Number 42 General hospital in a moribund state following a road accident and died within ten minutes of admission of a left ankle fracture , a subdural heamorhage and multiple cortex haemorrhages