430405 - Unaccounted airmen - 5-4-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Killed on active service:
Cpl (Pilot u/t) Stephen M. COWARD - 552998.

B - Not found in Flight Global:
AC2 Jack HOLDHAM - 1461656, and
Cpl William H. JONES - 611888 - age 26.

C - Died on active service:
AC1 Arthur JOYCE - 1301119, and
LAC John J.W. STEELE - 1157888 - age 27.

D - Looking for the GRO-listing of:
LAC Alexander C. CUTHBERTSON - 1025728 - age 35 - buried Beja War Cem., Tunisia (not found in Flight Global).

E - Proposed aircraft losses:
Beaufighter II - V5158 - 54 OTU - crashed on take-off Charterhall.
Beaufighter IIF - T3049 - 51 MU - crashed on approach Yoxall, Staffordshire.
Oxford I - X6796 - 17 SFTS - flew into ground Cranwell village, Lincolnshire.
Tiger Moth II - T7088 - 29 EFTS - dived into ground Clyffe Pypard.
Martinet I - HP381 - 1 AGS - crashed in forced landing Pembrey Beach, Carmarthen.
Master III - DL645 - 52 OTU - crashed in forced landing 5 miles NW of Middle Wallop.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[AlanW]

Henk,
Cuthbertson......310 MSU

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Coward,22,registered at Sleaford and E Kesteven, Lincolnshire.(? X6796)
Holdham,21, registered at Fylde,Lancashire
Steele,27,registered at Bridgend, Glamorgan
Jones,26, registered at Ruthin, Denbighshire but I did find another William H Jones,22, registered at Carmarthen and you do have HP381 crashing in that area
Joyce didn't come up
Regards
Dick

[Theletterwriter]

Henk

AC1 Arthur JOYCE - 1301119 aged 33 : East Kilbride, County of Lanark, Scotland.

To keep you updated about the Robert R. McSwan query where the CWGC has his death in 1943 whereas the statutory records indicate 1942, I have sent some documentation to the CWGC. They have replied to say there is a 6-8 week delay at the moment due to a backlog. I will let you know when I hear from them.

Douglas

[Henk Welting]

Thanks all for your support.

Henk.

[dennis_burke]

There is an AC2 J Holdam listed DOAS in June 17th 1943 magazine. No simiarl name in the CWGC database.

I'd no luck finding Jones in flilght magazine

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

F1180 confirms Coward as sole fatality on Oxford I - X6796 - 17 SFTS

Regards
Ross

[phill jones]

Henk, Master DL645 , 52 otu Pilot Unhurt ,P/O CF Bush 132175 , Lost on X Country Flt F/L in Field with U/C RETRACTED ,

Phill Jones

[phill jones]

Henk, MARTINET HP 381, Pilot Injured , Sgt R Dickinson 548363 , E/F In flt ON Target Towing sortie , F/l with U/C Retracted from Low Altitude .

Phill Jones

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Phill & Ross for additional info on HP381, DL645 and X6796.
Regards,
Henk.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

Cpl William Hughes JONES - 611888 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at the North Wales Sanatorium, Llandyrnog, Denbighshire.

AC1 Arthur JOYCE - 1301119 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website records that he died at 4.40 a.m. at Hairmyres Hospital, due to broncho-penumonia and cardiac failure.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

William Joseph Dudley Fleming 100686 , was killed in a vehicle accident on the Bilda road as he returned from Souk El Abas. He was NOT killed in an air attack as per this database

[jonheyworth]

Leonard Colledge 1425963 and

John Joseph Wightman Steele 115788 and

1221820 LAC Gilbert , all attached to Number 4 Wing of Number 4 SOTT at RAF St. Athan , were walking on the foreshore at Gileston when Colledge stepped on a mine. He was killed instantly and the other airmen suffered multiple penetrating shrapnel wounds. The two survivors were admitted to RAF hospital St. Athan were Steele died the following day

[jonheyworth]

William Hughes Jones 611888 , a medically discharged Airmen at the time of his death, died in the North Wales sanatorium, Denbigh, of pulmonary tuberculosis

[jonheyworth]

Jack Holdham 1461656 | Was admitted to RAF hospital Kirkham on 21 January. He became seriously ill on 6 February, and dangerously ill on 15 February. He was discharged from the RAF on 24 March and died of Pleural Effusion