430523 - Unaccounted airmen - 23-5-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Killed on active service:
AC2 William S. ANTHONY - 1631292;
Sgt (Nav/Ba) William H. BASTABLE - 1433876;
AC2 Philip L. CORNER - 1066878 - age 40;
AC2 Thomas HAYDE - 1651763;
Sgt Frederick W. HENNESSEY - 1551026;
LAC James IRELAND - 1057613;
LAC Vincent MONAGHAN - 1056266;
Cpl Wilfred J. PEREGRINE - 1165661;
LAC Charles D. PULSFORD - 1462593;
Cpl (WOp) Harold SIMMONDS - 44244 - age 45, and
LAC Ralph TAYLOR - 1415453.

B - Cpl Henry B. BROWN - 653923 - age 36.

C - Not found in Flight Global:
F/O (Pilot) David C. HOULE - 123122 - 231 Sqn (York), and
AC2 Thomas E. SAGE - 1543242.

D - Also looking for unit and possible cause of death of the following airmen commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
LAC Charles A.W. BAILEY - 1080166 - Panel 17 (on website and also in the printed register dated 1953 but may have been - like for AC2 Wood - panel nr 171), and
AC2 Richard J. WOOD - 1834136.
(It is possible that they were killed in an air raid and their bodies could not have been identified - see under F).

E - Proposed aircraft losses:
Master III - W8483 - SF Biggin Hill - crashed on landing Biggin Hill.
Oxford II - X7249 - 14 (P)AFU - crashed at Ossington.
Tiger Moth II - T7217 - 63 Sqn - crashed on take-off Turnhouse.
Oxford I - MP283 - 6 (P)AFU - crashed on approach at night Windrush.
Wellington XI - MP689 - 301 FTU - overshot landing Cliffe Pypard.

F - It is known that on this day (a Sunday), the Metropole Hotel at Bournemouth was attacked by twenty FW 190s of Schnellkampfgeschwader SKG10. Sofar I've the names of 22 casualties on file - all listed KOAS - who may have been killed in this incident. Their death registration may affirm:

Royal Air Force:
Ronald CRAWSHAW - 1026511 * Jack HOWLETT - 1657723 * Andrew J.P. LOHOAR - 1862704 * James J. MORRISSEY - 1486216.
Royal Australian Air Force:
Colin B. CRABBE - 420453 * Ronald F. FENTON - 412938 * Neaf M. GRAY - 420618 * Allan J. KERRIGAN - 420681 * John F. McMAHON - 409848 * George A. MILLS - 33250 * Vivian L. POPE - 416993.
Royal Canadian Air Force:
William G. ABBOTT - R/100271 * George ASSAF - R/120876 * David R. CHALMERS - R/71447 * Robert R. COURTNEY - R/52252 * Earle O.M. GILBERT - R/189181 * Alexander C. MATHESON - R/112402 * Francis J. MATIER - R/164447 * Raymond F. PELRINE - R/88040 * Julien L. SOOS - R/156843 * William G. WOOD - R/61915 * Ross C. WOODS - R/93015.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Cpl Henry B. BROWN - mentioned under 'B' died on active service.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

AC2 William S. ANTHONY - Bournemouth;
Sgt (Nav/Ba) William H. BASTABLE - Bournemouth;
AC2 Philip L. CORNER - Bournemouth
AC2 Thomas HAYDE - Bournemouth
Sgt Frederick W. HENNESSEY - not Eng/Wales
LAC James IRELAND - Bournemouth
LAC Vincent MONAGHAN - Bournemouth
Cpl Wilfred J. PEREGRINE - Bournemouth
LAC Charles D. PULSFORD - Bournemouth
Cpl (WOp) Harold SIMMONDS - Bournemouth
LAC Ralph TAYLOR - Bournemouth
Cpl Henry B. BROWN - not Eng/Wales
F/O (Pilot) David C. HOULE - not Eng/Wales
AC2 Thomas E. SAGE - Caernarvon (possibly 9 (O) AFU, Anson EG219)
LAC Charles A.W. BAILEY - not listed in GRO and not in Eng/Wales
AC2 Richard J. WOOD - not listed in GRO d not in Eng/Wales

All the following also registered in Bournemouth

CRABBE, COLIN BERNARD
FENTON, RONALD FRANKLIN
GRAY, NEAL MORTON
KERRIGAN, ALLAN JOHN
McMAHON, JOHN FRANCIS
MILLS, GEORGE ARTHUR
POPE, VIVIAN LEWIS
MATHESON, ALEXANDER COLIN
MATIER, FRANCIS JOHN
ABBOTT, WILLIAM GEOFFREY
CHALMERS, DAVID RAINNIE
COURTNEY, ROBERT RICHARD
GILBERT, EARLE OSCAR MILTON
SOOS, JULIEN LOUIS
ASSAF, GEORGE

Malcolm

[Theletterwriter]

Henk

Cpl Henry Beveridge BROWN - 653923 - age 36 died in the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (George Square).

Although Sgt Frederick William HENNESSEY - 1551026 is buried in Edinburgh Rosebank Cemetery, I cannot find him (including looking at the different spellings of his surname) in the Scottish Statutory Records.

F/O (Pilot) David C. HOULE - 123122 - 231 Sqn (York). Not found in Scottish Statutory records.

Douglas

[malcolm_raf]

On checking again, Hennessey was there, I looked up Hennessy, he is registered in Bournemouth

Malcolm

[dennis_burke]

Henk I did this investigation of taht days Bournemouth deaths for the TOCH forum a year ago or so.

http://www.skynet.ie/~dan/war/Bournemouth430523.pdf

Hope that makes sense.

F/O D C Houle is DOAS in July 22nd magazine. Scanned as F/O. D. C. Houlc

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your much appreciated support.
Regards,
Henk.

[Henk Welting]

Hello Malcolm,
Refer to your comment to AC2 SAGE (message # 3). Anson EG219 never on the strength of 9 (O)AFU; lost 20-6-1945 with SFC. Please advise.
Regards,
Henk.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

I'm not sure of my source but both aircraft and unit were only 'possible' so obviously incorrect.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Gents,

For what it's worth. Anson EG218 served only with 9 (O) AFU - Belly landing after engine failure, on Trewan Sands, Valley 18-12-44.

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Col, but difficult to find out whether AC2 SAGE was involved in a flying accident with a training unit and the aircraft not being a write-off.

Henk.

[PeteT]

Re: Bournemouth Incident

20 (P) AFU ORB confirms that A412938 Sgt Fenton (Pilot on leave) was killed in Bournemouth Air Attack (Multiple Injuries)

[Rich Allenby]

David Houle 123122 is listed in the 231 Sqn ORB as being killed when the guns of a Tomahawk accidentally discharged whilst being re-loaded and this appears to have been while part of 231 Squadron were on detachment to Ballyhalbert. Hence no mention in the England/Wales or Scotland death registers.

Rich

[wwrsimon]

Hello

With regards to those registered at Bournemouth, the following very detailed account gives more details:

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/snapshotsofthepast/10433430.Military_deaths__Bournemouth_bombings_of_ _23_May_1943/

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Bramwell Watson Watkins C 4163, he died of an oesopheaegal haemorrhage

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to Henry Beveridge Brown 653923, attached to Number 78 Signals Wing, he died in he Royal
Infirmary Edinburgh, of colonic cancer

[jonheyworth]

James Brason 939924, died suddenly at Ridgewell of heart faliure due to rheumatic carditis

[jonheyworth]

Donald William Pepper 1506753 , attached to 306 MU , died in the British military hospital, Lahore of cholera

[jonheyworth]

Eric Sansum 1021382 , was hit by a car whilst off duty on the Ferryville road at 19:00 hours. Admitted to Number 18 CCS, he died at 21.00 hours

[jonheyworth]

Thomas Edwin Sage 1543242 , a medically discharged Airman at the time of his death , died in Bryn Seiont Hospital, Caernarfon , of pulmonary tuberculosis

[jonheyworth]

Eric Charles Toovey 1727030 , attached to Number 10 Wireless Observer unit at RAF Chittagong, died of dystentry whilst at a remote unit outpost. His grave could not be located post war

[jonheyworth]

James Ireland 1057613 , attached to Number 3 PRC, was killed in an Air raid at Bournmouth

[jonheyworth]

Arthur Henry Denny 1382045 , attached to 320 MU died of cyclical vomiting