430618 - Unaccounted airwoman and airman - 18-6-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Not found in Flight Global:
W/O Charles E. CRESSWELL - 340335 - age 52 (date also may have been 19-6-1943).

B - Died on active service:
ACW2 Agnes KNOX - 2119557.

C - Proposed aircraft losses:
Henley I - L3295 - 1616 Flt - crashed in forced landing Bentley, Ipswich, Suffolk.
Beaufort I - JM452 - 5 (C)OTU - flew into high ground Ballytong, below Divis Mountain, Co. Antrim.
Master II - DL858 - 17 (P)AFU - flew into ground Magdalen, Norfolk.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

The solo pilot of Master II DL858, of 17(P)AFU, was AUS410292 P/O Harold James ANDREWS RAAF, who was killed.

Summary:

On the 18th June 1943, Master DL858 took off detailed to carry out formation flying with P/O Blackmore. P/O Blackmore reported very bad weather of low cloud, heavy rain and poor visibility was encountered on the flight, and the aircraft were returning to base flying separately, but within sight of each other. The port wing of DL858 hit the top of a tall tree, and the aircraft crashed at 1220 hours and caught fire. The pilot died of his wounds.

See: Storr. Vol.23. p.292 of 508.

Col.

[dennis_burke]

Cresswell DOAS scanned as W/O. C. E. Cresewell, Sept 9th magazine

Registered Grantham district, Lincs.

Who were the 5 (C) OTU Crew?
Carter? Hoosen, Kenningley?

[malcolm_raf]

Dennis

According to Storr Carter, Hoosen and Kenningley were in Wellington VIII, LA874 of 5 (C) OTU.

Knox isn't Eng/Wales

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Malcolm/Dennis,

Storr says no such thing. He could not identify the aircraft, and only named Hutchings.

18-6-1943
No.6 (C) OTU
Wellington VIII LA974

Flew into side of Glencaird Hill, Bagrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

Crew (Alpha order):

136186 P/O (Pilot) Douglas Frederick CARTER RAFVR +
1294738 Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) James Rowland ELLIS RAFVR +
1080080 Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Hubert HOOSON RAFVR +
AUS414688 F/Sgt ( - ? - ) Mervyn Walter HUTCHINGS RAAF +
744818 Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Thomas KENNINGLEY RAFVR +
77455 F/Lt (Pilot) John Hubert WILLSHER RAFVR +

6 bodies taken to Wigtown.

See: http://rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?p=53115

Col.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Col

Sorry Col

You're right my mistake in referecing the source

Malcolm

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dennis & Col for info on CRESSWELL and ANDREWS.
Col: I had Andrews erroneously on Master DL855 !
Regards,
Henk.

[dennis_burke]

There is a 19 yr old Agnes Knox in Balmaghie district, kirkcudbright, Scotland during 1943.

[wwrsimon]

Hello

ACW2 Agnes KNOX - 2119557 - the Statutory Deaths Register on the Sotland's People website records that she died at 2.00 a.m. at Laurieston Hall I.D. Hospital, due to acute lobar pneumonia, mumps and cardiac failure.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Agnes Knox 2119557 attached to RAF Wigtown

[jonheyworth]

Charles Arthur Beardall 111542 , was admitted to Number 5 South African hospital on 9 June following 2 days of diarrhoea with blood and mucus and cramping abdominal pains with vomiting. His condition deteriorated, and by 12 June he was dangerously ill and despite treatment with drips and stomach suctions, died at 05;45 Hours on 18 June. A post mortem revealed a great distinction of the entire small intestines with plastic peritonitis and a gangrenous appendix

[jonheyworth]

James Mearns Davidson 67723 , was fatally wounded in his tent along with Italian POW , 389303 Tite Periani who was killed
Instantly, when an italian hand grenade exploded. Admitted at 02:00 hours the following morning to Number 48 General hospital, he died of his wounds at 13:00 Hours

[jonheyworth]

Leslie Daniel Bland 1324936 , attached to Number 4 BGS, was admitted to the Technical Training school, hospital at St. Thomas Ontario on 11 May and transferred to the Westminster hospital , London, Ontario on 29 May where he died of pneumonia and rheumatic endocarditis