430814 - Unaccounted airmen - 14-8-1943

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration of:

A - Died on active service:
Sgt Reginald T. FRARY - 655230.

B - Not found in Flight archives:
AC1 Thomas H. GODFREY - 1235945.

C - Miscellaneous:
Sgt (Bombaimer) James D. CLARKE - 1318276 (found a Sgt J.D. CLARKE in Casualty Communique 287, Flight 30-9-1943 p.380 as 'wounded or injured on active service' and another Sgt J.D. CLARKE in Casualty Communique 350, Flight 23-3-1944 p.324 as 'Missing').

D - Proposed aircraft loss:
Boston IIIA - BZ367 - 13 OTU - overshot landing Peterborough.

E - Also looking for cause of death of following airmen:
F/Sgt (Pilot) Harry SABINI - 1272064 - Killed on active service - 2 ADU - buried Fayid War Cem., Egypt, and
F/O (Pilot) Alfred E. TOLLER - 139941 - 601 Sqn (Lentini, Italy) - buried Milan War Cem. (It is possible that he was flying Spitfire ER868 and killed whilst trying to escape from captivity).

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Henk

Sgt Reginald T. FRARY - 655230 - not Eng/Wales
AC1 Thomas H. GODFREY - 1235945 - Cambridge
Sgt (Bombaimer) James D. CLARKE - Chipping Norton

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Henk,

1318276 Sgt James Duffey CLARKE, was aboard No.21 OTU Wellington IC X9618 that crashed on 14-8-1943, less than a mile from the Enstone runway and caught fire.

AUS420091 F/O (Pupil Pilot) Aubrey James WHITE RAAF +
AUS420941 Sgt (Nav.) Francis Ira HARDAKER RAAF +
AUS426012 F/O (2nd Nav.) Harry Malcolm BEYER RAAF +
1318276 Sgt (Bomb Aimer) James Duffey CLARKE RAFVR +
AUS420066 F/Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Leonard George SELLEN RAAF +
1301143 Sgt (Air Gnr.) H LEWIS Silghtly injured.

See:BCL7/241 - Chorley names only Beyer,Hardaker,Sellen & White.

Col.

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Col & Malcolm.
The proposed a/c loss Boston BZ367 was not lost 14-8-1943 but 15-8-1943. Another proposed serial for 14-8-1943 was:
Martinet I - JN639 - 82 OTU - crashed in forced landing Main Rad, Carlton, Nottinghamshire.
Regards,
Henk.

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Henk,

No.82 OTU ORB has under 15th August

Martinet JN639. Pilot F/Sgt Jenkin J B (uninjured) crashed between Carlton and Ossington at 15.45 hours. Engine failure. A/c Cat E.

Regards
Ross

[dennis_burke]

Frary doesn't seem to be in Scotland. Maybe Northern Ireland or IoM??

[Henk Welting]

Brought this thread up to the front page for a possible answer on the airmen listed under "E" in message # 1.
Do hope Ross this was legal what I did; if not please correct me.
Regards,
Henk.

[jonheyworth]

Kenneth Hugh Cecil Browne 970756 , was shot in the back and killed North of Agira by what was assumed to be an enemy sniper

[jonheyworth]

William Rogerson 1355517 , was fatally injured at 22:50 by bomb splinters during an air raid at Lentini West, dying of his injuries in Lentini CCS

[jonheyworth]

Thomas Hilary Godfrey 1235945 , on long term sick leave prior to discharge but who had served on 1651 HCU , died under treatment at Papworth Village settlement of pulmonary tuberculosis