400912 - Unaccounted airmen - 12-9-1940

**Henk Welting** · 23rd March 2008, 13:43

What caused the death of:

AC1 Henry N. KINGDOM - 631666 - killed on active service, death registered at Huntingdon, and
LAC (Pilot u/t) Harry E. TAYLOR - 947642 - died of wounds or injuries received on active service, death registered at Hull.

Also looking for unit and possible aircraft serial of following airmen, missing believed killed on active service (all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial):

P/O Philip S. BENSTED - 84919 - Panel 7
Sgt Joseph GODDARD - 626017 - Panel 14
LAC Ernest RICHARDS - 611580 - Panel 23
P/O Harry STEEL - 82173 - Panel 10, and
P/O Antony O'N. WILLCOX - 74696 - Panel 10.

Proposed aircraft losses:

Blenheim I - K7160 - 5 OTU - crashed Aston Down
Spitfire I - K9981 - 7 OTU - crashed in forced landing at mouth of River Dee near Flint.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Amrit** · 23rd March 2008, 13:55

No casualties in the Spitfire:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=1949

Warner states that there are no further details re. the Blenheim

A

**Argus** · 23rd March 2008, 21:02

Hello Henk,

This is what I can find in my RAF War Deaths register. Think some of them (or all) can have died in same incident.

"Unaccounted airmen - 12-9-1940

Also looking for unit and possible aircraft serial of following airmen, missing believed killed on active service (all commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial):

P/O Philip S. BENSTED - 84919 - Panel 7 = S. of A. N.
Sgt Joseph GODDARD - 626017 - Panel 14 = St Athen
LAC Ernest RICHARDS - 611580 - Panel 23 = School of Air Nav.
P/O Harry STEEL - 82173 - Panel 10 = S. of Air
P/O Antony O'N. WILLCOX - 74696 - Panel 10. = S. of A. N."

Best regards

Finn Buch

**Ross_McNeill** · 23rd March 2008, 21:09

Hi Gents

Anson K6262, S of AN.

Crashed into the sea 50 miles west of Lundy Island.

Regards
Ross

**Henk Welting** · 24th March 2008, 12:53

Thanks Amrit, Finn and Ross for this excellent info.
Best regards,
Henk.

**wwrsimon** · 19th September 2017, 18:44

Hello

AC1 Henry N. KINGDOM - 631666 - the Grave Registration Report Form records him as being with 10 O.T.U.

LAC (Pilot u/t) Harry E. TAYLOR - 947642 - the Grave Registration Report Form records him as being with 4 E.F.T.S. The Hull Daily Mail of September 18th 1940 reported the following:

HULL INQUEST ON AIRCRAFTMAN
The Hull City Coroner, Dr. Norman Jennings, yesterday conducted an inquest on Leading Aircraftman Harry Edward Taylor, aged 18, of Cardiff.
Dr. T. G. Gray said that taylor died from multiple injuries, including fractures of the skull, jaw, wrist, and ankle.
A verdict of "accidental death" was returned.

No clue as to the casue of his injuries, though.

Regards

Simon

**Rich Allenby** · 1st February 2018, 20:41

The 4 EFTS orb (who were at Brough, nr Hull, Yorkshire) lists LAC Taylor as being the pilot of Blackburn B2 G-ACER that crashed on 11th September 1940 and sustained what was recorded as being serious injuries. It looks to me like he was admitted to Hull hospital but died the following day.

**Alex Smart** · 25th February 2022, 19:50

Hello,

400912 - Unaccounted Airmen - 12-09-1940

From Henk's List -

IRAQ
LOVEMORE, Robert St.Cyprian Nutcombe(SouthAfrican) - Lac - 774054 - RAFVR.
WEBLEY, Roy Rodney ( SouthernRhodesian) - Lac - 779040 - RAFVR.
These two airmen rest at Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.
They were crew(?) of Audax I - K7523 - 4 EFTS.

UK
DREWRY, John Richard - P/O - 77202 - RAF - 144 Sqn.
Rothley Cemetery, Leicestershire.
Died as a result of a car accident.

KINGDOM, Henry Norman - AC1c - 631666 - RAF.
Wyton (St.Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard, Huntingdonshire.
Whitley V - P4997 - 10 OTU.

TAYLOR, Harry Edward - Lac - 947642 - RAFVR.
Cardiff (Llandaff) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Blackburn D2 - G-ACER.

From CWGC -

ETHIOPIA
ADAMS, Edward Charles - Air Sgt - 48018 - SAAF.
ARMSTRONG, Edward George - Lt - 102765 - SAAF.
These two airmen rest at Addis Ababa War Cemetery, Ethiopia.
They were crew of Battle I - 911 - 11 Sqn SAAF.

SINGAPORE
HASHIM, Othman Bin Muhammad - AC2c - 785703 - RAFVR.
Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
Cause of death ?

UK
JOORIS, Raymond Albert - Sgt - 754758 - RAFVR.
Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon.
LONG, Harold Edward Minifie - Sgt - 906098 - RAFVR.
Uphill (St.Nicholas Old Church) Churchyard, Somerset.
MITCHELL, Leslie George - Sgt - 751395 - RAFVR.
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
These three airmen were crew of Battle I - N2148 - 12 OTU.

HEPEL, Albert Edmund - Sgt - 754407 - RAFVR.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery, Northumberland.
HILTON, William Denys - Sgt - 754206 - RAFVR.
Darlington West Cemetery, Durham.
These two airmen were crew of Master I - N7879 - 8SFTS.

ROBINSON, Kenneth - Sgt - 758131 - RAFVR.
Jarrow Cemetery, Durham.
Master I - N7819 - 8 SFTS.

BENSTED, Philip Sidney - P/O - 84919 - RAFVR.
GODDARD, Joseph - Sgt - 626017 - RAF.
RICHARDS, Ernest - Lac - 611580 - RAF.
STEEL, Harry - P/O - 82173 - RAFVR.
WILLCOX, Anthony O'Neill - P/O - 74696 - RAFVR.
These five airmen are all remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were crew of Anson I - K6262 - SoAN.

Alex

**robstitt** · 11th January 2023, 18:34

Small detail…

TAYLOR, Harry Edward - Lac - 947642 - RAFVR.
Cardiff (Llandaff) Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Blackburn D2 - G-ACER.

…should read Blackburn B.2.

Robert