400915 - Unaccounted airman - 15-9-1940

[Henk Welting]

What caused the death of and/or what was the place of death registration for:

AC2 James W. GREEN - 1157782 - 930 (Balloon) Sqn - died of wounds or injuries received on active service.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Green,32, is registered at Southampton which was the base of 930 Balloon Sqn.
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Thanks Dick. If I remember well there ever was a thread on RAF Commands listing the Balloon Squadrons with their locations. Unfortunately forgot to bookmark or make a copy. Any idea? No reaction when I search for "Balloon".
Regards,
Henk.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Can't remember the thread , I get my info from Flying Training and Support Units since 1912- Ray Sturtivant and John Hamlin an excellent source occaisionally a little difficult to navigate through.
Regards
Dick

[Henk Welting]

Not know where to hide for shame............. the book you mentioned is on my book-shelf !!

Henk.

[Bart FM Droog]

Hello Henk,

Could this be the thread you're searching for: <a href='http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=16576&forum=DCForumI D6&archive=yes'>Balloon Squadrons</a>?

Groeten,

Bart

[jonheyworth]

George William Valentine Corney 627450 , attached to Number 4 Ferry Pilots Pool , was killed near RAF Kemble in a road accident

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

400915 - Unaccounted Airmen - 15-09-1940

From Henk's List -

UK
CORNEY, George William Valentine - Lac - 627450 - RAF- Att No.4 FPP.
Streatham Park Cemetery, Surrey.
Died as a result of a Road accident near RAF Kemble.

GREEN, James William -AC2c - 1157782 - RAFVR - 930 Balloon Sqn.
Geddington (St.Mary Magdalene) Churchyard, Northamptonshire.
Died from wounds received during an Air Raid while off duty.

FOSTER, Robert - AC2c - 926791 - RAFVR.
Torquay Cemetery and Extension, Devon.
Killed in a Cliff accident near Torquay.

From CWGC -

BELGIUM
VAN DEN HOVE D'ERTSENRYCK, Albert Emmaneul Alix D,J,G - P/O( Captain) - 83699 - RAFVR.
Hurricane I - P2760 - 501 Sqn.
DOUTREPONT, Georges Louis Joseph - P/O - 82157 - RAFVR.
Hurricane I - N2537 - 229 Sqn.
These two airmen rest at Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgian Airman's Field of Honour, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

UK
LANGLEY, Gerald Archibald - P/O - 81641 - RAFVR.
Spitfire Ia - P9324 - 41 Sqn.
TAYLOR, Charles- - Sgt - 748018 - RAFVR.
Master I - N7456 - 5 SFTS.
These two airmen rest at Abington (SS.Peter and Paul) Churchyard, Northamptonshire.

RUSSELL, John Norris - Sgt - 745123 - RAFVR.
Morden Cemetery, Surrey.
Master I - N7456 - 5SFTS.

GAUNT, Geoffrey Norman - P/O - 91230 - RAF (AAF).
Saledine Nook Baptist Chapelyard, Yorkshire.
Spitfire Ia - R6690 - 609 Sqn.

PEASE, Arthur Peter - F/O - 72447 - RAFVR.
Middleton Tyas (St.Michael) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Spitfire Ia - X4324 - 603 Sqn.

TWEED, Thomas Reginald - Sgt - 565029 - RAF.
Amesbury Cemetery, Wiltshire.
Hurricane I - P3660 - 56 Sqn.

CHLOPIK, Tadeusz Pawel - Kapitan(P/O) - P/76691 - PAF.
Southend on Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery, Essex.
Hurricane I - P2954 - 302 Sqn.

SMITHER, Ross - F/O - C/1594 - RCAF.
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.
Hurricane I - P3876 - 1 Sqn ( RCAF).

GURTEEN, John Vinter - P/O - 81918 - RAFVR.
Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium, Middlesex.
Hurricane I - N2481 - 504 Sqn.

MARCHAND, Roy Achille - P/O - 42070 - RAF.
Bromley Hill Cemetery, London.
Hurricane I - P3865 - 73 Sqn.

PIDD, Leslie - Sgt - 742636 - RAFVR.
Woodmansey (St.Peter) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Hurricane I - P2836 - 238 Sqn.

LAMBERT, Hugh Michael Stanford - F/O - 39419 - RAF - MiD.
Reading Crematorium, Oxfordshire.
MILEY, Miles John - F/O - 33345 - RAF.
North Weald Bassett (St.Andrew) Churchyard, Essex.
WYATT, John Pile - Lac - 915837 - RAFVR.
Melplash (Christ Church) Churchyard, Dorset.
These three airmen were crew of Beaufighter If - R2067 - 25 Sqn.

HUMPHREYS, John Irvine - P/O - 43202 - RAF.
Darlington Crematorium, Durham.
Hudson I - N7233 - 220 Sqn.

FURZE, Luke James - Sgt - 748526 - RAFVR.
GREIG, John Cresswell - Sgt - 966648 - RAFVR.
HEYWORTH, Ronald Macaulay - Sgt - 580871 - RAF.
KELLY, James - Sgt - 935752 - RAFVR.
ROBSON, Clarence Sydney - F/O - 41323 - RAF.
These five airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were crew of Whitley V - N1478 - 78 Sqn.

KUNZE, Herbert - GAF.
Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent.
Cause of death ?

BENZ, Arnold - GAF.
BOEHME, Kurt - GAF.
DUEMLER, Kurt - GAF.
FRANKE, Willy - GAF.
GEIGER, Georg - GAF.
GLASER, Helmut - GAF.
GOSCHENHOFER, Hans - GAF.
GRASSL, Andreas - GAF.
GROTZKI, Friedrich - GAF.
HAASE, Julius - GAF.
HAUSBURG, Kurt - GAF.
HOFFMANN, Alfred - GAF.
HOFFMANN, Andreas - GAF.
HOLDENRIED, Peter - GAF.
HOPPE, Hans - GAF.
HUBEL, Gustav - GAF.
KECK, Lorenz Franz - GAF.
KLOTZ, Fritz - GAF.
KOTONC, Johann - GAF.
KRUMMHEUER, Otto - GAF.
LANGE, Herbert - GAF.
LEHNER, Alois - GAF.
LENZ, Richard - GAF.
MAIER, Ottmar - GAF.
MALTER, Erich - GAF.
MASKOLUS, Horst - GAF.
MEYER, Heinrich - GAF.
MUELLER, Helmut - GAF.
NIEBLER, Karl - GAF.
RILLING, Erich - GAF.
ROETHIG, Kurt - GAF.
ROSENOW, Guenter - GAF.
SAILLER, Erich Franz - GAF.
SCHATZ, Johann Friedrich - GAF.
SCHMID, Stefan - GAF.
SCHWEIGER, Alois - GAF.
STAIB, Karl Oskar - GAF.
VOGEL, August - GAF.
WAGNER, Anton - GAF.
WISSMANN, Karl - GAF.
The forty German Airmen listed above all rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[CZ_RAF]

Hi Alex,

KUNZE, Herbert - GAF.
Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent.

Luftwaffe. 15th September 1940.
Stab I/JG77.
Messerschmitt Bf109E (3759). Sortie to England. Shot down by RAF fighter and crashed into a dyke near Stuttfall Castle, Lympne, Kent, 3.30pm. Oblt. Herbert Kunze (FF, Gruppe Adjutant) killed.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/.../herbert-kunze

Pavel

[CZ_RAF]

BENZ, Arnold - GAF.
GEIGER, Georg - GAF.
MEYER, Heinrich - GAF.
SCHWEIGER, Alois - GAF.

15 September 1940 Stabsstaffel KG53 Heinkel He111H-2 (3140). Shot down by fighters during attack on Becton Gasworks and crashed and exploded attempting a belly-landing in the shell-filling area of Woolwich Arsenal, near Tripcock Pier, 2.50 p.m. Possibly that claimed by Sgt B. Furst of No.310 Squadron but possibly also that attacked by F/O B.D. Russell of No.1 (RCAF) Squadron. BF Fw Arnold Benz, BO Fw Alois Schweiger, FF Uffz Heinrich Meyer, and BS Uffz Georg Geiger all killed, BM Fw Michael Ciomber believed baled out, captured badly wounded - admitted to the Royal Herbert Hospital. Aircraft A1+DA 100% write-off.
Due to the severity of his injuries, Michael Ciomber was amongst prisoners repatriated to Germany in June 1944 via the International Red Cross. Undercarriage leg and tyre, together with large section of fuselage incorporating ventral gondola, plus oxygen bottles and MG15, unearthed during development work, donated to the Hawkinge Aeronautical Trust in 1986.


GRASSL, Andreas - GAF.

Stab II/KG53.
Heinkel He111H (6843). Sortie to London docks, hit by AA fire and attacked by fighters and crashed at Peasridge Farm, Frittenden, nr Stapleburst, Kent, 4.00pm. Fw. Andreas Grassl (Bs) killed. Major M. Gruber, Oblt. H. Schierning, Uffz. E. Schilling, Oberfw. G. Schmidt, Fw. M. Nagl baled out and captured. Aircraft A1+GM a write-off.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-45056.html


Pavel