431122 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-11-1943

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

431122 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-11-1943

From Henk's list -

UK
ANDERSON, Clarence - AC2 - 1592302 - RAFVR - West Auckland, Durham.
BANNER, Arthur Leonard George - LAC - 1515382 - RAFVR - Kirkham (St. Michael), Lancashire.
BEADMAN, Frank William - LAC - 1476108 - RAFVR - Leicester (Welford Road ), Leicestershire.
BOOTH, Geoffrey - F/O (Pilot) -119496 - RAFVR - Chevington, Northumberland.
JENNINGS, Leonard Deane (Canada) - F/O (Pilot) - 88387 - RAFVR - Jurby (St. Patrick), Isle of Man.
RAWLIN, Kenneth - Sgt (Nav) - 1239590 - RAFVR - Leeds (New Wortley ), Yorkshire.
SIZER, William - Cpl - 634455 - RAF - Hull Northern, Yorkshire.
WEBSTER, Geoffrey Albert - Sgt (Pilot) - 1438569 - RAFVR - Holyhead (Maeshyfryd), Anglesey.
WOOLLISCROFT, Leonard - Cpl - 1136172 - RAFVR - Manchester Crematorium, Lancashire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
CONNOR, Laurence Peter - LAC - 1460903 - RAFVR - Gauhati, India.

UK
ANDERSON, Robert - Sgt - 976296 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
BARNES, Edwin Alfred Dennis - Sgt - 576536 - RAF - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
BRASSINGTON, John Gordon - F/L (A/G) - 127175 - RAFVR - Trentham (St. Mary & All Saints ), Staffordshire.[Wellington X - LN601 - 82 OTU ].
DE JONGH, Oscar Geoffreij - F/O (Nav) - RAFVR - Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.[ Wellington X - LN601 - 82 OTU ].
GRAVES, Francis Peter - F/O - 117452 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
MORRISON, Earl Darragh - Sgt - 1093659 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
SELLARS, Robert Bryson - Sgt (A/G) - 1893889 - RAFVR - Glasgow (Cardonald ), Glasgow. [ Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU ].
SUTHERLAND, Alexander Fordyce - Sgt - 1564152 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
SWINDLE, Maurice Noel Graham - Sgt ( Flt/Eng) - 1675628 - RAFVR - Keswick (St. John ), Cumberland. [ Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU ].
WANNELL, Robert James - Sgt (A/G) - 1321739 - RAFVR - Fulham Palace Road, London. [ Wellington X - LN601 - 82 OTU ].
WARDER, Allan Douglas - Sgt - 1290916 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
WHITLEY, John Francis - F/S - 1069888 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
WILLIAMS, John Glynne - Sgt - 1455080 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
WILLIAMSON, James Vaughan - F/O (Pilot Instr ) - 148444 - RAFVR - Harrogate (Stonefall ), Yorkshire. [ Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU ].

Alex

[Ross_McNeill]

Hi Alex

BARNES, Edwin Alfred Dennis - Sgt - 576536 - RAF - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Barnes was the pilot of Catalina FP240 of No.131 OTU.

Regards
Ross

[wwrsimon]

Re: F/O BOOTH Geoffrey 119496. I've got him listed as killed in Spitfire IIa P8197 of 57 OTU, crashed on night take of NW of Boulmer. Can anyone confirm this?

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

UK
ANDERSON, Clarence - AC2 - registered in Durham West.
BANNER, Arthur Leonard George - LAC - possibly registered in Fylde (RAF Kirkham?).
BEADMAN, Frank William - LAC - registered in Oxford.
BOOTH, Geoffrey - F/O (Pilot) -Spitfire IIA, P8179.
JENNINGS, Leonard Deane (Canada) - F/O (Pilot) - not Eng/Wales, probably IoM.
RAWLIN, Kenneth - Sgt (Nav) - registered in Anglesey West.
SIZER, William - Cpl - not Eng/Wales.
WEBSTER, Geoffrey Albert - Sgt (Pilot) - registered in Anglesey West.
WOOLLISCROFT, Leonard - Cpl - registered in Manchester.
ANDERSON, Robert - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
BARNES, Edwin Alfred Dennis - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
BRASSINGTON, John Gordon - F/L (A/G) - confirmed in Wellington X - LN601 - 82 OTU.
DE JONGH, Oscar Geoffreij - F/O (Nav) - confirmed in Wellington X - LN601 - 82 OTU.
GRAVES, Francis Peter - F/O - Catalina FP240.
MORRISON, Earl Darragh - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
SELLARS, Robert Bryson - Sgt (A/G) - confirmed in Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU.
SUTHERLAND, Alexander Fordyce - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
SWINDLE, Maurice Noel Graham - Sgt ( Flt/Eng) - confirmed in Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU.
WANNELL, Robert James - Sgt (A/G) - registered in Southwell, not in LN601 according to Chorley.
WARDER, Allan Douglas - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
WHITLEY, John Francis - F/S - Catalina FP240.
WILLIAMS, John Glynne - Sgt - Catalina FP240.
WILLIAMSON, James Vaughan - F/O (Pilot Instr ) - confirmed in Halifax V - EB150 - 1664 HCU.

INDIA
CONNOR, Laurence Peter - LAC - serving with No 3 Care and Maintenance Party.

Malcolm

[Theletterwriter]

Alex

Corporal William Sizer died at Bangour Hospital, Broxburn in the district of Uphall and the County of West Lothian.

Douglas

[Martyn A Critchlow]

SIZER, William - Cpl - 634455 - died in hospital in Scotland of wounds received on active service.
(Hull Daily Mail, 6 December 1943)

Martyn

[wwrsimon]

Hello

JENNINGS, Leonard Deane (Canada) - F/O (Pilot) - 88387 - the ManxBMD website confirms that he died at Jurby.

RAWLIN, Kenneth - Sgt (Nav) - 1239590 and
WEBSTER, Geoffrey Albert - Sgt (Pilot) - 1438569 - both registered in Anglesey, and both with 9 (C) O.T.U. ccording to their respective Grave Registration Report Forms.

WOOLLISCROFT, Leonard - Cpl - 1136172 - the National Probate Calendar records that the at 20 Nell Lane, Manchester, the address of Withington Hospital. The Manchester Evening News of November 23rd 1943 carried the following announcement:

WOOLLISCROFT - On November 22, in hospital, LEONARD (late corporal, R.A.F.), aged 21 years, only son of John and Milicent Woolliscroft, 41, Brooklawn Drive, Withington.

WANNELL, Robert James - Sgt (A/G) - 1321739 - the Graves Registration Report Form confirms his unit as 82 O.T.U.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

Clarence Anderson 1592302 , attached to Number 3 ARCR but on deferred service at the time of his death, died in the Oaklands EMS hospital , Bishop Auckland of a perforated gangrenous appendix

[jonheyworth]

Arthur Leonard George Banner 1515382 , attached to Number 10 SOTT, died in RAF Hospital, Kirkham , of acute pulmonary oedema

[jonheyworth]

Pejsach Skidelski P/774970 , attached to HQ , Number 205 Group, died on duty of self inflicted gun shot wounds