440307 - Unaccounted Airmen - 7-3-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440307 - Unaccounted Airmen - 7-3-1944

From Henk's list -

SOUTH AFRICA
KELLY,John - AC1c - 1545240 - RAFVR - Johannesburg (West Park), Gauteng, South Africa.

UK
BAGNALL, Albert - LAC - 1442857 - RAFVR - Cowley (SS.Mary & John), Oxfordshire.
CALLANDER, Edward - W/O- DFM - 1061420 - RAFVR- 115 Sqdn - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
DEWINGS, Phillip John - LAC - 1267332 - RAFVR - Treverbyn, Cornwall.
EDWARDS, William - LAC - 1686111 - RAFVR - Harrogate (Stonefall), Yorkshire.
LONGSTAFF, Alfred - LAC - 1476032 - RAFVR - Barrow-in-furness (Thorncliffe), Lancashire.
MILNER, Peter - F/O (Pilot) - 123235 - RAFVR - Leeds (Cottingley Hall), Yorkshire.
PARROTT, Harold William - AC1c - 1197105 - RAFVR - Nottingham Northern, Nottinghamshire.
TOMLINSON, Albert Fred - Cpl - 950321 - RAFVR - Barlby (All Saints), Yorkshire.
TOWLE, Ronald William John - P/O (Pilot) - 160917 - RAFVR - Rugby (Whinfield), Warwickshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites-

BANGLADESH
SMITH, James William Thomas - Cpl _ 1191891 - RAFVR - Chittagong, Bangladesh.

ICELAND
ARNEY, Bernard Vincent - Sgt (Pilot) - 1602273 - RAFVR - Reykjavik (Fossvogur), Iceland.
THOMAS, Noel Arnold - Sgt (WoP/A/G) - 1577049 - RAFVR - Reykjavik, (Fossvogur), Iceland.

UK
BEDFORD, Frank Reginald - P/O (Pilot) - 169914 - RAFVR - Harrogate (Stonefall), Yorkshire. [ Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU ].
BROWN, Peter Charles - Sgt - 1713691 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
FARRELL, Wilson Noel - Sgt (A/G) - 1138457 - RAFVR - Stretford, Lancashire. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
FOX, Alfred - F/S (Nav) - 1542113 - RAFVR - Edgeside (St. Anne), Lancashire. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
GREEN, Herbert Wilfred - Sgt (WoP) - 1576896 - RAFVR - Boston, Lincolnshire. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
GROVES, Edward Roy - Sgt - 1324475 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial,Surrey.
HENDERSON, James Williamson - Sgt (A/G) - 1825541 - RAFVR - Walls Parish Churchyard, Shetland. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
RUSSON, Harold - Sgt(Flt/Engr) - 1591403 - RAFVR - Rotherham (Moorgate), Yorkshire. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
STREET, Peter Alfred - Sgt (Pilot) - 1320514 - RAFVR - Bromley hill, London. [ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].
TINDELL, Derek William - Sgt (Air Bomber) - 1611612 - RAFVR - Camberwell New, London. [ Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU ].
TUNNICLIFFE, Ralph Wallace - Sgt (WoP) - 1621263 - RAFVR - Hasland, Derbyshire. [ Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU ].
WHISK, charles Robson (Peter) - Sgt (Nav) - 1549110 - RAFVR - South Shields (Harton), Durham. [ Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU ].
WOODS, Leonard Frank - Sgt (Nav) - 591869 - RAF - Leeds (Cottingley Hall), Yorkshire.[ Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU ].

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

SOUTH AFRICA
KELLY, John - AC1 - 1545240 - listed as ex-Iraq.

BANGLADESH
SMITH, James William Thomas - Cpl - listed as serving with IR & SL.

ICELAND
ARNEY, Bernard Vincent - Sgt (Pilot) - killed whilst flying in Dakota III, FZ677 of No 45 Grp, which flew into a mountain near Reyjkavik during a ferry flight.
THOMAS, Noel Arnold - Sgt (WoP/A/G) - Dakota III, FZ677 of No 45 Grp.

UK
BAGNALL, Albert - LAC - possibly killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth II, T5817 of No 11 EFTS, which flew into the ground near Murthley in Perthshire whilst low flying.
CALLANDER, Edward - W/O- DFM - He was captuted on 6 May 1942 whilst flying in Wellington III, X3466 of No 115 Sqn, which came down near Laon during a raid on Stuttgart, he escaped from Stalag Luft VI on 5 Mar 1944 but was recaptured and taken to Mauthausen concentration camp, where he was executed, although the exact details and date are unknown.
DEWINGS, Phillip John - LAC - registered in Truro.
EDWARDS, William - LAC - registered n Don Valley.
LONGSTAFF, Alfred - LAC - registered in Epping.
MILNER, Peter - F/O (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Magister I, N5397 of No 7 FIS, which crashed near Littlecote in Wiltshire whilst carrying out aerobatics.
PARROTT, Harold William - AC1 - registered in Wortley.
TOMLINSON, Albert Fred - Cpl - not Eng/Wales?.
TOWLE, Ronald William John - P/O (Pilot) - possibly killed whilst flying in Magister I, N5397 of No 7 FIS.
BEDFORD, Frank Reginald - P/O (Pilot) - Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU.
BROWN, Peter Charles - Sgt - killed whilst flying in Beaufort, ML444 of No 1 OADU, which was lost on a delivery flight from Porttreath to the Middle East.
FARRELL, Wilson Noel - Sgt (A/G) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
FOX, Alfred - F/S (Nav) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
GREEN, Herbert Wilfred - Sgt (WoP) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
GROVES, Edward Roy - Sgt - Beaufort, ML444 of No 1 OADU.
HENDERSON, James Williamson - Sgt (A/G) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
RUSSON, Harold - Sgt(Flt/Engr) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
STREET, Peter Alfred - Sgt (Pilot) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.
TINDELL, Derek William - Sgt (Air Bomber) - Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU.
TUNNICLIFFE, Ralph Wallace - Sgt (WoP) - Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU.
WHISK, charles Robson (Peter) - Sgt (Nav) - Wellington X - HE818 - 18 OTU.
WOODS, Leonard Frank - Sgt (Nav) - Halifax V - EB184 - 1667 HCU.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

Re: (UK) BROWN & GROVES.

7-3-1944
No.1 OADU
Beaufort IIA ML444

Took off Portreath, 0730, on delivery flight to Rabat-Sale, Morocco. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination.

R/114972 F/Sgt (Pilot) Orin Clemens MARKLE RCAF + (later J/911091, P/O)
AUS417031 F/O (Nav/B.) Francis Montague WILSON RAAF +
1713691 Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Peter Charles BROWN RAFVR +
1324475 Sgt (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Edward Roy GROVES RAFVR +

All commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Col.

[Mark Hood]

Hi

...

CALLANDER, Edward - W/O- DFM - He was captuted on 6 May 1942 whilst flying in Wellington III, X3466 of No 115 Sqn, which came down near Laon during a raid on Stuttgart, he escaped from Stalag Luft VI on 5 Mar 1944 but was recaptured and taken to Mauthausen concentration camp, where he was executed, although the exact details and date are unknown.

...

Malcolm

Regarding Edward Callendar DFM, Croix de Guerre, known as 'Ned', a book was published in 2008 called "Fighter! Fighter!" by John Brenan and Richard Frost, who have managed to access British MoD (via AHB) documents and also German and French documents.

Mark

[jonheyworth]

Phillip John Dewings 1267332 , attached to RAF Portreath , became seriously ill on 7 February and was admitted to Royal Cornwall hospital where he died of pleurisy

[jonheyworth]

George Stephen Ambrose, a cook & butcher , died in a road accident near Naples

[jonheyworth]

James William Thomas Smith 1191891 , a fitter IIA attached to Number 131 RSU , died at 03:30 Hours in Number 62 MFH , of MT malaria, broncho pneumonia and acute cardiac failure

[jonheyworth]

Albert Fred Tomlinson 950231 , attached to RAF Nutts Corner , died in Number 24 General hospital, Campbell College, Belfast, of acute infective mononuclesis

[jonheyworth]

William Edwards 168611 , died in SSQ at RAF Finningley of a coronary thrombosis

[jonheyworth]

Alfred Longstaff 1476032 | attached to Number 132 Airfield, 2 TAF | was admitted dangerously ill to St. Margaret’s hospital, Epping, Essex on 5 March, where he died of orchitis inguinal herniotomy and pneumonia with his wife of Shipp Street, Barrow in Furness, at his bedside