1941 Unaccounted - Henk Welting's File Updates

[JohnE]

1. Who was killed in Hurricane Z7072 of 232 Sqd on October 25th 1941?

"Engine cut, lost height and crash-landed near Ouston."

2. Who was killed in Hurricane Z3182 of 133 Sqd on October 27th 1941?

"Crashed at Rosharkin, Ulster. Probably loss of control in cloud."

3. Who went missing in Spitfire AD250 of 129 Sqd on October 28th?

"Sortie to shoot down drifting balloon. In sea 10 miles off Littlehampton, Sussex."

Any info appreciated.

Regards
John

[John Larder]

Looks like Sgt. Hugh Allan Grant (R/78411) Aged 19 lost in Hurricane Z7072 of 232 Sq.

[VoyTech]

AD250: Sgt B. D. Waghorn

[JohnE]

Thank you both of you. Much appreciated.

Regards
John

[Litcham_Lad]

CWGC has

104392 P/O (Pilot) James Geiger COXETTER of 133s as having died on this date

Probable contender for Z3182

dg

[waghorn41]

3. Who went missing in Spitfire AD250 of 129 Sqd on October 28th?

"Sortie to shoot down drifting balloon. In sea 10 miles off Littlehampton, Sussex."

John

Sgt Bryan Dickson Waghorn was my uncle and the brother of Battle of Britain pilot Sgt Peter Waghorn who was killed in action 11 April 1941 over Malta.

[AnkitaMishra]

Sgt Bryan Dickson Waghorn was my uncle and the brother of Battle of Britain pilot Sgt Peter Waghorn who was killed in action 11 April 1941 over Malta.

Suitable Luftwaffe claim for 28 October 1941: Oblt. Otto Meyer (6.) of 8./JG 26, Spitfire at 13.30 (Film C. 2036/II Nr.89281/42).

Sgt Peter Waghorn could be killed by

11.04.41[/SIZE]	Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg[/SIZE]	7./JG 26[/SIZE]	Hurricane I[/SIZE]	£ S.E. Malta[/SIZE]	11.31[/SIZE]	Film C. 2036/II Nr.60983/41[/SIZE]
[11.04.41[/SIZE]	Oblt. Klaus Mietusch[/SIZE]	7./JG 26[/SIZE]	Hurricane I[/SIZE]	£ 20 km. N. Malta 2.500 m.[/SIZE]	11.50[/SIZE]	Film C. 2036/II Nr.60983/41[/SIZE]
11.04.41[/SIZE]	Oblt. Joachim Müncheberg[/SIZE]	7./JG 26[/SIZE]	Hurricane I[/SIZE]	£ S.E. Paul's Bay (Malta)[/SIZE]	11.53[/SIZE]	Film C. 2036/II Nr.60983/41[/SIZE]

[Jagan]

These are Henk's Offline Updates to the 1941 Unaccounted that are not found in any other places.

[Jagan]

From Henk's Files

Accidental Deaths - 1941 Jan - June

Leading Aircraftman John Herbert JONES 1965 10 Sqdn RAAF 1941-01-01 RAAF UK Hooe (St. John) Churchyard Extension
(10 [RAAF] Sqn - Mount Batten/Devonshire). Fell in sea at Barbican and drowned.


Flying Officer Dennis Charles BARRETT 75922 211 Sqdn 1941-01-02 RAFVR Greece Phaleron War Cemetery
(Tatoi-Menidi/Greece). (DS-64). Returning from a party at Maxim's in Athens a car containing several officers crashed into a tree; died of injuries and buried Phalaron WC.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Stuart Frederick WALTERS R71348 1 TTS (RCAF) 1941-01-13 RCAF Canada Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery
(MB-793). (St.Thomas/Ontario). Was killed when struck by a bus, while off duty, on Highway # 4, 800 meters north of the TTS - buried Winnipeg/Manitoba.


Flying Officer Ivan Russel GLASSCO C3140 1 ED 1941-01-25 RCAF Canada Hamilton Cemetery
(MB-266). Killed in a shooting accident - buried Hamilton/Ontario.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Jack Victor WARREN 1158624 927 Balloon Sqdn 1941-01-30 RAFVR UK Bath (Locksbrook) Cemetery
(11 BC - Avonmouth Bristol/Gloucestershire). Died from drowning after riding a motorcycle along the edge of the pier at Avonmouth Dock.


Aircraftman 2nd Class John Reid FOTHERINGHAM 999044 232 Sqdn 1941-02-11 RAFVR UK Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery
(Hurricane - Elgin/Morayshire). Letter dtd 410215 of Sgt John H. Allen - NZ40217 - 232 Sqdn (AQ2-115): Last Sunday morning (410209) the 'Hoo-doo' continued when a tractor fell on an 'A-Flight' boy and crushed his leg terribly; he died in hospital a few days ago.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Albert Walter Richard MALLETT 921945 12 OTU 1941-02-11 RAFVR UK Littleton (St. Catherine) Churchyard Extension
(Age 24). (Mount Farm/Oxfordshire). Walked into a revolving propellor of a Wellington at Mount Farm.


Sergeant Donald Alexander McKENZIE 989284 12 OTU 1941-02-21 RAFVR UK Stretford Cemetery
(Benson/Oxfordshire). Walked into a rotating propellor.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Joseph Onesime Paul Emile ROY R82110 1 MD 1941-02-22 RCAF Canada Hull (Notre Dame) Cemetery
E. (MB-661). (Toronto/Ontario). Death caused by injuries sustained in an automobile accident - buried Hull/Quebec.


Flying Officer Emanuel KRAJINA 87621 310 Sqdn 1941-02-23 RAFVR UK Cranwell (St. Andrew) Churchyard
(Czechoslovakia). (Duxford/Cambridgeshire). Died in a car accident near Sleaford/Lincolnshire. (Ford V8 - BXE-156). Door opened during driving. In his effort to cLose it he inadvertently turned the steering wheel and the car crashed.


Sergeant Kenneth George DEACON 906493 16 OTU 1941-02-26 RAFVR UK Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery
(Upper Heyford/Oxfordshire). Walked into a rotating propellor.


Leading Aircraftman Jack Henderson MARTIN R52423 1941-03-09 RCAF Canada Hamilton (Woodland) Cemetery
(MB-468). (Trenton/Ontario). Died while on leave when his automobile was hit by a train 5 km east of Belleville/Ontario - buried Hamilton/Ontario.


Aircraftman 1st Class Albert Richard STEVENS R66109 RCAF Trenton 1941-03-09 RCAF Canada Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane) Cemetery
(MB-726). Died when his automobile was hit by a train 5 km E of Belleville/Ontario - buried Niagara Falls/Ontario.


Sergeant George Clarence CURLE 207732 55 Sqdn 1941-03-17 RAAF Egypt Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
RAAF). (Maraua/Libya). Gun shot wound abdomen received accidentally 410313; died 410317 08.55h in Nr. 15 Gen. Scottish Hosp.; buried Cairo War Mem Cem.


Corporal Frank Marshall GAINOR 4183 1941-03-21 RCAF Canada Calgary Union Cemetery
(Canada). (MB-249). (RCAF Station Vancouver/B.C.) Was on night duty and was killed when a tractor fell over the edge of the sea wall at Vancouver pinning him to the float on which he was standing - buried Calgary/Alberta.


Leading Aircraftman Felix Leonard CALLAGHAN 624558 1941-03-22 RAF Canada Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery
N.Ireland). (MB-846). (Moose Jaw/Saskatchewan). Killed in a car accident - buried Moose Jaw/Saskatchewan.


Flying Officer Jesse Augustus BALDWIN C2292 6 SFTS (RCAF) 1941-04-18 RCAF Canada Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery
(MB-29). (Dunnville/Ontario). Fire Officers Quarters at Dunnville - returned to the burning building to retrieve some of his kit; was overcome by smoke and later carried out of the building unconscious by P/O F.H. McNiel, Toronto. He had suffered extensive burns to his back and legs and died short before 22.00h in the General Hospital - buried Montreal/Quebec.


Flying Officer Lorne CURRIE 88199 11 OTU 1941-05-29 RAFVR UK Offwell (St. Mary) Churchyard
(Age 36). (Steeple Morden/Cambridgeshire). Was hit by a rotating propellor.


Leading Aircraftman Arthur SMITH 1187308 2 BGS 1941-06-06 RAFVR UK Bridgerule (St. Bridget) Churchyard
(Age 26). (Millom/Cumberland). Killed when he fell beneath a train at Millom Station.


Leading Aircraftman Edward John LEWIS R53031 401 Sqdn 1941-06-07 RCAF UK Scopwick Church Burial Ground
RCAF) - (MB-423). (Digby/Lincolnshire). Died while in the Rauceby Hospital, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.


Aircraftman 1st Class Arthur James GREEN R81182 1941-06-15 RCAF Canada Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery
(MB-279). Died in St.Johns Hospital, Sudbury as result of injuries sustained when hit by a motor car while crossing the street - buried Vancouver/B.C.


Leading Aircraftman Benjamin ELWELL 540099 1941-06-17 RAF Canada Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery
(MB-848). Death by drowning - buried Kingston/Ontario.


Air Sergeant Douw Johannes PRETORIUS 102107 22 SFTS 1941-06-21 SAAF South Africa Boksburg Cemetery
(SAAF). (GX-400). (Gweru/S.Rhodesia). Killed in a flying accident in S.Rhodesia; buried Boksburg Cem.


Leading Aircraftman Robert John McLINTOCK 543619 34 MU 1941-06-24 RAF UK Sale Cemetery
Killed in a motorcycle accident at Shrewsbury; death registered Shrewsbury/Shropshire.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Joseph Oscar Albert MARTIN R77373 3 ITS (RCAF) 1941-06-30 RCAF Canada Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery
(MB-468). (Victoriaville/Quebec). Drowned in the Nicolet River at Victoriaville - buried Montreal/Quebec.

[Jagan]

From Henk's Files

Accidental Deaths - 1941 July - August

Aircraftman 1st Class Sidney Robert VIDLER 927876 247 Sqdn 1941-07-01 RAFVR UK Bridge (St. Peter) Churchyard
(Portreath/Cornwall). Was run over by a mobile floodlight 410627 and seriously injured; died 410701.


Warrant Officer Walter DOE 347541 49 Sqdn 1941-07-05 RAF UK Dundee Eastern Necropolis
(Scampton/Lincolnshire). Was involved in a motorcycle accident in a collision with a car in Ermine Street, Lincoln. Died of his injuries in the Bracebridge Military Hospital.


Leading Aircraftman Alfred James OSBORNE 926504 1941-07-05 RAFVR UK Maidenhead Cemetery
Age 26). Drowned in River Thames at Bray Reach, after going for a swim while out with his wife and getting into difficulties.


Corporal James RIDDELL 10578 1941-07-06 RCAF Canada Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery
(MB-643) (Dartmouth/Nova Scotia). Death by drowning at Cow Bay/Nova Scotia - buried Toronto/Ontario.


Corporal James Alcliffe Deans FORTNER R63832 3 WS 1941-07-07 RCAF Canada Toronto (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery
(MB-238). (Winnipeg/Manitoba). Died in a car accident at Lockport/Manitoba - buried Toronto/Ontario.


Pupil Pilot Peter Seiger SOWERBY 103664 RAF Salisbury 1941-07-07 SAAF Zimbabwe Gweru Cemetery
SAAF). (GX-400). Killed in a flying accident; buried Gweru Cem.


Aircraftman 1st Class Richard Nelson WILDE R94568 2 SFTS (RCAF) 1941-07-08 RCAF Canada Maple Creek Cemetery
(MB-813). (Uplands/Ontario). Death by accidental drowning in the Rideau River near Uplands - buried Maple Creek/Saskatchewan. His brother F/Sgt Charles Garnett WILDE was killed 420703 on Hampden - P5332.


Leading Aircraftman Reginald Fisher King TURNER 1376746 32 SFTS (RCAF) 1941-07-12 RAFVR Canada Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery
(MB-855). (Moose Jaw/Saskatchewan). Death by drowning - buried Moose Jaw.


Sergeant Thordar THORDARSON R110768 3 BGS (RCAF) 1941-07-17 RCAF Canada Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery
(MB-760). (Macdonald/Manitoba). Killed in a car accident on # 4 Highway between Portage La Prairie and Macdonald - buried Winnipeg/Manitoba.


Air Sergeant Sidney W BOWLEY 103682 RAF Bulawayo 1941-07-17 SAAF South Africa Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Cemetery
(SAAF). (GX-400). Killed in a flying accident in S.Rhodesia; buried Johannesburg/Braamfontein Cem.


Air Sergeant Cecil John ADAMS 21449 RAF Bulawayo 1941-07-17 SAAF South Africa Wyndham Farm Burial Ground, Westminster
(SAAF). (GX-400). Killed in a flying accident in S.Rhodesia; buried Westminster/Wyndham Farm MB.


Leading Aircraftman Eric Stanley HOLLOWAY 625983 42 Sqdn 1941-07-20 RAF UK Maidenhead Cemetery
(Beaufort - Leuchars/Fifeshire). Killed in a car accident at Tywford.


Leading Aircraftman Herbert James KILLNER 628439 1941-07-20 RAF Canada Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery
(MB-850). Death by drowning at Birds Hill/Manitoba - buried Winnipeg/Manitoba.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Eric Edward SHEPPARD 959339 1941-07-23 RAFVR UK Ipswich New Cemetery
Died in a motor cycle accident whilst delivering some messages at night on dark roads and hit a stray animal; death registered N.Cotswold/Gloucestershire. (Cpl J.E. JONES may have been involved in same incident).


Aircraftman 1st Class Robert SEMPLE 119517 1941-07-25 RAFVR UK Glasgow (St. Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery
Injured in a road accident 410622 at/near Port Ellen/Isle of Islay (refer to F/Lt G.L. HOLLOWAY 410622).


Aircraftman 2nd Class George SWINDLEY 1075749 1941-07-27 RAFVR UK Bagillt (St. Mary) Churchyard
Injured in a road accident 410622 at/near Port Ellen/Isle of Islay. (Refer to F/Lt G.L. HOLLOWAY 410622).


Leading Aircraftman Robert Henry HENDRIX R100302 6 EFTS (RCAF) 1941-07-27 RCAF USA Walsenburg Masonic Cemetery
USA). (MB-317). (Prince Albert/Saskatchewan). Accidentally drowned at Lake Waskesiu/Saskatchewan - buried Walsenburg/Colorado (USA).


Leading Aircraftman David Geoffrey LEET 637453 1941-08-10 RAF UK Exeter Higher Cemetery
Irish Republic). Killed as a result of a motorcycle accident near Exeter airfield.


Aircraftman 1st Class Alan Beach THOMPSON 634639 32 EFTS (RCAF) 1941-08-10 RAF Canada Swift Current (Mount Pleasant) Cemetery
(MB-856). (Moose Jaw/Saskatchewan). Shot; not known accidental or not - buried Swift Current/Saskatchewan.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Colin MASON 1030919 939 Balloon Sqdn 1941-08-11 RAFVR UK Sheffield (Wisewood) Cemetery
(16 BC - Sheffield). Died as a result of a motorcycle accident while on duty; death registered Sheffield.


Aircraftman 1st Class Emmanuel Solomon SAMUELS 1082462 1941-08-15 RAFVR UK Willesden Jewish Cemetery
The Windsor, Slough & Eton Express: Accidentally shot by a pistol which was believed to be unloaded. He was in a building, in the room below where someone was demonstrating the use of a pistol to an officer; the person thought the pistol was unloaded, pulled the trigger and the shot went through the floor killing airman Samuels below.


Aircraftman 2nd Class Cuthbert William NAIRN R105814 4 ITS (RCAF) 1941-08-17 RCAF Canada Edmonton Cemetery, Alberta
(MB-553). (Edmonton/Alberta). Died as the result of injuries sustained when he dove into a swimming pool - buried Edmonton/Alberta.


Leading Aircraftman Robert Easton GEESDALE R81148 1 ANS (RCAF) 1941-08-18 RCAF Canada Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery
MB-257). (Rivers/Manitoba). Lost his life when he was hit by the stbd propeller of Anson CA6444 just after he removed the portside chocks - buried Vancouver/B.C.


Leading Aircraftman David DOCHERTY 639472 1941-08-19 RAF Canada Brandon Cemetery, Manitoba
(MB-848). Death by drowning in Clear Lake/Manitoba - buried Brandon/Manitoba.


Sergeant Aubrey V. HUNT 102323 23 SFTS 1941-08-20 SAAF Zimbabwe Bulawayo (Athlone) Cemetery
SAAF). (GX-400). (Salisbury/S.Rhodesia). Killed in a flying accident; buried Bulawayo/Athlone Cem. (SAAF RoH: 410819).


Aircraftman 1st Class Herbert Anthony Joseph DEAN R100106 1 ANS (RCAF) 1941-08-22 RCAF Canada St. Boniface Cemetery
(MB-174). (Rivers/Manitoba). Died in an auto accident at Headingly/Manitoba - buried St.Boniface/Manitoba.


Sergeant John Douglas JOHNSTON 571193 35 Sqdn 1941-08-26 RAF UK Bromley (St. Luke's) Cemetery
(Halifax - Linton-on-Ouse/Yorkshire). Died on active service; death registered Leeds. (RoH Halton: died as a result of a flying accident).


Leading Aircraftman Douglas Gordon MAY R69408 5 SFTS (RCAF) 1941-08-26 RCAF Canada Oshawa Union Cemetery
(MB-474). (Brantford/Ontario). Lost his life when he was struck by the airscrew of Anson CA6022 during night flying practice - buried Oshawa/Ontario.


Leading Aircraftman John Stanfield WATSON R74304 78 Wing 1941-08-28 RCAF UK Helston Cemetery
RCAF) - (MB-798). Death by accidental electrocution at Dry Tree, Cornwall.


Leading Aircraftman Charles Ray HOLT R97663 19 EFTS (RCAF) 1941-08-31 RCAF Canada Ottawa Memorial
USA). (MB-333). Accidentally drowned in Green Bay, Lake Superior/Ontario.


Flying Officer Reginald Davidson PARKER 43683 1941-08-31 RAF Canada Clinton Cemetery
(MB-852). Killed in a car accident - buried Clinton/Ontario.