401209 - Unaccounted airmen - 9-12-1940

[jonheyworth]

David Williams 328672 , attached to the CFS, died in a motorcycle accident

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

401209 - Unaccounted Airmen - 09-12-1940

From Henk's List -

CANADA
WILLIAMS, William Charles - WO(cII) - 107 - RCAF.
Halifax (Fort Massey ) Cemetery, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Following a heart ailment he died in Hospital of natural causes.

UK
FINNEN, John - AC2c - 873051 - RAF - 945 Balloon Sqdn.
Glasgow (St.Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Glasgow.
Died of pulmonary Neoplasm.

HILL, George Lovesey - AC2c - 1177555 - RAFVR - 903 Balloon Sqdn.
Surbiton Cemetery, Surrey.
Air Raid on Balloon Site at Catford.

HILL, John Henry - AC1c - 841766 - RAF (AAF) - 903 Balloon Sqdn.
Eltham (St.John the Baptist) Churchyard, London.
Air Raid on Balloon Site at Catford.

HANTON, Lucas Samuel - Cpl - 340278 - RAF.
Bridlington Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Died following an operation, he had also served in WW1.

SAVAGE, Alfred - Cpl - 511350 - RAF.
Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Died at home of pneumonia while on leave.

WILLIAMS, David - F/Sgt - 328672 - RAF.
Upavon Cemetery, Wiltshire.
Motor Cycle accident.

From CWGC -

EGYPT
CRAWFORD, Joseph - Sgt - 648647 - RAF.
GOLDFEATHER, Albert Michael - Sgt - 747841 - RAFVR.
These two airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - T2073 - 113 Sqdn.

FISCHER, Jacobus George - Lt - 202883 - SAAF.
Hurricane I - P3824 - 33 Sqdn.

These three airmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

SOUTH AFRICA
HINTON, Cedric Alan ( Australian ?) - Pupil Pilot - 103247 - SAAF.
Johannesburg (West Park) Cremation Memorial, Gauteng, South Africa.
Hart - 301 - 21 AIR School.

UK
BOULTON, Gordon - Sgt - 936282 - RAFVR - 114 Sqdn. .
Hoyland Nether Cemetery, Yorkshire.
SHILDRICK, Derek Arthur - Sgt - 759263 - RAFVR - 114 S
Little Stanmore (St.Lawrence) Churchyard, Middlesex.
WATSON, William Ross - F/O - 41503 - RAF - 114 S.
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk.
These three airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - N3617-114 Sqdn.

MYERS, Julian Gilbert Keydell - Sgt - 748705 - RAFVR.
Wellington - L7895 - 115 Sqdn.

ELLIS, Hylton Daniel - Sgt - 523372 - RAF.
North Gosforth Joint Burial Ground, Northumberland.
HOWARD, Stanley Gordon - Sgt - 966313 - RAFVR.
Llantwit Major Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
MILLS, David - Sgt - 748521 - RAFVR.
Belfast City Cemetery, County Antrim, UK.
BROWN, Reginald - Sgt - 40913 - RNZAF.
TINDALL, Albert - P/O - 43294 - RAF.
These two airmen rest at Llantwit Major Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
WALLACE, David Ernest - Sgt - 905336 - RAFVR.
Southend-on-Sea ( Sutton Road) Cemetery, Essex.
These six airmen were crew of Wellington - T2520 - 115 Sqdn.

WADIE, William John - F/O - 73050 - RAFVR.
Leaton (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Shropshire.
WRIGHT, Reginald Basil - Lac - 999008 - RAFVR.
Shawbury (St.Mary the Virgin) Churchyard, Shropshire.
These two airmen were crew of Oxford I - R6287 - 11 SFTS.

BELL, Gordon - Sgt - 551726 - RAF.
BILDERBECK, Anthony - P/O - 33535 - RAF.
DEWAR, Gordon James Masterton - F/O - 41385 - RAF.
WOOLLEY, Walter Edward - Sgt - 755114 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were crew of Hudson I - N7263 - 224 Sqdn.

CRAWLEY, Terence John - Sgt - 901761 - RAFVR.
MURPHY, Leslie Desmond Prundy - F/O - 41196 - RAF.
ROACH, Frank Alexander - P/O - 85228 - RAFVR.
STEELE, William - Sgt - 523780 - RAF.
These four airmen were crewofHudsonI - T9277 - 224 Sqdn.

The eight airmen named above are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

DORNAUER, Anton - GAF.
GUHRE, Hans - GAF.
HASSDENTEUFEL, Werner - GAF.
KLEIBER, Josef - GAF.
KNOELLER, Eugen - GAF.
JAPPSEN, Max - GAF.
LEIPOLD, Egidius - GAF.
WEBER, Franz - GAF.
These eight German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

ZIMBABWE
JOHNSTONE, Paul Dootson Douglas - Sgt - 777632 - RAFVR.
Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.
Harvard - P5910 - 20 SFTS.

Alex

[Andy Marden]

BELL, Gordon - Sgt - 551726 - RAF.
BILDERBECK, Anthony - P/O - 33535 - RAF.
DEWAR, Gordon James Masterton - F/O - 41385 - RAF.
WOOLLEY, Walter Edward - Sgt - 755114 - RAFVR.
These four airmen were crew of Hudson I - N7263 - 224 Sqdn.

Alex,
The wrong serial is quoted in AIR81/4507. The aircraft involved was N7265.
I have amended our database accordingly:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=N7265
Andy

[vrajm]

Hi Alex,

https://www.facebook.com/page/611611...q=HASSDENTEUFE

KNOELLER, Eugen
HASSDENTEUFEL, Werner
GUHRE, Hans
KLEIBER, Josef

Mission: Government offices, London, England.
Date: 9th December 1940 (Monday).
Unit: 8 Staffel./Kampfgeschwader 77
Type: Junkers Ju 88A-5
Werke Nr.3191
Coded: 3Z + ES
Location: North Stifford, near West Thurrock, Essex, England.

It was reported that this aircraft was hit by Anti-Aircraft fire at 17,000 feet. The aircraft crashed in flames and was totally destroyed.

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http://www.brynelliott.co.uk/index_h...ishaps3WW2.pdf

ps. 17/18

DORNAUER, Anton
JAPPSEN, Max
LEIPOLD, Egidius
WEBER, Franz


Junkers Ju88A-1 twin engine bomber 2206, L1+KP, attached to 6/LG1 stationed at Orleans Bricy in France, fell to the guns of the Chigwell Rise battery on the night of Sunday/Monday December 8/9, 1940.


Regards

Mojmir

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

SAVAGE - a little amplification - He was home on leave from RAF Topcliffe and went to RAF Driffield to assist after a raid. During this work he received a bang on the head, later complaining of a headache and died in bed.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Lucas Samuel Hanton 340278 , died in RAF Hospital West Kirby in the course of an operation due to anaesthetic complications