410614 - Unaccounted airman - 14-6-1941

**Henk Welting** · 12th October 2008, 13:22

What was the place of death registration for AC2 Richard M. MACONOCHIE - 1207843.

Proposed aircraft loss:
Master I - T8838 - 9 FTS - crashed on approach Castle Cpmbe.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**Dick** · 12th October 2008, 15:03

Hi Henk
Maconachie,34, is registered at Fylde,Lancashire
Regards
Dick

**dennis_burke** · 12th May 2009, 18:10

Not sure if you had it but AC2 R. M. Maconochie is listed DOAS FLight magazine July 24th 1941

**Henk Welting** · 12th May 2009, 18:35

Thanks D & D for your help on MACONOCHIE.
Regards,
Henk.

**paulmcmillan** · 2nd January 2019, 08:59

Air Sergeant Reginald Ernest Oatley GILES (102350) 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac Ref : 5. A. 13.
Second Lieutenant Charles Cornack GORDON (47930) 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac Ref : 5. G. 6.
Air Sergeant Paul Wilhelm De Beer BOTHMA (102315) Wireless Operator 1941-06-14 24 Sqdn Libya Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Ac
Hello,
The a/c was a 24 Sqdn SAAF a/c serial "1609".
Details in vol 1 of " A history of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-1945", page 220.

Marie on Geni again (Thanks) found death Cert on GORDON so

Crew were -
Lt. E.C.Newborn - POW.
Those killed were
Air Sgt. Paul Wilhelm DeBeer BOTHMA.
Air Sgt. Reginald Ernest Oatley GILES.
2Lt. Charles Cormack GORDON.
They now rest at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.
Ref: CWGC.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=33455

202917 Lt (Pilot) E C Newborn SAAF (baled out) PoW

**COL BRUGGY** · 2nd January 2019, 15:10

Hello,

202917V Lt Eustace NEWBORN SAAF. Old Hiltonian - Hilton College, Hilton, South Africa.

Col.

**Jagan** · 20th January 2019, 16:38

Was on this day today in my CWGC Entries

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...lno=&qt=&cur=0

These links came up in reference

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/gra...ed-pilot-1941/
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WB9LeyRb1...uftwaffe_3.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QIXMvB6Na...uftwaffe_2.jpg

**RecklessRat** · 18th October 2020, 20:52

Not listed above* but in the database as 'unaccounted' for this date:-

F/263548 Air Woman Marjorie Genevive Berichen MILES, WAAF SAAF
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?qnum=93998
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi...82967/miles,-/

Marjorie Genevive Berichen Miles
'Women's Auxiliary'
Died at Kroonstadt Hospital, aged 37, due to 'Death resulting from injuries received in the accidental overturning of a motorcar of which deceased was driver'

From the Death Notice and Death Certificate on FamilySearch:-
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...017&cc=3040532
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61...018&cc=3040532

* She is mentioned in the wrap-up thread for 1941 but I thought I would put her in the 'right' place

**jonheyworth** · 13th March 2021, 17:13

Robert Claude Cope 915849, attached to 220 AMES, was listed as missing and believed a POW, dying of wounds in Kokina hospital with a presumed date of death