410131 - Unaccounted Airmen - 31-01-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410131 - Unaccounted Airmen - 31-01-1941

From Henk's List -

CANADA
STYNE, Norman - AC1c - R/56981 - RCAF.
Winnipeg (Elmwood) Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada.
Died juring the course of a Brain operation. Cause ?

MALTA
WARD, Bertie Duncan - LA Fitter(E) - SFX.124 - HMS Illustrious - RN.
Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Malta.
HMS Illustrious, 10/01/1941.

UK
HOOKINGS, Albert Henry John - Cpl - 842777 - RAF (AAF) - 904 Balloon Sqdn.
Surbiton Cemetery, Surrey.
Died of injuries received during an Air Raid at Sqdn Hq.
See AIR 81/4959.

JONES, Basil Le Gay - F/O - 84584 - RAF - 54 MU.
Streatham Park Cemetery, Surrey.
Found shot at his home. Taken to Hospital but died shortly afterwards.

LOWE, John Edward - AC2c - 1026738 - RAFVR.
Nottingham Northern Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Killed during a Bombing Attack on RAF Wattisham.
See AIR 81/4960.

MYLES, Frank William John - AC2c - 1026738 - RAFVR.
Nottingham Northern Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Died of wounds received during a Bombing Attack on RAF Wattisham.

TOPPING, John - AC2c - 1028034 - RAFVR - 3 RC.
Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery, Lancashire.
Admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital Kirkham, Died of Chronic Nephritis Uranaemia.

SERCOMBE, Anthony Davis - LA - FX.80604 - HMS Daedalus - RN.
Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard, Kent.
Died of injuries ( Cause ?). Place of death Guildford, Surrey.

From CWGC -

AUSTRALIA
TURNER, Godfrey Edward - P/O - RAAF.
UNSWORTH, James Frederick - F/O - 763 - RAAF.
These two airmen are commemorated on the Queensland Cremation Memorial, Australia.
They were crew of Wirraway CA-7 - A20-155 - 23 Sqdn - RAAF.

NEW ZEALAND
McIVER, Allan Henry - Lac - 403466 - RNZAF.
Wellington (Karori) Crematorium, Wellington City, New Zealand.
Oxford I - NZ256 (ex P1953) - 1 SFTS,Wigram.
It was believed that during Night Flying Exercises the Oxford overshot the flarepath and during the recovery flew into the ground some 2 miles from the airfield at 3.10am.

UK
HELM, Wolf - GAF.
HENSEL, Gerhard - GAF.
HILLE, Richard - GAF.
SCHAEFER, Heinrich - GAF.
TAESLER, Reinhard - GAF.
WAGNER, Willi - GAF.
These six German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

MALTA
WARD, Bertie Duncan - LA Fitter(E) - SFX.124 - ADM 104 has the code 1 under Cause of Death which means 'Killed in Action'. His place of death is recorded as Malta.

The https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1941-01JAN.htm website records:

Illustrious, bombing
WARD, Bertie D, Leading Air Fitter (E), FAA/SFX 124, DOW

SERCOMBE, Anthony Davis - LA - FX.80604 - I can't see an entry for him in ADM104, and the Naval History website just has 'Died'.

The National Probate Calendar has Anthony Dennis Sercombe, died January 31 1941 at Hogs Back, Warborough, Guildford.

Regards

Simon

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Simon for the additional information on these two Naval Airmen.

[vrajm]

Hi Alex,

STYNE, Norman - AC1c - R/56981 - RCAF

...died... as a result of a brain operation. p. 10/38

31.1.41 Tumor exposed. Violent haemorrage. Died as result. p. 15/38

https://recherche-collection-search....Number=R56981&


Five of German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

He 111H-5 Werk # 3750 "A1 + GK" (lost 1/31/41) 2/KG-53

KIA 31 January, 1941; while flying low, and in poor visibility, his ac crashed at Plumpton, Sussex, after colliding with anti-landing cables.

Gefr Gerhard Hensel, Obs (Gr 107); Uffz Heinrich Schäfer, R/O (Gr 109); Fw Reinhard Taesler, Flt Emgr (Gr 110) and Gefr Willi Wagner, Gnr (Gr 111). Pilot, Lt Wolf Helm buried Gr 108

https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...?s=7900&q=A%2A

and one:

... Fw Richard Hille, Flt Engr, KIA, bur Penzance War Graves Cem...

He 111H-5 Werk # 3757 "1T + LH" (lost 1/31/41) Stfkpt 1/KG-28

https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...rch_type=exact

Regards

Mojmir

[Alex Smart]

Thank you Mojmir,
For your valuable inputs.
I appreciate the correction in regard to Fw.Richard HIlle, GAF.
Do not know how I got that so wrong :(

Alex