410401 - Unaccounted Airmen - 01-04-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410401 - Unaccounted Airmen - 01-04-1941

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
SMITH, Sidney - Lac - 531465 - RAF - 70 Sqdn.
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Died in 19 General Hospital of tubercular meningitis.

UK
DALE, Arthur Phillips - AC1c - 955632 - RAFVR.
Northampton (Kingsthorpe) Cemetery, Northamptonshire.
Killed at RAF Warmwell in an air raid along with two other airmen.

HIPKIN, Geoffrey Maurice Campbell - F/Sgt - 223906 - RAF - MiD.
Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Dorset.
Killed at RAF Warmwell in an air raid along with two other airmen.

MOREY, William Hugh Patrick - Lac - 247689 - RAF.
Bridport Cemetery, Dorset.
Killed at RAF Warmwell in an air raid along with two other airmen.

FAWCETT, Denis Gordon - Sgt - 969534 - RAFVR - 152 Sqdn.
Woodchurch (Holy Cross) Churchyard, Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Warmwell, 1 April 1941.
See AIR 81/5656.

LEONARD, Kenneth William - AC1c - 553254 - RAF - 152 Sqdn.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Warmwell, 1 April 1941.
Warmwell (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Dorset.
See AIR 81/5656.

PENLINGTON, Joseph Francis - AC1c - 641707 - RAF - 919 Balloon Sqdn.
Chester ( Overleigh) Cemetery, Cheshire.
Admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital West Kirby on 26 February where he died of lymphatic leukaemia.

THOMPSON, Allan - AC2c - 1109420 - RAFVR - HQ 18 Gp.
Elloughton (St Mary) Churchyard Extension, Yorkshire.
Died at 14:45 Hours in the Worcester Royal Infirmary of acute appendicitis and peritonitis.

From CWGC -

EGYPT
TURNER, John William - Sgt - 4122 - RAAF.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
Blenheim IV - V5423 - 55 Sqdn.
See AIR 81/5925.

UK
BLAKE, Ronald - AC2c - 994921 - RAFVR.
Walkden (St.Paul) Churchyard, Lancashire.
Died in RAF hospital Matlock of rheumatic carditis and bronchial pneumonia.

BLEASDALE, George John - Cpl - 508717 - RAF.
Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, Cheshire.
Died in Bovingdon camp hospital of injuries received in an air raid.

BRYANT, Trevor John - AC2c - 1070754 - RAFVR - 11 SoTT.
Aberdare Cemetery, Glamorganshire.
Killed when he accidently fell from a train in Cardiff.

CALVERT, Victor Delancey - Sgt - 740674 - RAFVR.
Hornsea Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Blenheim IV - V5807 - 2(C)OTU.
See AIR 81/5649.

PETTIGREW, Alexander Allan - Lt - HMS Formidable 826 Sqdn FAA - RN.
Lee-On-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
Blenheim IV - V5423 - 55 Sqdn.
See AIR 81/5925.


EWALD, Heinrich - GAF.
LEHNHARDT, Werner - GAF.
PROCHNOW, Heinz - GAF.
WELS, Erich - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[vrajm]

Hi Alex,

The four German - crew of:

Ju 88 A-5 Werk # 6245 "V4 + BS" 8/KG-1 KIA 1 April, 1941 at Burwarton; struck an obstruction during the Birmingham Raid

https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...?s=100&q=ERICH

Regards

Mojmir

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

"BLEASDALE, George John - Cpl - 508717 - RAF.
Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, Cheshire.
Died in Bovingdon camp hospital of injuries received in an air raid."

The air raid was the one on Warmwell

Malcolm