410505 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-05-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410505 - Unaccounted Airmen - 05-05-1941

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
RUSSELL, James - AC2c - 989257 - RAFVR.
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Attached to RAF Ismailia, he died in number 54 General Hospital of peritonitis.

UK
BURROWS, Leslie Bertram - Sgt - 510346 - RAF.
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk.
He was admitted dangerously ill to the City General hospital Carlisle at 09:00 Hours where he died the same day of appendicitis.

CLEGG, John - Cpl - 855242 - RAF (AAF) - 921 Balloon Sqdn.
Birkenhead (Landican) Crematorium, Cheshire.
Died of injuries ; enemy action at 921 Balloon Squadron, Liverpool, 4 May 1941.
See : AIR 81/6268.

ENGLISH, Robert Henry - Sgt - 754475 - RAFVR - 3 Sqdn.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St.Andrews and Jesmond ) Cemetery, Northumberland.
Killed in an enemy air raid at 3 Squadron, RAF Debden.
See : AIR 81/6242.

OSBORNE, John Stewart - F/O - 43301 - RAF.
Ryde Borough Cemetery, Isle of Wight.
Killed accidental explosion at RAF Bircham Newton Armoury.
See : AIR 81/6163.

PULLMAN, William John - AC2c - 1350809 - RAFVR.
Empshott ( Holy Rood) Churchyard, Hampshire.
Died in RAF Hospital Yatesbury of lobar pneumonia.

SMITH, Alfred Leonard - AC1c - 1258230 - RAFVR - 257 Sqdn.
Mortlake Cemetery, Surrey.
Killed in an enemy air raid at RAF Coltishall.
See : AIR 81/6243.

ZIMBABWE
JONES, James Stanley - Lac - 627487 - RAF.
Harare (Pioneer) Cemetery, Zimbabwe.
Died Nephritis, Myocarditis, Pneumonia, Cardiac Failure after 7 days at Salisbury Military Hospital.


From CWGC -

CANADA
COX, John Roger Talbot - Lac - 1375310 - RAFVR.
SCOTT, Ralph - P/O - 86339 - RAFVR.
These two airmen rest at Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They were killed in an aircraft accident at Saskatchewan, Canada, aircraft details not recorded, 32 Service Flying Training School.
See: AIR 81/6265.

MUNRO, John Wellesley - Lac - R/74211 - RCAF.
Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
PHELAN, Donovan Frederick - F/O - C/1485 - RCAF.
Toronto ( Mount Hope) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
These two airmen were crew of Harvard - 2600 - 2 SFTS.

EGYPT
SHERIDAN, John Bromley - P/O - 402025 - RAAF.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
Maryland - AH285 - 39 Sqdn.

WALKER, Basil Alexander - Sgt - 40782 - RNZAF.
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
Wellington- W5681 - 38 Sqdn.
See AIR 81/6272.

IRAQ
HABBEN, Abood - Pvt - 6219 - RAF Iraq Levies.
Habbaniya Memorial, Iraq.
Cause of death ?

UK
ARNOLD, Victor Charles - P/O(UT/Pilot) - J/4253 - RCAF - 58 OTU .
Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Stirlingshire.
Master - T8780 - 20 OTU.

WATSON, John Neville - Lac - 1266787 - RAFVR - 11 SFTS.
Shawbury (St.Mary the Virgin) Churchyard, Shropshire.
Oxford - L4575 - 11 SFTS.
See : AIR 81/6261.

SIMON, Josef - GAF.
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

CANADA
COX, John Roger Talbot - Lac - 1375310 - RAFVR.
SCOTT, Ralph - P/O - 86339 - RAFVR.
These two airmen rest at Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
They were killed in an aircraft accident at Saskatchewan, Canada, aircraft details not recorded, 32 Service Flying Training School.
See: AIR 81/6265.

As per CASPIR: https://caspir.warplane.com/bin/warp...ftno=200000852
this was Harvard 2561.
Location given as Tilney.

[Andy Marden]

EGYPT
SHERIDAN, John Bromley - P/O - 402025 - RAAF.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt.
Maryland - AH285 - 39 Sqdn.

There were four crew on this aircraft, as listed at https://www.rafcommands.com/database...php?uniq=AH285

[Andy Marden]

WATSON, John Neville - Lac - 1266787 - RAFVR - 11 SFTS.
Shawbury (St.Mary the Virgin) Churchyard, Shropshire.
Oxford - L4675 - 11 SFTS.
See : AIR 81/6261.

Typo, serial was L4575

[davew]

Alex

For Oxford L4675 read Oxford L4575. L4675 was a Lysander.

DaveW

[Andy Marden]

SIMON, Josef - GAF.
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk.
Cause of death ?

Crew member of Ju88A-5 6027 3Z+EC of Stab II./KG77:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...se/?q=Obenback

[Alex Smart]

Hi Andy & Dave,

Database has -
John Neville WATSON (1266787) died on 1941-05-05 - Oxford L4575, so yes one of my typo's again ��
Have corrected it