410508 - Unaccounted Airmen - 08-05-1941

**Alex Smart** · 1st September 2023, 23:17

Hello,

410508 - Unaccounted Airmen - 08-05-1941

From Henk's List -

CANADA
WALKER, Cyril Charles - Gp/Capt (Pilot) - RCAF.
Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.
He died at 05.00 at Ottawa Civic Hospital, due to coronary disease.

IRAQ
BRATTAN, Harold - F/Sgt(Pilot) - 565218 - RAF.
Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.
Oxford I - P8824 - 4 SFTS.

ISRAEL
PENNOCK, Frank Leslie - Cpl - 531518 - RAF - 113 Sqdn.
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.
Accidently drowned at Tel Aviv.

TUNISIA
TILLARD, Rupert Claude - Lt/Cdr(A) - HMS Ark Royal - RN - 808 Sqdn FAA.
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Fulmar - Serial number unknown.
See Somerville below.

UK
BOWLER, Raymond - AC2c - 1079361 - RAFVR - 46 Sqdn.
Nottingham Southern Cemetery, Nottinghamshire.
Killed while on leave, when a bomb struck his house.

FERNYHOUGH, Arthur Thomas Reginald - AC1c - 1112423 - RAF.
Capenhurst (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Cheshire.
Killed in an Air Raid, he died at R.A.F. Station Wittering.

GOULD, William Lessels - AC2c - 1032980 - RAFVR.
Torryburn Cemetery, Fifeshire.
Train Incident (Fell or Jumped). He disappeared from a train tavelling from Euston to Scotland and was found dead on the line was identified through his identity card. An inquest opened on Saturday at Cumberland on the victim, Mr. William Lessels Gould (27), whose home is at Braehead, Newmills, Dunfermline. The tragedy occurred as the express passed through Southwaite, six miles south of Carlisle, shortly after midday on Thursday. The train was crowded, but apparently the man's disappearance was unnoticed by other passengers. Gould was travelling on leave to his home at Dunfermline.

JACKSON, Harry - AC2c - 1104629 - RAFVR.
Barnsley Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Blenheim IV - T2382 - 84 Sqdn.
See: AIR 81/5657.

JORDAN, Mark - Cpl - 543264 - RAFVR - 56 OTU.
Bridlington Cemetery, Yorkshire.
He was admitted seriously ill to the EMS hospital Holbeach on 28 April, becoming dangerously ill on 4 May, dying of encephalitis lethargica.

MONTGOMERIE, John Barclay - AC1c - 923881 - RAFVR - 25 Sqdn.
Billingshurst (St Mary) Churchyard, Sussex.
Killed in an air raid on RAF Wittering.

PATEMAN, John William Henry - AC1c - 925154 - RAFVR - 951 Balloon Sqdn.
Compton Greenfield (All Saints) Churchyard, Gloucestershire.
Killed in an enemy air raid.

PERKINS, John Robert - Sgt(Obs) - 754061 - RAFVR.
Oxford (Rose Hill) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
Lysander II a - V9732 - 17 OTU.

PORT, Stanley - AC1c - 963549 - RAFVR - 942 Balloon Sqdn.
Upton St.Leonards ( St.Leonard) Churchyard, Gloucestershire.
Enemy air raid. 1 airmen killed and 4 injured Island Pier received a direct hit and fully burnt out.
details/r/C2504925#Pg249 .

RENNARDSON, Kenneth - AC1c - 1018950 - RAFVR.
Hull Northern Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Seriously injured whilst at home on leave in an air raid on Hull on 7th May, admitted to Beverley road hospital, he died of His injuries the following day.

SOMERVILLE, Mark Fownes - Lt(Obs) - HMS Ark Royal - RN - DSC - 808 Sqdn FAA.
Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.
Fulmar. Serial number unknown.
See Tillard above.

SQUIRE, Kenneth Hilson - F/Sgt - 560685 - RAF.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Killed. Flight Lieutenant E F Chapman, Corporal A L Brown, Corporal D B Edwards, Aircraftman N A Vickers, Aircraftman R Potter, Aircraftman R V Sach: prisoners of war RAF High Speed Launch, HSL 143, attacked by enemy aircraft and set on fire, near Dungeness, 8 May 1941.

TAVERNER, Frank - Lac - 1157955 - RAFVR.
Kettering (London Road)Cemetery, Northamptonshire.
Killed in an air raid on RAF Wittering.

WAREHAM, William Jack - AC2c - 1854994 - RAFVR.
Frimley (St.Peter) Churchyard, Surrey.
Died in an air raid on RAF Wittering. Suggests he died of injuries following the raid.

From CWGC -

UK
DRUMMOND, Frederick Agnew Vance Mansfield (New Zealand) - Sgt(Pilot) - 402000 - RAAF.
Dyce Old Churchyard, Aberdeenshire.
Spitfire Ia - R6619 - 111 Sqdn
See : AIR 81/6321.

HOFFMANN, Alfred - GAF.
Brandesburton (St.Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Cause of death ?

AMANN, Willibald - GAF.
WOLFF, Alexander - GAF.
MILDENBERGER,Cornelius - GAF.
TIBUSCH, Paul - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Portland Royal Naval Cemetery, Dorset.
Cause of death ?

GENTZSCH,Alfred - GAF.
GOETZ, Paul - GAF.
HIRNSCHALL, Ernst - GAF.
HOTTENROTT, Walter - GAF.
KNAPPE, Georg - GAF.
KOELMEL, Emily- GAF.
LEMKE, Walter - GAF.
LETTENMEIER, Wilhelm - GAF.
MAHL, Georg - GAF.
RANGE, Walter - GAF.
REESE, Hermann Friedrich - GAF.
RITTERSHAUS, Oscar- GAF.
SALM, Joachim - GAF.
SCHWALBE, Rudolf - GAF.
VON ZIEHLBERG, District Heisterman - GAF.
These fifteen German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

**Andy Marden** · 2nd September 2023, 12:50

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

JACKSON, Harry - AC2c - 1104629 - RAFVR.
Barnsley Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Blenheim IV - T2382 - 84 Sqdn.
See: AIR 81/5657.

Isn't this the wrong Harry Jackson?
There are currently two listed in our entry at: https://www.rafcommands.com/database...php?uniq=T2382
which obviously needs correcting.

**Andy Marden** · 2nd September 2023, 13:04

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

PERKINS, John Robert - Sgt(Obs) - 754061 - RAFVR.
Oxford (Rose Hill) Cemetery, Oxfordshire.
Lysander II a - V9732 - 17 OTU.

17 OTU was a Blenheim unit. As per this post:
https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sh...954#post163954
Perkins was seriously injured in a crash on 10 April 1941, dying of his injuries on 8 May 1941.
The Blenheim was V5732.
I have adjusted the entry for V5732 to link with the CWGC entry:
https://www.rafcommands.com/database...php?uniq=V5732

**Andy Marden** · 2nd September 2023, 14:36

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

HOFFMANN, Alfred - GAF.
Brandesburton (St.Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Cause of death ?

Crew of He111H-5 3987 5J+ZB of Stab I./KG4, shot down by a Hurricane of 151 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...mann&qand=3987

**Andy Marden** · 2nd September 2023, 14:40

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

AMANN, Willibald - GAF.
WOLFF, Alexander - GAF.
MILDENBERGER,Cornelius - GAF.
TIBUSCH, Paul - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Portland Royal Naval Cemetery, Dorset.
Cause of death ?

Crew of He111P-4 2951 G1+KL of 3./KG55, lost off Portland:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...ase/?q=Tibusch

**Andy Marden** · 2nd September 2023, 15:03

The Cannock Chase Germans:

HIRNSCHALL, Ernst - GAF.
RITTERSHAUS, Oscar- GAF.
Crew of He111H-2 2432 6N+FL of 3./KGr100, crashed near Malpas, Cheshire:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke.../?q=HIRNSCHALL

GOETZ, Paul - GAF. - surname was GOETZE
HOTTENROTT, Walter - GAF.
REESE, Hermann Friedrich - GAF.
Crew of He111P-4 G1+HP of 6./KG55, shot down by a Defiant of 256 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke.../?q=HOTTENROTT

KNAPPE, Georg - GAF.
Crew of Ju88A-5 4U+KN of 1.(F)/123 - this was lost on the night of 6/7 May 41:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...APPE&qand=6213

LETTENMEIER, Wilhelm - GAF.
Crew of Do17Z-10 2843 R4+GK of 2./NJG2, shot down by a Beaufighter of 25 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...?q=LETTENMEIER

GENTZSCH,Alfred - GAF.
SALM, Joachim - GAF.
Crew of He111P-4 2874 G1+LL of 3./KG55, shot down by a Defiant of 256 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...Salm&qand=2874

LEMKE, Walter - GAF.
MAHL, Georg - GAF.
SCHWALBE, Rudolf - GAF.
VON ZIEHLBERG, District Heisterman - GAF. - name was Dietrich HEISTERMAN VON ZIEHLBERG
Crew of Ju88A-5 6213 F1+AD of Stab III./KG76, shot down by Defiant of 96 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...be&qand=Rudolf

RANGE, Walter - GAF.
Crew of He111P 2862 1G+CC of Stab II./KG27, shot down by a Beuafighter of 600 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...ange&qand=2862

KOELMEL, Emily- GAF. - first name was Emil
Crew of He111H-3 3210 A1+BA of Stab/KG53m shot down by a Defiant of 255 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...lmel&qand=3210

**Alex Smart** · 2nd September 2023, 18:07

Well spotted Andy ��
It couldn't be this Jackson who was in Blenheim T2382 - 84 Sqdn .
This Jackson died in the UK On the 8th May '41.
The Blenheim was lost on the 1st April '41 in Greece/Crete so this Jackson has no connection with the Blenheim loss��
But he is the correct Jackson for the 8th May '41.
Cause of death wanted?

**Alex Smart** · 2nd September 2023, 18:29

Hi Andy, You quote -
"Robert John Perkins 754061 , attached to 17 OTU was seriously injured when Blenheim V9732 crashed at Childerley Hall, Cambridge on 10th April 1941. He was admitted to Addenbrooks hospital where he died of his injuries".
But it gives the correct Aircraft but wrong serial number .
However we now have further information so can remedy the previous info.
Many thanks,
PERKINS - John Robert - Sgt(Obs) - 754061 - RAFVR (Died 08/05/1941).
Blenheim - V5732 - 17 OTU. ( Accident 10/04/1941).
Alex