410509 - Unaccounted Airmen and Civilians - 09-05-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410509 - Unaccounted Airmen and Civilians - 09-05-1941

From Henk's List -

UK
BLUNN, Rowland James Scott - AC 2c - 1284382 - RAFVR.
Peebles Cemetery, Peebleshire.
DEARDEN, Arnold Delday - Cpl - 550318 - RAF.
Scarborough (Manor Road) Cemetery, Yorkshire.
HARRIS, Reuben John - F/Sgt - 751285 - RAFVR.
Stoke ( St.Michael) Churchyard, Warwickshire.
VIGAR, Joseph Raymond - Sgt(Pilot) - 742189 - RAFVR - 44 Sqdn.
Smallfield ( Ebenezer) Baptist Chapelyard, Surrey.

See : AIR 81/6332. ( But nothing in CWGC on Airman S,T, EVERSON ? and what is the connection with Hurricane V7548 ?).

Also killed at RAF Waddington were the following Civilians -

Henk's List -

RAVEN, Doris Constance - NAAFI Manageress, RAF Waddington.
Killed during an air raid on RAF Waddington. The NAAFI building received a direct hit, killing the manageress (Constance Raven) and six of her staff. A memorial exists on the rebuilt NAAFI building at RAF Waddington, which is named Raven's Club in Constance Raven's memory.

https://losses.internationalbcc.co.u...SoSbOa7TcI.jpg

CWGC -

BODINNER, Joan.
BROWN, Alice.
EASTON, Minnie Marie.
NACEY, Frances.
TURNER, Maurice Elizabeth.
WOODS,Rene May.
All seven rest at North Kesteven Rural District Cemetery, Lincolnshire.

Also there was -

PEARCE, Reginald.
West Kesteven Rural District Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
Died(?) at the RAF Camp Site Long Bennington.

From Henk's List -Continued -

BAMBER, Harry John - F/Lt - 10220 - RAF - S.H.Q Cranwell.
Harlington (Cherry Lane) Cemetery, Middlesex.
He was seriously injured in a road accident at 08:05 Hours dying in RAF Hospital Rauceby the same day of a compound fracture of the skull.

CARLIN, Sydney - F/O - 81942 - RAFVR - MC, DFC, DCM.
Hull Crematorium, Yorkshire.
He was killed whilst serving with No 151 Sqn, during an air raid on RAF Wittering.

DORMAN, James - AC1c - 1055160 - RAFVR - 305 Sqdn.
Glasgow (St.Peter's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Glasgow.
Cause of death given as 'Lysol poisoning suicide'.

FARLEY, William Charles - Wng/Cdr - 10245 - RAF.
Burwash (St.Bartholomew)Churchyard, Sussex.
Killed in an enemy air raid while away from Unit, Nottingham.
See: AIR 81/6327.

GATES, Thomas Russell - AC1c - 633735 - RAF - 14 SFTS.
Kempton Cemetery, Bedfordshire.
Died in Motorcyle Accident. L/A/C Dennis John Clarke said that he was riding a motor-cycle in Cranfield Road, Marston. Gates came on in front of him and gave what he thought was a wave on signal. A lorry was approaching five or six hundred yards away. There was a dangerous S bend and he did not try to overtake Gates, who appeared to hit the side of the lorry...he said he and Gates were not racing. Recording a verdict of accidental death, the Coroner said it seemed clear that the speed of the motor-cycles was too fast to enable them to negotiate the corner safely. It was also clear that the lorry was on its proper side of the road and that the accident was not the fault of the driver.

HOWARD, Gordon Lionel - AC2c - 1095448 - RAFVR.
Stockport Borough Cemetery, Cheshire.
A letter from Wing Commander Caskill of No. 17 Balloon Centre to his father, which records that he died at Beverley Road Hospital, Hull, as a result of injuries he sustained in a recent enemy attack on the town. Hull was bombed on ths nighst of 7/8 and 8/9 May 1941.

JACKSON, Thomas Edward - Cpl - 351420 - RAF.
Streatham Cemetery, London.
He was a medically discharged RAF pensioner at the time of his death, died at 59 Chalmont Road, Tooting, London of acute nephritis secondary to chronic Brights disease.

KING, Leslie - Cpl - 843910 - RAF (AAF) - 906 Balloon Sqdn.
Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium, Middlesex.
Battle Casualities - 5/6 Eight airmen on site all injured by bomb splinters and glasss. taken to National Temperence Hospital (0345). Further to Above LAC L, King died of injuries at the Hospital. (0454)
details/r/C2504869#Pg4 .

LUCAS, Denis Brian - AC2c - 1197669 - RAFVR.
Cranwell (St Andrew) Churchyard, Lincolnshire.
He was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital Rauceby on 9 February becoming dangerously ill on 23 March dying of a cerebral abscess.

THOMAS, Francis John - AC2c - 970416 - RAF - 913 Balloon Sqdn.
Bells Hill Burial Ground, Hertfordshire.
Died in Motorcycle Accident. Leading Aircraftman Henry Victor Caren, aged 24, and A/C Francis John Thomas, aged 22, who died from injuries received when a motor-cycle on whichthey were travelling in Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, collided head-on with a motor-van. The van turned over and the motor-cycle burst into flames.


From CWGC -

CANADA
DAWSON, Joseph (American) - Sgt - R/58418 - RCAF.
Victoria (Royal Oak) Burial Park, British Colombia, Canada.
Tiger Moth - 4328 - RCAF.

NETHERLANDS
KIRKCALDIE, Norman Mervyn Kebbell - P/O - 401315 - RNZAF.
Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Wellington Ic - R1226 - 214 Sqdn.

UK
DAVEY, Renford Percy - F/O - 83993 - RAFVR - 14 SFTS.
Great Shelford Cemetery, Cambridgeshire.
He was seriously injured in Oxford W6636 when it was shot down by an intruder over Sibson late on 8 May. He was admitted to Peterborough Memorial Hospital where he died of his Injuries.
See: AIR 81/13329.

THORNE, Albert Ernest John - P/O - 64931 - RAF.
Bath (St.Michael's) Cemetery, Somerset
Hurricane I - V7200 - 55 OTU.
See : AIR 81/6333.

DECKER, - - GAF.
KALLE, Jacob- GAF.
KAMINSKI, Johannes - GAF.
LONDON, Willi - GAF.
LORENZ, Rudolf - GAF.
REINELT, Greater- GAF.
STIEGLITZ, Hans - Jacob - GAF.
These seven German Airmen rest at Brandesburton (St Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Cause of death ?

BERNER, Helmut - GAF.
ENDER, Gerhard - GAF.
JUETTE, Heinz - GAF.
RAUB, Konrad - GAF.
RESCH, Franz - GAF.
SCHAKAT, Bruno - GAF.
SENFT, Fritz - GAF.
STAEHLE, Dieter - GAF.
WEITZ, Alfred - GAF.
These nine German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[Andy Marden]

Alex,
The connection to V7548 in the case of the air raid on Waddington is erroneous, one of a large number of such links that exist.
I have removed this one.
Andy

[Andy Marden]

The Germans:

DECKER, - - GAF. - first name was Hermann
KAMINSKI, Johannes - GAF.
LONDON, Willi - GAF.
STIEGLITZ, Hans - Jacob - GAF.
Crew of He111H-5 4042 A1+CW of 6./KG53, shot down by a Defiant of 255 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...NSKI&qand=4042

KALLE, Jacob- GAF.
LORENZ, Rudolf - GAF.
REINELT, Greater- GAF. - first name was Guenter
Crew of He111H-5 4006 A1+FM of 4./KG53, shot down by a Defiant of 255 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...elt&qand=Kalle

ENDER, Gerhard - GAF.
SCHAKAT, Bruno - GAF.
Crew of He111P-4 3000 G1+FP of 6./KG55, shot down by a Defiant:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...ase/?q=SCHAKAT

BERNER, Helmut - GAF.
SENFT, Fritz - GAF.
STAEHLE, Dieter - GAF.
WEITZ, Alfred - GAF.
Crew of He111H-5 4019 1G+MK of 2./KG27, shot down by a Beaufighter:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=Senft

RAUB, Konrad - GAF.
RESCH, Franz - GAF.
Crew of He111H-3 3333 V4+BH of 1./KG40 which crashed into the Irish Sea off South Stack:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...aub&qand=Resch

JUETTE, Heinz - GAF
Crew of Ju-88A-5 3217 V4+KT, shot down by a Beaufighter of 219 Sqn:
https://aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=Jutte