410517 - Unaccounted Airmen - 17-05-1941

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

410517 - Unaccounted Airmen - 17-05-1941

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
ATKINSON, Dennis Knox - P/O - 83500 - RAFVR - 107 MU.
Found dead in his tent of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

SPICE, Percy Edward - AC1c - 1359279 - RAFVR - 32 ASP..
Became seriously ill on May 19th and was admitted to 2 General hospital where he died at 19:15 hours of a cereberal tumour.

WILLIAMS, Bert - AC2c - 954567 - RAFVR - 102 MU.
Admitted seriously ill to 54 General Hospital on 11 May where he died at 23:45 Hours of typhoid fever.

These three airmen rest at the Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

ERITREA
COLLINS, John Oliver Ross - Sgt - 776207 - RAFVR .
Asmara War Cemetery, Eritrea.
Lysander II - P9189 - 237 Sqdn.

UK
DIAPER, Eric Patrick - Sgt - 563093 - RAF - 504 Sqdn.
Derby ( Normanton ) Cemetery, Derbyshire.
He was found shot through the head, with a service revolver nearby, at Dispersal hut, no witnesses. Police are called in and take necessary action. No reason apparent for the tragic happening.

SWANSTON, James Nicholson - Lac - 803465 - RAF (AAF).
Interest Parish Churchyard, Midlothian.
Died in the Edinburgh Royal infirmary from chronic intestinal nephritis.


From CWGC -

EGYPT
INNES, William Thomas - Lac - 991374 - RAFVR - 700 Sqdn.
RADFORD, George Wallis - F/Sgt - 509507 - RAF - 700 Sqdn.
BRAY, Jason Frank - PO(A) - Jx.136799 - HMS wars pine- RN (700 Sqdn ?).

These three airmen rest at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
They were crew of Vega Gull - X1033 - Ex G-AERL.
See : AIR 81/6491.

UK

COWAN, Reginald - F/Sgt - 535102 - RAF. - 54 OTU.
Lyndhurst Cemetery, Hampshire.
Defiant I - N1573 - 54 OTU.
See: AIR 81/6472.

CRICHTON, David George - Sgt - 997005 - RAFVR.
Dundee Western Cemetery, Dundee, Angus.
FOSTER, Ernest David - Sgt - 999277 - RAFVR.
Whiston (St.Mary Magdalene) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
HICKMOTT, Richard Samuel Keith - Sgt - 1162408 - RAFVR.
Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Kent.
These three airmen were crew of Hampden I - L4124 - 25 OTU.
See:AIR 81/6486.

DAWSON, Ronald (Canadian) - AC2c - 951434 - RAFVR.
Blackpool (Carleton) Cemetery, Lancashire.

HODGSON, Thomas Riley - P/O - 89066 - RAFVR.
SAVAGE, Philip - Sgt - 651810 - RAF.
These two airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

The above three airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - V5565 - 17 OTU.
See: AIR 81/6510.

DUNMORE, Jack Townley - F/Sgt - 741448 - RAFVR.
Chislehurst (The Annunciation) Churchyard, Kent.
Master - T8780 - 58 OTU.
See: AIR 81/6255.

HOUNAM, Hugh Arthur - Sgt - 534390 - RAF.
Moor Allerton (St.John) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Master - T8638 - 9 FTS.
See: AIR 81/6473.

MACDIARMID, Iain Robertson - F/O(Pilot) - 43420 - RAF - DFC.
Barbour Cemetery, Dunbartonshire.
Hurricane I - V7225 - 1401 Flt.

CRAIG, Malcolm James Courtland - Sgt - R/53808 - RCAF.
HENNING, William Charles - Sgt - 909599 - RAFVR.
PEACOCK, Ernest Ronald - Sgt - 950411 - RAFVR.
SANNE, Albert Edward - Sgt - 946695 - RAFVR.
SMITH, John Frederick - Sgt - 1101859 - RAFVR.
WHITBREAD, James - Sgt - 900226 - RAFVR.
These six airmen are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
They were crew of Wellington Ic - R3151 - 20 OTU.
See: AIR 81/6507.

PARISH, John Neville Woodbine - S/Lt(A) - HMS Heron - RNVR.
Hawarden (St.Deiniol)Churchyard, Flintshire.
Hurricane - P5203 - 759 Sqdn - FAA, RN.

HUNT, Harold Ginn - Lt - HMS Gleaner - RN.
Lyminster (St.Mary Magdalene) Churchyard, Sussex.
Battle - K7651 - 1 SFTS.

MITZKATH, Franz - GAF.
KRETSCHMER, Heinz - GAF.
PREUGSCHAT, Fritz - GAF.
GEORG, Fees- GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon
Cause of death ?

ABRAHAM, Berthold - GAF.
PICHLER, Josef Helmut - GAF.
SEEFELD, Kurt - GAF.
STOEGER, Lorenz - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Alex

[alieneyes]

DAWSON, Ronald (Canadian) - AC2c - 951434 - RAFVR.
Blackpool (Carleton) Cemetery, Lancashire.

https://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08507.php

Graves registration form confirms he was not aircrew (flight mechanic at No. 17 OTU) https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi.../#&gid=1&pid=2

Nothing in the Montreal media at all.

Regards,

Dave

[Alex Smart]

Thanks Dave, but see here -
https://www.rafcommands.com/database...hp?qname=V5565
Alex1

[Andy Marden]

He could of course have been a flight mechanic who was simply along for a ride.

[Ross_McNeill]

Four on board - 1 injured, 3 killed - F1180.

Ross

[Andy Marden]

MITZKATH, Franz - GAF.
KRETSCHMER, Heinz - GAF.
PREUGSCHAT, Fritz - GAF.
GEORG, Fees- GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon
Cause of death ?

Crew of Ju88A-5 5230 V4+IR of 7./KG1, shot down by a 600 Sqn Beaufighter:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...se/?q=MITZKATH
Note surname FEUS:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42140278/georg-feus

[Andy Marden]

ABRAHAM, Berthold - GAF.
PICHLER, Josef Helmut - GAF.
SEEFELD, Kurt - GAF.
STOEGER, Lorenz - GAF.
These four German Airmen rest at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.
Cause of death ?

Crew of He111P-2 2801 G1+GR of 7./KG55, shot down off the South Coast:
https://aircrewremembered.com/Kracke...feld&qand=2801

[Andy Marden]

EGYPT
INNES, William Thomas - Lac - 991374 - RAFVR - 700 Sqdn.
RADFORD, George Wallis - F/Sgt - 509507 - RAF - 700 Sqdn.
BRAY, Jason Frank - PO(A) - Jx.136799 - HMS wars pine- RN (700 Sqdn ?).

These three airmen rest at Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
They were crew of Vega Gull - X1033 - Ex G-AERL.
See : AIR 81/6491.

Presumably should read HMS Warspite?
The Vega Gull serial is incorrectly quoted as F1033 in AIR81/6491.
I have altered our database to make the correct association:
https://www.rafcommands.com/database...php?uniq=X1033