410522 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-05-1941

**Alex Smart** · 29th September 2023, 18:12

Hello,

410522 - Unaccounted Airmen - 22-05-1941

From Henk's List -

ISRAEL
BISHOP, John William - F/Sgt - 336503 - RAF.
Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq.
He was killed in an evening air raid when bombs struck RAF Habbinya causing damage to the Sergeants mess and the Airman s institute.

ISRAEL
REDHEAD, William Cecil - AC1c - 572144 - RAF - 11 Sqdn.
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (Inc Gaza).
Died in No 12 general Hospital of a perforated duodenal ulcer.

SOUTH AFRICA
WEBSTER, Edward Francis Seymour - Air Mechanic - 209556 - SAAF.
Benoni Cemetery, Gauteng, South Africa.
Died of poisoning ?

UK
HANDLEY, Peter Saville - F/O(Pilot) - 42059 - RAF - 2 AACU.
Gosport (Ann'sHill) Cemetery, Hampshire.
Suicide. He was found shot at Gosport. Handley had been at the station about a month. He was in a car crash about a week ago, It was believed that he was to be held liable for the car. Witness added that he knew nothing about Handley's financial position. A revolver with one round fired was found at his side. At 11.35 p.m. on May 21 the radio was switched on in Handley's room and almost immediately afterwards there was a loud bang which witness thought was a door slamming.

TRESIDDER, Albert Gordon - AC1c - 1160703 - RAFVR.
Stithians (St.Stythians) Churchyard Extension, Cornwall.
Died at RAF Dagnal from a gun shot wound to the chest.

WALES, Richard Garneys - P/O - 87420 - RAFVR - 254 Sqdn.
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Died at RAF Dagnal from a gun shot wound to the chest.

DAY, Michael James Wilfrid - Chief Ordanance Artificer - D/M.35202 - RN .
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.

BOYLE, James - Air Fitter - SR.16126 - RN.
BRANFORD, Percy John - PO(A) - Fx.79967 - RN.
FOSTER, Colin - LA - Fx.77377 - RN.
GODWIN, William George - Air Fitter - Fx.79024 - RN.
MANSELL, John Osborne - Lt/Cdr - RN.
READING, Norman Quorn - S/Lt(A) - RN.
SHARROCK, Reginald Ecrersley - Air Fitter - Fx.79565 - RN.
SPRAGGON, Joseph - Air Fitter - Fx.75595 - RN.
STARMER, Philip Ernest - S/Lt(A) - RN.
VOAKES, Ebenezer Nehemiah - Air Mechanic 1c - Fx.75746 - RN.These ten Naval Airman are all commemorated on the Lee-on-solent Memorial, Hampshire.

The eleven Naval Airman listed above were all lost in HMS Gloucester.

From CWGC -

IRAQ
GEWERGIS, Eshu - Cpl - 1026 - RAF Iraq Levies.
ODISHO, Georgia - Pvt - 302 - RAF Iraq Levies.
ENWIA, Khaskiel - Pvt - 296 - RAF Iraq Levies.
TOOMA, Benjamin - Pvt - 1272 - RAF Iraq Levies.
DANIEL, Dinham - Pvt - 1265 - RAF Iraq Levies.
ESHU, Pithyou - Pvt - 1321 - RAF Iraq Levies.
These six airmen are commemorated on the Habbaniya Memorial, Iraq.
Cause of death: Eight levy airmen killed in action or died of wounds during the battle of Habbiniya with the exception of 1281 Tooma who was killed at Fallujah at 18:00 Hours.

SINGAPORE
SALT, Cecil James McLaughlin - Sgt - 401782 - RNZAF.
Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
Vildebeest - K6369 - 100 Sqdn.
See: AIR 81/6571.

UK
FISSHER, Knud Borge Norman Rohde - Lac (UT/Pilot) - 1113756 - RAFVR.
Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire.
Oxford II - W6631 - 15 SFTS
See: AIR81/6574.

BREWER, Robert Melville Scott - Lt(A) - HMS Jackdaw - RN.
COLLYER, Eric Gordon - LA - Fx.77501 - HMS Jackdaw - RN.
GRANIER George Raymond - LA - Jx.207052 - HMS Jackdaw - RN.
These three Naval Airmen were crew of Albacore - N4256 - 817 Sqdn FAA, RN.
( GRANIER served as GRANT ) .
These three Naval Airmen are Commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.

FUNK, Hans - GAF.
KOEHLER, Konrad - GAF. Cannock
These two German Airmen rest at Wareham Cemetery, Dorset.
Cause of death ?

Alex