410919 - Unaccounted airmen - 19-9-1941

[Henk Welting]

What were the places of death registration for:

Cpl Henry B.P. BURGIN - 292056 - age 41 - died on active service;
F/O Edward G. NEWMAN - 43381 - died on active service, and
Sgt (Obs) Robert O. ROGERS - 979582 - 235 Sqn (Blenheim - Dyce, Aberdeenshire) - died of wounds or injuries received in action.

No proposed aircraft losses for this day.
Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

[alclark]

I don't have anything for these, from the ORBs I have found quite a few accidents on this date but all were non-fatal.

[Dick]

Hi Henk
Burgin, 41, registered at Nottingham
Newman,56, registered at Aldershot, Hampshire. The age ties in with CWGC and he is buried at Brookwood which is in the area.
Rogers is buried at Lerwick and possibly died there
Regards
Dick

[davew]

Henk

Rogers died of 'penetrating gunshot wound' at Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick.

regards

DaveW

[Henk Welting]

Thanks friends for your responses. Rogers may have been wounded aboard an aircraft that returned safely to base (probably at an earlier date ?). Only the ORB may tell us what happened.
Regards,
Henk.

[Jagan]

Flight Sergeant Clement ASHBEE (363535) 1941-09-19 148 Sqdn Egypt Fayid War Cemetery

Self inflicted Gunshot wound as as per http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D8389170

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

979582 Sgt (Obs.) Robert O ROGERS .

15/09/1941
No.235 Sqn (Detached Flight, Sumburgh)
Blenheim IV V5454:LA-J
Op: TROST Patrol.
Up: 1410, Down:1930.

While on patrol J/235 sighted and attacked a Heinkel 111 and made to attack [sic]. Rear gunner of E/A opened fire and about 6 bullets entered the front of J/235, wounding each of the crew, pilot managed to fly aircraft back to base with the assistance of M/235 which took off to escort J/235 after W/T message had been received. Crew moved to hospital when aircraft landed.

60118 P/O (Pilot) Francis Anthony RABAGLIATI* RAFVR - Wounded, lost his right eye.
979582 Sgt (Obs.) Robert Owen ROGERS RAFVR - Wounded + 19/09/1941.
1354703 Sgt (W.Op./A.G.) Dennis Arthur HORWOOD RAFVR - Wounded - DFM LG: 02/01/1942**

* https:http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/ne...is-rabagliati/

** https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightP...20-%200207.PDF

and ...

No.235 Sqn ORB - Record of Events (F.541)
AIR 27/1443/18 - Images 6-7 of 8
http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...ils/r/D8395862

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Edward George Newman 43381 , attached to the RAE, died in Cambridge hospital, Aldershot, of an acute intestinal obstruction

[jonheyworth]

Charles Henry Robinson 543517 , attached to 71 OTU, was admitted seriously ill to Number 54 General hospital on 25 July, becoming dangerously ill on the same day. He was downgraded to seriously ill on 7 August, but again became dangerously ill on 17 August, and died of haemoptysis

[jonny]

Stapleford & Sandiacre News - Saturday 27 September 1941

"DEATH OF MR. H. B-P. BURGIN
A Serviceman of the last war, who was giving service in H.M. Forces during the present campaign, Mr. Henry Baden-Powell Burgin, R.A.F., of 27, Martin-road, Chilwell, passed away last Friday in a military hospital.
He had served on the staff of the L.M.S. Railway Co. since 1919, in recent years being employed in the outside department of the company at Long Eaton.
When the funeral took place on Thursday, representatives who attended from the Long Eaton staff were: Mr. B. W. Barker (stationmaster) and Mr. R. Sills (representing the Outside Staff of the Goods Department). The interment was at the Chilwell Cemetery.
The late Mr. Burgin, who was held in affection by a host of colleagues, was called up for service in the Royal Air Force in August, 1939. He was 41 years of age, so he would have been only a mere youth when he served during the last war."

Unfortunately, no cause of death given.

World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 states he was based at RAF Digby.