430212 - Unaccounted airmen - 12-2-1943

**Henk Welting** · 13th March 2010, 13:37

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Died on active service:
Sgt Sidney GREEN - 1108947;
Cpl Arthur A. GUEST - 851362 - 916 (Balloon) Sqn (Wythall, Herts.);
LAC Leslie C. LOWE - 1088883, and
AC1 John C. WILLIAMS - 1029551 - 9 Sqn (Waddington, Lincs.).

B - Not found in Flight archives:
AC2 Stewart P.G. JONES - 744671;
Sgt Benjamin PARKER - 357219;
LAC Alfred G. PENHALLURICK - 1316226 - age 28, and
W/O John J. WALLIS - 910887.

C - Proposed aircraft losses:
Spitfire V.A - P7757 - 61 OTU - spun into ground Montford Bridge.
Oxford I - BG663 - 14 (P)AFU - crashed on approach Wellingore.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**thorne83** · 13th March 2010, 13:48

Hi Henk,

Pilot of P7757 was 'Sgt R Dunne', who was seriously injured. There is no accident card for this and the ORB does not give his service number either, perhaps other forum members can help?

Wallis died in the Royal Salop Infirmary, in Shrewsbury from some form of illness (not sure what exactly).

Cheers, Tom

**AlanW** · 13th March 2010, 15:39

Henk,

Green......Aylesbury, Bucks.
Guest....Warwick.
Williams...Haverfordwest.
Jones....Leicester.
Parker....Uxbridge.
Penhallurick....Bridgend.
Lowe....Richmond.

**Henk Welting** · 13th March 2010, 16:25

Thanks Tom and Alan for your much appreciated help.
Regards,
Henk.

**dennis_burke** · 24th March 2010, 22:41

AC2 Stewart P.G. JONES - 744671; DOAS in April 29th magazine

Can't find the others, this is a frustrating one.

Henk, can you find Lowe again, I can't find him in my searches?

**COL BRUGGY** · 25th March 2010, 01:14

Denis,

Re: LAC Leslie C LOWE - 1088883

Try: Flight August 12, 1943 p.186 Cas. Comm. No.264.

Col.

**dennis_burke** · 25th March 2010, 01:36

There he is!!

**Henk Welting** · 8th August 2010, 14:39

Looking for unit and cause of death of:
AUS403536 F/O Martin Desmond SHIELS - RAAF - buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Mem. Cem., Egypt. Can't find his name in Flight Global.
Regards,
Henk.

**COL BRUGGY** · 8th August 2010, 16:04

Henk,

From the No.451 Squadron RAAF ORB:

F.540

IDKU. 12/Feb/43. No.AUS403536 Pilot Officer M.D.SHIELS was killed in an aircraft accident at IDKU at 1620 hours today, whilst taking off on active operations, and struck off the strength of the R.A.A.F wef. same day. Fatality classed as Flying Battle Casualty. He was buried on the 14/Feb/43 in the New British War Memorial Cemetery, ALEXANDRIA.

F.541

12/Feb/43 Hurr. II. BP541 P/O M.D.SHIELS Interception 1600

On taking off in strong cross winds P/O M.D.SHIELS, just after becoming airborne, struck buttress of a dispersal bay causing the aircraft to somersault in the air, P/O M.D.SHIELS being killed. The other section and aircraft pancaked shortly after.

Col.