430507 - Unaccounted airmen - 7-5-1943

**Henk Welting** · 28th May 2010, 17:27

What were the places of death registration for:

A - Not found in Flight Global:
F/Sgt (Pilot) Thomas J. BERESFORD - 1384819 - age 21 - buried Barkingside Cem., Ilford, Essex, and
W/O William J. RIPP - 355162 - age 49 - buried Woodgrange Park Cem., East Ham, Essex.

B - Died on active service:
LAC Joseph H. BOUCHER - 1267851;
LAC Percy L. MOUNT - 1269980, and
LAC Richard H. RUSHWORTH - 1542252.

C - Killed on active service:
Sgt (WOp/Ag) Ernest FENWICK - 1075177;
Sgt (Pilot) Henry J. KELLY - 1334203;
Sgt (Pilot) Ralph B. KNIGHT - 1252181, and
Sgt (WOp/Ag) Francis H. SCANLAN - 1021635.

D - Loking for GRO-listing of:
Cpl Matthew GRUNDY - 638168 - DOAS - buried El Alia Cem., Algeria.

E - Proposed aircraft losses:
Anson I - N4925 - 3 (O)AFU - collided with Anson EG185 in formation and crashed at Patshull Park, Pattingham, 7 miles W of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
Magister I - V1042 - 10 FIS - crashed on take-off Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley.
Oxford I - V3984 - 7 FIS - crashed on landing Upavon.
Oxford II - X7280 - 285 Sqn - crashed on approach Woodvale.
Spitfire II.A - P8144 - 57 OTU - collided with Spitfire P7856 and crashed, Shilbottle, Northumberland (P7856 could land safely).
Tiger Moth II - T6300 - 25 (P)EFTS - crashed on approach Hucknall.
Whirlwind I - P7057 - 263 Sqn - crashed on landing Warmwell.
Anson I - EG185 - 3 (O)AFU - refer to Anson N4925 listed above.
Defiant I - DR914 - 289 Sqn - crashed in forced landing West Freugh.
Defiant I - DR964 - 289 Sqn - crashed in forced landing West Freugh.
Oxford II - AP470 - 3 (P)AFU - crashed on take-off Lulsgate Bottom, Somerset.

Regards and thanks for your help.
Henk.

**AlanW** · 28th May 2010, 17:40

Henk,
Grundy.....109 RSU.

**malcolm_raf** · 28th May 2010, 19:04

Hi Henk

BERESFORD - Bilston, Staffordshire - N4925?
BOUCHER - not Eng/Wales
FENWICK - Bilston, Staffordshire - N4925?
KELLY - Bilston, Staffordshire - N4925?
KNIGHT - Wokingham, Berkshire - V1042?
MOUNT - Ipswich, Suffolk
RIPP - Blackpool, Lancashire
RUSHWORTH - Ipswich, Suffolk (Richard E)
SCANLAN - Bilston, Staffordshire - N4925?

Malcolm

**Theletterwriter** · 28th May 2010, 19:09

Henk

LAC Joseph Henry BOUCHER - 1267851 is not registered in the Scottish records.

Douglas

**Henk Welting** · 29th May 2010, 12:36

Thanks all.
Malcolm: Either N4925 or EG185 for the casualties registered at Bilston.
Regards,
Henk.

**COL BRUGGY** · 31st May 2010, 16:13

Henk,

I missed this one!

Re:Sgt (Pilot) Ralph B. KNIGHT/Magister I V1042 - 10 FIS

7-5-1943
No.10 Flying Instructors School (Elementary).
Magister I V1042

Crashed into farm house near London Bridge Road, Woodley, Berkshire, 1410hrs.

1252181 Sgt (1st Pilot) Ralph Basil KNIGHT RAFVR +
AUS413739 Sgt (2nd Pilot) Leslie William COLLINS RAAF - Seriously injured.

Knight buried Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery, Oxfordshire. Collins admitted to Royal Berkshire Hospital with a fractured spine and facial lacerations. Recovered later.

Col.

**Henk Welting** · 31st May 2010, 16:43

Thanks Col, another one taken off the unaccounted list.
Regards,
Henk.

**davew** · 31st May 2010, 17:59

Gents

for the sake of accuracy, location for the Magister was Loddon Bridge Road.

regards

DaveW

**COL BRUGGY** · 31st May 2010, 18:23

Hi DaveW,

Don't know where in Hell I got "London Bridge Road". The 765C quoted "Lodden Bridge Road", which I checked, and found to be incorrect. "Loddon Bridge Road", it is!

Thanks,

Col.