In Memoriam - Those Air Force Pilots/Crews who died on this day in WW2.

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

411767 Flying Officer FRAZER, John Alfred

Source:

NAA: A705, 166/14/5
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Serial number: BS 500
Radio call sign:
Unit: 69 Sqn RAF

Summary:

Spitfire BS 500 of 69 Sqn RAF took off at 0905 hours on 11 January 1943 on an
operational flight and on returning to base it was assumed that the aircraft crashed into
the sea approx 30 miles north east of Malta.

Crew:

RAAF 411767 FO Frazer, J A (Pilot)

In 1948 it was concluded that the pilot lost his life at sea.

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In Memory of
Flying Officer JOHN ALFRED FRAZER

411767, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 21
on 11 January 1943
Son of Albert Wallace Frazer and Hilda Alberta Frazer, of Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

403830 Pilot Officer O'NEILL, Francis Roy

Source:

NAA: A705, 163/50/43
Aircraft Type:
Serial number:
Radio call sign:
Unit:

Summary:

FO O’Neill, an Observer, who sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia for the UK as a
passenger on the SS Yngaren, was drowned when the ship was torpedoed and sunk at
0400 hours on 12 January 1942. SS Yngaren, a Swedish vessel, carried a crew of 34 and
6 passengers, of whom only two are known to have survived, a Dane and a Swede, who
drifted for 30 days on a raft and ultimately landed at Greenock on 13 February 1942.

In 1949 it was recorded that FO O’Neill had lost his life at sea.

Pilot Officer Maxwell MacLean Stewart
January 12, 1942
Loss of S.S. Yngaren,
Royal Canadian Air Force
Service Number C/8536
Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
Age 35
Son of Mr. A.M. Stewart, Grimsby, Ontario
Born in Calgary he was educated at the University of British Columbia. While at U.B.C. he was the president of the athletic association and was a rugby and track star. Max Stewart was one of the most popular teachers at Chilliwack Junior Senior High School. Stewart was held in high regard at the University of British Columbia, where he starred in rugby and track and was the president of the men's athletic association in his senior year. While at the University of British Columbia, Max Stewart joined the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He came to Chilliwack as a teacher in 1934 and enlisted in the R.C.A.F. with two other teachers, Neill MacGregor and Allan Kirkby. At the time of his departure, Max received tremendous applause from several hundred pupils and friends. Max lost his life, January 12, 1942 when crossing the Atlantic, aboard S.S. Yngaren, in transit from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the United Kingdom. The Yngaren was part of a convoy HX. 168 that left Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 2, 1942 and fell victim to the German U-43 commanded by Wolfgang Lüth. Identified as a straggler, the Swedish steamship Yngaren weighed 5,246 tons and was sunk by torpedo 600 miles west of Ireland. Six passengers were killed. Wolfgang Lüth sunk 46 merchant vessels, 1 warship and damaged two others during the war and was decorated with the Knight’s Cross with oakleaves. He was accidentally shot and killed by a sentry May 13, 1945. Max Stewart is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Ontario. A brother, Dr. N.A. Stewart also served with the R.C.A.F. and was stationed at the R.C.A.F. Recruiting Centre in Vancouver.


William Hewett

William Upton HEWETT
Known as Bill
Serial Number: NZ404363
RNZAF Trade: Observer
Date of Enlistment: 1940
Rank Achieved: Pilot Officer
Flying Hours: hours
Operational Sorties:
Date of Birth: 29th of August 1912, at Palmerston North Personal Details: Second son of Charles Robert and Jane Eleanor Hewitt of Roto-o-Rangi. Bill's elder brother Basil went overseas in the NZ Army during the war, returning to New Zealand post-war. He had three sisters too, Mildred, Audrey and Cynthia.
Basil Hewett was the first of the family to move to Cambridge in 1922. He bought a farm near Cambridge, and in 1925 the rest of the family joined him there from Rotorua. He was keen on sport, especially tennis and golf. In 1937 he was the Senior Champion of the Cambridge Gold Club.
At this time Bill was still at boarding school, at Wanganui Collegiate. When he finished school he went full time farming with Basil, until he joined the RNZAF. Not long before the war the two brothers bought a farm nine miles from Tauranga. They ploughed it up and planted the land all in eucalyptus trees. Soon after both went into the services, and while they were away a fire devastated the crop of trees. Fires were often started by workmen on the roadsides. The farm's neighbour replanted the land in pine trees, which were doing well when Basil returned to New Zealand.
Bill took a cinefilm camera with him to Canada and he filmed much of his training. He sent the films back to his family in New Zealand so they could understand the experiences he was having.
Service Details: Bill Hewett applied for the RNZAF in October 1939, and he was called up to join over a year later on the 24th of November 1940, at the Initial Training Wing, Levin.
Following his ground training Bill was posted to RNZAF Station Whenuapai for instruction as a pilot with No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School. He completed the course, on Tiger Moths, and then was then shipped to Canada aboard the R.M.S. Awatea, departing on the 27th of February 1941.
Upon arrival in Canada he first continued his service flying training at No. 6 SFTS, Dunnville, near Toronto, in Ontario. However, a t the conclusion of his training when the final flying tests were to be sat, Bill became very ill with the flu and was unable to complete his pilots course. As a consequence his flying training was terminated.
Undeterred he opted to instead remuster to another aircrew trade and took on the role of Air Observer. To complete his training in this new trade he spent time at No. 4 Air Observer's School, in London, Ontario. Then in September 1941 he proceeded to No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis, Ontario. He was finally awarded his Air Observer's badge on the 8th of November 1941. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
The following day he proceeded toNo. 2 Air Navigation School at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, for a course on avanced navigation. At the completion of this course, on the 9th of December, Bill was commissioned to the rank of Pilot Officer.
On the 15th of December 1941 Bill boarded the SS Yngaren from No. 1 "Y" Depot, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was destined to go to the RAF in Britain, but sadly he never made it that far.

Details of Death: Following completion of his training in Canada, and passing through No. 1 "Y" Depot, RCAF, Bill boarded SS Yngaren at Halifax Nova Scotia, on the 2nd of January 1942. The Swedish motor ship he was aboard was bound for Hull with six passengers.
On Monday the12th of January 1942, the convoy was scattered in bad weather, and the Yngaren was attacked at 0400 on the 12th by German U-Boat U43.
The Yingaren sank 600 miles west of Ireland. It was the only ship sunk in convoy HX168. Only two crew survived and all the Airmen died. German records time the ship sinking at 0802hrs at position ‘AL1938'. Aged 29
Commemorated at: Those killed, including Bill, are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial.
Connection with Cambridge: Bill had lived in Cambridge for several years before joining the RNZAF, and he had joined up from Cambridge


Note: Details of this airman's death were sourced from the excellent volumes of 'For Your Tomorrow' by Errol Martyn. See more details on these highly recommended books here
Other information was supplied by Bill Hewett's sister Cynthis Hewett, who has since passed away


http://www.ancestors-genealogy.com/angland/f248.htm


Michael Patrick Angland

Birth: 15 March 1918New Zealand

Death: 12 January 1942 Killed on active service - Lost at sea; Atlantic (on board SS Yngaren)

Military: Pilot Officer 411357,

Royal New Zealand Air Force;

 

We know from the CWGC entry for Pilot Officer David LOWTHER-CLARKE that he was the son of Cyril and Constance Lowther-Clarke & husband of Kathleen Ivy Lowther-Clarke, of Newmarket, Suffolk.

(David's Father)

(Doctor) Cyril and Constance Lowther-Clarke then appear in the title of a digitized file for a WW1 officer in the AIF: Clarke Cyril Lowther : SERN T/LIEUT COL : POB York England : POE N/A : NOK W Clarke Constance

(David's Grandfather?)

Who in turn put his place of residence (until he crossed it out and replaced it with his home address in Peterborough, South Australia) as c/- archbishop of Melbourne; who at that time was Clarke, Henry Lowther (1850 – 1926) - archbishop of Melbourne 1903 - 1920

The archbishop returned to England in 1920 but Cyril stayed in Australia and somehow his son (David) eventually joined the RAF.

Pilot Officer David LOWTHER-CLARKE was 28 when he died in 1941 - born around 1913 which must mean he was born in Australia.

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Cyril Lowther Clarke - David's father) died in 1922 -

MAYOR OF PETERBOROUGH
KILLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
PASSENGER ALSO KILLED
Adelaide, Monday. 18 September 1922
Dr. Cyril Lowther Clarke, Mayor of Peterborough, was killed as the result of a motor car accident on Saturday. The cause of the accident was the collapse of one of the hind wheels. Master Frank Clive, who was also in the car, was also killed. Three other lads were injured. Dr. Clarke was a son of Archbishop Clarke, formerly of Melbourne.

Dr. Clarke has left a widow and two sons (David, aged 11, and Cyril, aged one year and 10 months). The deceased was an ideal husband and father.


Cyril Lowther CLARKE

Date of birth-6 August 1884
Place of birth-York, England
School-Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Victoria
Religion-Church of England
Occupation-Medical practitioner
Address-Petersburg (Peterborough?), South Australia
Marital status-Married
Age at embarkation-32
Next of kin-Wife, Mrs C Clarke, c/o Archbishop of Melbourne, Bishopscourt, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service-Australian Army Medical Corps Res
Enlistment date-1 August 1916
Rank on enlistment-Major
Unit name-14th Australian General Hospital
AWM Embarkation Roll number-26/101/1
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 29 July 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on 19 August 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Mooltan on 28 August 1916
]Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Kashgar on 2 September 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Kashgar on 5 September 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Kymettus on 12 September 1916
Embarkation details-Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lieutenant-Colonel Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
Fate-Returned to Australia 26 July 1919
Discharge date-8 November 1919 [/QUOTE]

The full biography of David's grandfather (1st Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne)
Biography - Henry Lowther Clarke - Australian Dictionary of Biography

During his time as Archbishop of Melbourne, there was much expansion in the social work of the church, and several successful secondary schools were established, including the Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School, and Trinity Grammar School, Kew.

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

402849 Pilot Officer BROAD, Edgar George

Source:

NAA: A705, 163/24/207
Aircraft Type: Wellington
Serial number: X 9742
Radio call sign: BL -
Unit: 40 Sqn RAF

Summary:

Wellington X 9742 of 40 Sqn RAF took off from Alconbury, Huntingdon, UK, at 1645
hours of 14 January 1942 for bombing operations against Hamburg, Germany. It was last
heard from at 1853 hours, when it sent an SOS reporting engine failure and position
5312N 0302E, calculated as over the North Sea. Searches failed to locate the aircraft or
crew.

Crew:

RAAF 402849 PO Broad, E G, Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt J R Fenwick
RAF Sgt C D Russell
RAF Sgt J Priestley
RAF Sgt P J Timmons
RAF Sgt T H Thomas

In Memory of
Pilot Officer EDGAR GEROGE BROAD

402849, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 23
on 14 January 1942
Son of Albert George and Louise F. Broad, of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Sergeant JAMES ROY FENWICK

1052485, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 30
on 14 January 1942
Son of James Roy and Margaret Roy Fenwick, of Perth; husband of Margaret Cameron Fenwick, of Perth.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant CHRISTOPHER DONALDSON RUSSELL

1002563, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 14 January 1942
Son of John and Jessie Russell, of Clackmannan.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant JOHN PRIESTLEY

916519, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 14 January 1942
Son of Sam Franklin Priestley and Alice Mary Priestley, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant PATRICK JOSEPH TIMMONS

997190, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 14 January 1942
Son of John Timmons, M.P., J.P., and Emily Timmons, of Chapelhall, Lanarkshire. B.L. (Glasgow).
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant THOMAS HUGH THOMAS

1284757, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 20
on 14 January 1942
Son of Brinley James Thomas and Gertrude Thomas.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

407523 Flying Officer HARDING-BROWNE, Richard

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA: A705, 163/24/209, A9300 Barcode 5378965
Commonwealth War Graves records, W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses
of the Second World War, Page 28, Volume 1942.
Aircraft Type: Blenheim
Serial number: V 6378
Radio call sign: UX – Z
Unit: 82 Sqn RAF

Summary:

Blenheim V 6378 of 82 Sqn RAF was detailed to intrude over Soesterberk aerodrome,
Holland on 15 January 1942. The aircraft took off at 1812 hours when the weather was
good, but it rapidly deteriorated after take off. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after
take off and it did not return to base.

Crew:

RAAF 407523 FO Harding-Browne, R (Pilot)
RAF PO Scarlett, W G (Observer)
RAF PO Garstin, E W M (Wireless Air Gunner)

Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was presumed that the aircraft was
lost over the North Sea and that the missing crew had no known grave. Their names are
commemorated on the Memorial to the Missing, Runnymede, Surrey, UK.

In Memory of
Flying Officer RICHARD HARDING-BROWNE

407523, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 21
on 15 January 1942
Son of Clifford and Bessie Eirlin Harding-Browne, of Adelaide, South Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Pilot Officer WILLIAM GEORGE SCARLETT

106536, 82 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 28
on 15 January 1942
Son of Robert James Scarlett and Louisa Emily Scarlett, of Palmer's Green, Middlesex; husband of Marjorie Scarlett, of Palmer's Green.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Pilot Officer EDWARD WILLIAM MAITLAND GARSTIN

106967, 82 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 32
on 15 January 1942
Son of the Revd. William Fitzroy Garstin, M.A., and of Frances Dalzell Garstin (nee Maitland); husband of Elsie Theodora Garstin, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

419981 Warrant Officer COLLINS, Lawrence
429458 Pilot Officer HART, Rochester Warren Lee

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/8/822 Micro Film No 463 OAFH
Commonwealth War Graves records W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses
of the Second World War, Page 49, Volume 1945.
Aircraft Type: Lancaster
Serial number: LM472
Radio call sign: SR – V2
Unit: ATTD101 SQN RAF

Summary:

Lancaster LM472 took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 1748 hours on the night of
16/17th January 1945, detailed to bomb a synthetic oil plant at Brux, western
Czechoslovakia. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return
to base.

Crew:

RAF FO McGonigle, F D Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt J R McDowell, (Flight Engineer)
RAAF 429068 Flt Sgt J E Knight, (Navigator) (survived)
RAAF 429458 PO Hart, R W L (Navigator)
RAAF 419981 WO L Collins, (Wireless Operator Air)
RCAF PO Armour, J K (Navigator) (Specialist equipment operator)
RAF Sgt R J Beckett, (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAF Sgt D Conroy, (Rear Gunner)

One of the crew from a squadron aircraft on the same mission reported seeing a chute
descending 4000 feet below them when in the target area.
Seven of the crew were killed when LM472 crashed and Flt Sgt Knight was a POW.
Those killed are buried in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany.
Flt Sgt Knight later reported “ the aircraft was set on fire by another aircraft. The Captain
ordered put on chutes which was acknowledged. The Wireless Operator was burnt but
walked OK. No one baled out. The Captain then ordered abandon A/c and it exploded
immediately after. The fire had started at 17,000 feet and the A/c exploded at 10,000 feet.
The Captain was flying the aircraft under difficulty as the fire had spread over the
starboard wing, the two starboard engines, and the cabin next to the Navigator’s and
WOP’s positions. The aircraft crashed about 10 miles south east of Flauven. I was blown
out of the aircraft by the explosion and was captured seven hours later by civilians.”



In Memory of
Flying Officer FREDERICK DESMOND McGONIGLE

179064, 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 16 January 1945
Son of Mrs. M. E. McGonigle, of Glasgow.
Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY



In Memory of
Sergeant JOHN RITCHIE McDOWELL

1798275, 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 23
on 16 January 1945
Son of John and Mary Ann McDowell, of Hillsborough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Pilot Officer ROCHESTER WARREN LEE HART

429458, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 20
on 16 January 1945
Son of Henry Rochester Hart and Irene Maude Hart, of Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Warrant Officer LAURENCE COLLINS

419981, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 20
on 16 January 1945
Son of John Thomas Collins and Catherine Collins, of Ballarat. Victoria. Australia.
Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Flying Officer JACK KARL ARMOUR

J/43497, 101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force
who died
on 16 January 1945
Husband of Margaret Alice Armour, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant ROBERT JOHN BECKETT

1482487, 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 16 January 1945

Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant DANIEL CONROY

1881462, 101 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 16 January 1945

Remembered with honour
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY

 

SIX KILLED
IN CRASH
R.A.A.F. Mishap
MELBOURNE. Monday. - Six members of the R.A.A.F. were killed nt a South Australian aerodrome on Saturday when a service aircraft crashed during a take-off. There were no survivors, and the machine was totally wrecked.
According to official reports received at R.A.A.F. headquarters the cause of the accident is obscure.

Those killed were:


Squadron-Leader Gordon Laming (29)', married, of Melbourne (V.).


Flight-Lieut. David Burton Bradley (24), unmarried, of Sydney (N.S.W.).


Sgt. Frederick Archibald Walker, radio air gunner (23), married, enlisted at Adelaide (S.A.), next-of-kin in N.S.W.


Sgt. Donald Dow. airman-pilot (26), married, of Queens Park (W.A.).


Sgt. Robert William Westcott, radio air gunner (26), unmarried, of Ballarat
(V.).
Cpl. William Clyde Lindsay, radio operator (ground), (30), unmarried, of Yeulba (Q.).

A RAAF Lockheed Hudson crashed at Ceduna in South Australia on 17 January 1942, killing 6 personnel on board.

The following RAAF personnel died in Australia on 17 January 1942:-

ADELAIDE (CENTENNIAL PARK) CEMETERY, South Australia
17.1.42 407383 Sgt Frederick Archibald Walker, RAAF, 6Sqn, 23. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of Thomas William and Isabel Christine Walker; husband of Phyllis Minetta Walker of Goodwood. Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery.

BALLARAT (OLD) GENERAL CEMETERY, Victoria
17.1.42 401557 Sgt Robert William Westcott, RAAF, 6Sqn, 26. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of Clarence William Valentine and Pearl May Westcott, of North Ballarat.

CEDUNA (MURAT BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY, South Australia
17.1.42 223 Flt Lt David Burton Bradley, RAAF, 14Sqn, 24. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of Clement Henry Burton Bradley and Edith Mabel Bradley, of Lavender Bay, NSW.

17.1.42 406714 Sgt Ronald Dow, RAAF, 1OTU (Nhill), 26. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of William and Helen Dow; husband of Gwynneth Temple Dow, of South Perth, WA.

17.1.42 84 Sqn Ldr Gordon Stanley Laming, RAAF, 1 Training Gp (Pearce), 28. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of George and Elizabeth Laming; husband of Elizabeth Patricia Laming, of Sunshine, Victoria.

17.1.42 23720 Cpl William Clyde Lindsay, RAAF, 1 Embarkation Depot (Melbourne), 30. Accidentally killed, Ceduna. Son of William Benjamin and Mary Josephine Lindsay, of Yuleba, Queensland.









In Memory of
Sergeant FREDERICK ARCHIBALD WALKER

407383, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 23
on 17 January 1942
Son of Thomas William and Isabel Christine Walker; husband of Phyllis Minetta Walker of Goodwood.
Remembered with honour
ADELAIDE (CENTENNIAL PARK) CEMETERY


In Memory of
Sergeant ROBERT WILLIAM WESTCOTT

401557, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 26
on 17 January 1942
Son of Clarence William Valentine and Pearl May Westcott, of North Ballarat.
Remembered with honour
BALLARAT (OLD) GENERAL CEMETERY

In Memory of
Flight Lieutenant DAVID BURTON BRADLEY

223, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 24
on 17 January 1942
Son of Clement Henry Burton Bradley and Edith Mabel Bradley, of Lavender Bay, New South Wales.
Remembered with honour
CEDUNA (MURAT BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant RONALD DOW

406714, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 26
on 17 January 1942
Son of William and Helen Dow; husband of Gwynneth Temple Dow, of South Perth, Western Australia.
Remembered with honour
CEDUNA (MURAT BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY

In Memory of
Squadron Leader GORDON STANLEY LAMING

84, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 28
on 17 January 1942
Son of George and Elizabeth Laming; husband of Elizabeth Patricia Laming, of Sunshine, Victoria.
Remembered with honour
CEDUNA (MURAT BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY

In Memory of
Corporal WILLIAM CLYDE LINDSAY

23720, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 30
on 17 January 1942
Son of William Benjamin and Mary Josephine Lindsay, of Yuleba, Queensland.
Remembered with honour
CEDUNA (MURAT BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY

 

CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY 8 MILES SOUTH OF GOODNA, QLD ON 18 JANUARY 1941

On 18 January 1941, Wirraway A20-162 of 3 Service Flying Training School 3SFTS Amberley (Intermediate Training Squadron) spun and crashed into the ground 8 miles south of Goodna, east of Ipswich in south east Queensland at approximately 1300 hours. The pilot had been engaged in a solo height test flight.

LAC Donald Andrew Veitch (404316) the pilot and only occupant of the aircraft was tragically killed.
SOUTH BRISBANE CEMETERY

The Wirraway was totally destroyed with wreckage scattered over a large area.

Wirraway A20-162 had been damaged in an earlier accident at Central Flying School at Camden in New South Wales on 30 November 1940 when it attempted to land too high and then dropped suddenly, severely damaging the starboard wing and aileron. It was subsequently repaired and sent to 3SFTS at Amberley airfield on 16 December 1940.


In Memory of
Leading Aircraftman DONALD ANDREW VEITCH

404316, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 25
on 18 January 1941
Son of George Boddington Veitch and Grace Veitch, of Petersham, New South Wales.
Remembered with honour
SOUTH BRISBANE CEMETERY

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

402576 Sergeant PARSONS, Alfred Charles Kingsley

400604 Sergeant SLOGGATT, William Rent

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 163/57/157 Micro Film No 463 AFH
Commonwealth War Graves records W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses of
the Second World War, Page 17, Volume 1942.
Aircraft Type: Wellington
Serial number: W 5491
Radio call sign: EP -
Unit: ATTD 104 SQN RAF

Summary:

Wellington W5491 took off from RAF Driffield at 1150 hours on the 9th January 1942,
on a training exercise, but crashed almost immediately due to incorrect flap settings.
Sgt Sloggatt, and Flt Sgt Bult were killed and the other four were injured.

However Sgt
Parsons died of his injuries on 19th January 1942.

Crew :

RAAF 400604 Sgt W R Sloggatt, Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt Brown,
RAAF Sgt A C R Parsons
RAF Flt Sgt S R Bult, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAF FO V E Tapp,
RAF Sgt Phillips,

The three who lost their lives are buried in the Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire, Driffield is
in the East Riding, 30 miles east of York, UK.





In Memory of
Sergeant WILLIAM RENT SLOGGATT

400604, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 25
on 09 January 1942
Son of William Elderslie Sloggatt and Edith Rose Sloggatt, of Windsor, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
DRIFFIELD CEMETERY


In Memory of
Flight Sergeant SIDNEY REGINALD BULT

553823, 104 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 19
on 09 January 1942
Son of Sidney Wallace Bult and May Ethel Bult, of Sible Hedingham, Essex.
Remembered with honour
DRIFFIELD CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant ALFRED CHARLES RINGSLEY PARSONS

402576, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 27
on 19 January 1942
Son of George William and Frances Lillian Parsons.
Remembered with honour
DRIFFIELD CEMETERY

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

411287 Flying Officer COLEMAN, Bernard Joseph

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/8/28 Commonwealth War Graves records
Aircraft Type: Typhoon
Serial number: PN 433
Radio call sign:
Unit: ATTD 56 SQN RAF

Summary:

Typhoon PN433 took off from Bickling at 0930 hours on the 20th January 1943, to carry
out a non-operational day practice battle formation. An accident occurred when PN433
collided with R8822 flown by PO McKenzie.
The formation was in a thin layer of cloud at the time. PN433 was flying on the left of a
V formation behind R8822. PN433 slid across underneath R8822 and the propeller of
R8822 cut off the tail of Coleman’s aircraft and PN433 crashed.

Crew:

RAAF 411287 FO Coleman, B J (Pilot)

FO Coleman is buried in the Scottow Cemetery, Norfolk, UK. Until September 1943
ground on the northern side of the Cemetery was set aside for burials from the Coltishall
RAF Station which is very close to it.





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In Memory of
Flying Officer BERNARD JOSEPH COLEMAN

411287, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 27
on 20 January 1943
Son of Francis Bernard and Jessie Mary Coleman, of Merewether, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
SCOTTOW CEMETERY

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

402658 Flying Officer GORDON-GLASSFORD, Terence Harry MID

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA: A705, 166/16/10 Commonwealth War Graves records
Aircraft Type: Wellington
Serial number: HX 690
Radio call sign:
Unit: ATTD 179 SQN RAF

Summary:

Wellington HX690 of 179 Sqn RAF took off from Gibraltar at 2200 hours on 21 January
1943, to carry out an anti-submarine patrol in the Mediterranean. No communication was
received from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to Base. It was suspected that
the aircraft was shot down while attacking a U boat.

Crew:

RAAF 402658 FO Gordon-Glassford, T H, MID (Pilot)
RAF Sgt Harvey, G E (2nd Pilot)
RAF PO Hustler, J S (Navigator)
RAAF 433021 Sgt Beale, H E MID (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAF Sgt Brown, J H (Wireless Air Gunner)
RCAF FO Carmichael B W (Wireless Air Gunner)

The remains of Sgt Beale (RAAF) were washed ashore some miles east of Phillipeville,
Algeria, but there was no trace of any other members of the crew who were recorded as
lost at sea. Their names are commemorated on the Malta Memorial, Malta The Memorial
is situated in the area of Floriana and is easily identified by the Golden Eagle which
surmounts the column.

Citation:

MID: FO Gordon-Glassford’s Mention in Despatches was promulgated in London
Gazette concurrently with the Kings Birthday Honours list 1943.
Commonwealth war Graves records also record that Sgt Beale has been Mentioned in
Despatches.



In Memory of
Flying Officer TERENCE HARRY GORDON-GLASSFORD
Mentioned in Despatches

402658, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 27
on 21 January 1943
Son of Torre Harry and Doris Gordon-Glassford, of Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia. International Oarsman.
Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Pilot Officer GEORGE EDWARD HARVEY

144013, 179 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 32
on 21 January 1943
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Harvey; husband of Nellie Margaret Harvey, of Wandsworth Common, London.
Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Flying Officer JOHN SAYNOR HUSTLER

121472, 179 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 21 January 1943

Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Pilot Officer HERBERT ELDON BEALE
Mentioned in Despatches

403021, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 23
on 21 January 1943
Son of Francis Joseph and Myrtle Gwendoline Beale, of Killara, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA


In Memory of
Sergeant JOHN HENRY BROWN

1107562, 179 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 21 January 1943

Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Flying Officer BRIAN WITHERS CARMICHAEL

J/9641, 179 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force
who died age 30
on 21 January 1943
Son of Alfred and Kathleen Frances Carmichael, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Remembered with honour
MALTA MEMORIAL

 

May they rest in peace. Gone but not forgotten

peaceful

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

400615 Pilot Officer BECKLEY, Ronald Charles

Source:

NAA: A705, 163/23/148
Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Serial number: P8723
Radio call sign:
Unit: 602 Sqn RAF

Summary:

Spitfire P8723 of 602 Sqn RAF (City of Glasgow) took off on 22 January 1942 to patrol
mine-sweepers. Fifty miles from the coast en route to the objective, Beckley reported
engine trouble with smoke seen coming from exhaust. Beckley baled out at 3000 feet and
was seen to climb into an inflated rubber dinghy. He was kept in sight by patrolling
aircraft until dusk with fixes being given to Control who reported that rescue boats were
on the way. The boats signalled that they could not find the location. Owing to the intense
cold it was considered that Beckley could not survive 2 hours. He was not seen to move
after entering the dinghy.

Crew:

RAAF 400615 PO Beckley, R C (Pilot)

In Memory of
Pilot Officer RONALD CHARLES BECKLEY

400615, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 23
on 22 January 1942
Son of John Charles and Elizabeth Amanda Beckley, of Moreland, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

405300 Flight Sergeant DIMMOCK, Thomas Frank

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/9/17 Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Page 26
Volume 1943
Aircraft Type: Lancaster
Serial number: ED 386
Radio call sign: PH – A
Unit: ATTD 12 SQN RAF

Summary:

Lancaster ED386 took off from RAF Wickenby at 1725 hours on the night of 23/24th
January 1943 to bomb Dusseldorf, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after
take off and it failed to return to base.

Crew:

RAAF 405300 Flt Sgt Dimmock, T F Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt R Percival, (Flight Engineer)
RCAF Sgt G E Campbell, (Navigator)
RAF Sgt H D Dawes (Bomb Aimer)
RAF FO Baxter M W (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAF Sgt J D Perrett, (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAF Sgt A S Blagden (Rear Gunner)

Post war it was established that the aircraft crashed at Bedburd 4kms north west of
Grevenbroich.
All the crew were killed and they are buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Rheinberg is 24kms north of Krefeld and 13kms south of Wesel. Locality Kamp Lintfort,
Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.

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In Memory of
Flight Sergeant THOMAS FRANK DIMMOCK

405300, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 21
on 23 January 1943
Son of Thomas and Kitty Irene Dimmock, of Yeronga, Queensland, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY


In Memory of
Sergeant ROY PERCIVAL

1016163, 12 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 22
on 23 January 1943
Son of Ernest and May Percival, of Barrow-in-Furness. Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Flight Sergeant GORDON ERNEST CAMPBELL

R/85722, 12 (R.A.F.) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force
who died age 21
on 23 January 1943
Son of John Murray Campbell and Beatrice Campbell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant HENRY DENNIS DAWES

659048, 12 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 23 January 1943

Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Flying Officer MALCOLM WILFRED BAXTER

50894, 12 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 21
on 23 January 1943
Son of Gordon Baxter, and of Ivy Annie Baxter, of Chester.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant JACK DALE PERRETT

553248, 12 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 21
on 23 January 1943
Son of Patricia L. Perrett, of Gateacre, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant ARTHUR SANDERSON BLAGDEN

944213, 12 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 22
on 23 January 1943
Son of Arthur and Mary Hannah Blagden, of Dore, Yorkshire.
Remembered with honour
RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND
SUPPORT UNITS

402385 Leading Aircraftsman MCCREA, Robert Athol John

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 163/141/443 Commonwealth War Graves records
Aircraft Type:
Serial number:
Radio call sign:
Unit: No 2 Wireless School RCAF

Summary:

On the 17rh January 1942, LAC McCrea, a trainee Wireless Air Gunner, was admitted to
hospital with pneumonia. He died on the 24th January, 1942, and is buried in the Calgary
(Burnsland) Cemetery, Canada.

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In Memory of
Leading Aircraftman ROBERT ATHOL JOHN McCREA

402385, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 24
on 24 January 1942
Son of Robert McIntyre McCrea and Ethel Mary McCrea, of Junee, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
CALGARY (BURNSLAND) CEMETERY

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

400912 Sergeant COUTIE, Alan Vincent

Source:

NAA : A705, 163/98/431.
Aircraft Type: Hurricane
Serial number: BE 589
Radio call sign:
Unit: 232 Sqn RAF.

Summary:

Hurricane BE 589 of 232 Sqn RAF took off from Palang, Malaya at approx. 0955 hours
on 25 January 1942 on a mission to proceed to vector of 180 deg. and pick up a convoy
proceeding to Singapore. BE 589 was one of four aircraft on the mission. Owing to lack
of fuel, BE 589 force landed near the coast of Sumatra. No further news was received of
pilot or aircraft.

Crew:

RAAF 400912 Sgt A.V.Coutie, Pilot.

Later a report was received that Sgt Coutie had reached shore in Sumatra in the vicinity
of Riow Islands, and been assisted by natives and placed in hospital. All records were
however lost when the Japanese occupied Malaya and Sumatra, The source of the report
was not known, and the report could not be confirmed.
Following post war enquiries and investigations, the search was abandoned and in 1950
Sgt Coutie was recorded as having no known grave.

Sergeant Alan Vincent Coutie attended Scotch College in Melbourne from 1827-1929.


In Memory of
Sergeant ALAN VINCENT COUTIE

400912, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 28
on 25 January 1942
Son of Arthur Vincent Coutie and Florence Ellen Coutie, of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

 

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

402526 Pilot Officer LYNCH, Walter Hugh
404742 Pilot Officer WHITE, Sydney Stanley
402468 Sergeant O’CONNELL, Edward

Source:

AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 163/148/191 Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley, RAF Bomber Command Losses Operational Training Units, Page ,
Volume 7.
Aircraft Type: Hampden
Serial number: P 1186
Radio call sign:
Unit: ATTD 14 OP TRAINING RAF

Summary:

Hampden P1186 took off RAF Cottesmore on the night of 25/26th January 1942 for a
high level bombing exercise For reasons that could not be determined, the aircraft dived
at 0540 hours into the ground less that a mile north of Pinchbeck, 2 miles north from
Spalding in Lincolnshire. All the crew were killed.

Crew:

RCAF PO Marok J M Captain (Pilot)
RAAF 402526 PO Lynch, W H (Observer)
RAAF 404742 PO White, S S (Observer)
RAAF 402468 Sgt E O’Connell, (Wireless Air Gunner)

The four crew members are buried in the Cottesmore (St Nicholas) Chuchyard Extension,
UK.



In Memory of
Pilot Officer JOSEPH MITCHELL MAROK

J/6801, Royal Canadian Air Force
who died aged 26
on 26 January 1942
Son of Mrs M. Marok of Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Remembered with honour
COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION


In Memory of
Pilot Officer WALTER HUGH LYNCH

402526, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 26
on 26 January 1942
Son of John Patrick and Elizabeth Mary Lynch, of Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION


In Memory of
Pilot Officer SYDNEY STANLEY WHITE

404742, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 27
on 26 January 1942
Son of George Thomas White and Harriott Ruby White, of Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia.
Remembered with honour
COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

In Memory of
Sergeant EDWARD O'CONNELL

402468, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 27
on 26 January 1942
Son of Patrick Francis and Louisa Jeanette O'Connell, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Remembered with honour
COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

 

In Memory of
Pilot Officer JOSEPH MITCHELL MAROK

J/6801, Royal Canadian Air Force
who died
on 26 January 1942

Remembered with honour
COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION




P/O Marok's next of kin was his mother, Mrs M. Marok of Detroit, Michigan. He was 26 years of age.

 

P/O Marok's next of kin was his mother, Mrs M. Marok of Detroit, Michigan. He was 26 years of age.

Thanks Alieneyes. Detail edited.

 

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

405771 Sergeant RODGERS, Leslie Lindsay

Source:

NAA : A705, 166/36/14
Aircraft Type: Wellington
Serial number: BK 173
Radio call sign: AL – H
Unit: 429 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force
Summary:
Wellington BK 173 of 419 (Bison) Sqn RAF took from RAF East Moor at 1717 hours
ton 26th January 1943 to raid L’Orient, France. The aircraft carried 2 x 1000 lb GP and 3
x 500 lb bombs. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to
base.

Crew:

RAAF 405771 Sgt Rodgers, L L Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt Davies, C (Navigator)
RAF Sgt Lewis, D (Bombaimer)
RAF Sgt Allen, A G (Wireless Operator)
RAF Sgt Amos, G (Air Gunner)
In 1949 it was recorded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea.

In Memory of
Sergeant LESLIE LINDSAY RODGERS

405771, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 31
on 27 January 1943
Son of James and Catherine Rodgers; husband of Lesley Ethel Rodgers, of Merlynston, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Sergeant CHARLES DAVIES

1235336, 429 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 19
on 27 January 1943
Son of Charles and Sarah Davies, of Liverpool.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Sergeant DESMOND LEWIS

1414771, 429 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 17
on 27 January 1943
Son of W. T. and Margaret Lewis, of Carmarthen.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant ALBERT GEORGE ALLEN

1376825, 429 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 27 January 1943

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant GEORGE AMOS

1314428, 429 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 27 January 1943
Son of George and Mary Amos.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL