Flight Lieutenant WORSP, PETER SOUTHEY Service Number 401420 Died 24/12/1943 Aged 27 Royal New Zealand Air Force Son of Harry Ernest Worsp and of Flora Daphne Southey Worsp (nee Baker), of Auckland City. New Zealand. Casualty Commemorated at BOURAIL MEMORIAL Location: New Caledonia Number of casualties: 449 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 3.
Interesting as in he appears in this database: All New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958 results for Worsp Peter Southey Worsp location dd mm 1943 I cannot access the record as my membership does not extend that far He also has this UK record: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 Name: Peter Southey Worsp Death Date: 24 Dec 1943 Death Place: New Zealand Probate Date: 3 Jul 1947 Registry: Auckland So he was a NZer who had a porbate based in the UK and a further on in New South Wales, Australia - confusing or what TD ADDED: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C21189
RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-1 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3140 ex USAAF 42-104743 (Construction Number 28505) - assembled by RNZAF Number 1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville in July 1943 Allocated to 17 Squadron RNZAF Coded "P" Flight Lieutenant Peter Worsp was killed after being attacked by enemy fighters during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943 Info from Welcome to ADF Serials ADF-SERIALS - Australian, New Zealand & Papua New Guinea Military Aircraft Serials & History This site is devoted to providing as complete a record as possible of aircraft operated by the ADF, NZDF & PNGDF. Included where known are brief summaries of the history and current status of aircraft employed in Australian, New Zealand & PNG Military Service.
The rest of the cost of that mission: RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-1 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3134 ex USAAF 42-104697 (Construction Number 28459) - allocated to 17 Squadron RNZAF Coded "L" Flight Lieutenant Alister Buchanan was killed on 24 December 1943 when his aircraft failed to return from a mission over Rabaul after being attacked by enemy fighters RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-5 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3174 ex USAAF 42-104855 (Construction Number 28617) - allocated to 17 Squadron RNZAF Coded "Q" Sergeant Robert Covic was killed on 24 December 1943 when his aircraft failed to return from a mission over Rabaul after being attacked by enemy fighters RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-1 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3135 ex USAAF 42-104698 (Construction Number 28460) - allocated to 17 Squadron RNZAF Coded "I" Flight Sergeant D. Williams was injured when his aircraft crashed near Gavutu Island after being attacked by enemy fighters over Rabaul on 24 December 1943 - he was rescued from the water after about 6 hours RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-15 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3196 ex USAAF 42-106389 (Construction Number 30151) - allocated to 16 Squadron RNZAF Coded "76" Flying Officer Denis Page was killed on 24 December 1943 when his aircraft failed to return from a mission over Rabaul after being attacked by enemy fighters RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-5 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3162 ex USAAF 42-105312 (Construction Number 29074) - allocated to 16 Squadron RNZAF Coded "62" Flying Officer Montague Dark was killed on 24 December 1943 when his aircraft failed to return from a mission over Rabaul after being attacked by enemy fighters RNZAF Curtiss P-40N-15 Kittyhawk - Aircraft Serial NZ3199 ex USAAF 42-106394 (Construction Number 30156) - allocated to 16 Squadron RNZAF Coded "69" The aircraft was badly damaged after being attacked by about 10 Zekes over Rabaul on 24 December 1943 - Flying Officer K. Starnes ditched his aircraft about a mile offshore from Torokina Beach when it became uncontrollable - he was unhurt and had no difficulty escaping the aircraft and making his way to shore
For Tricky Dicky - I wonder if any of the other fatalities from that day have probate records in NSW? Could it be because they died in what was an Australian dependency that a file gets raised for them in one of our probate offices.... Otherwise, no mention of his death in any Australian newspapers that I can find or any files held by the NAA There is mention of him being involved in a flying accident in 1941 with no mention of any Aussie links & his 1943 death was not reported
It's a pretty uncommon name, so it's not too much to suggest that this was his sister or another close relative Darwin, NT. 1945-09-21. The Hospital Ship Oranje arrived at Darwin, bringing released POWs home from Singapore. Shown, a group of ex-POWs with two members of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Service. Identified Personnel are: Mr A. F. Baughan, Malayan Volunteer (1) Sister E. A. Worsp (2) Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) J. E. Staley, British Army (3) Lt Col R. M. W. Webster, Australian Army Medical Corps, 8th Division (4) Sister K. H. Spragg (5) Private J. Sharp, 8th Division (6) Major S. Goreley, British Army (7) DARWIN, NT. 1945-09-21. THE HOSPITAL SHIP, ORANJE, ARRIVED AT DARWIN, BRINGING RELEASED POWS HOME FROM SINGAPORE. SHOWN, A GROUP OF EX-POWS WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NURSING ...
Dave 2 extra bits of info I have managed to drag from a family tree on Ancestry England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 Name: Peter Southey Worsp Publication Date: 15 May 1947 and also that he did indeed have a sister Eleanor Ayres Worsp (note E A) 1911–1967 BIRTH 1911 • New Zealand DEATH 1967 and she has details from the NZ Army which I cannot access but would assume nursing details He had another brother: Thomas Henry Worsp 1913–1975 BIRTH ABT 1913 DEATH 14 OCT 1975 and sister Josephine Margaret Worsp TD
Maybe totally unrelated except for the surname, but there is another CWGC WW2 casualty in the UK section for G P Worsp Merchant Navy (SS Samarkand) which was a Liberty ship. He died 20 August 1945 so after VJ Day and just curious as I'd assumed CWGC qualification was for death by enemy action.... Not criticising WHY he's included, but was it enemy related? There's 2 others Balden and Jones, so unlikely to be illness, perhaps a dockyard accident?
I would guess hes a UK Worsp UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953 Name: George Powell Worsp Age: 43 Birth Date: abt 1902 Birth Place: London, England Death Date: 20 Aug 1945 Spouse: Alice Not a nice way to go TD added Sorry - uploaded the wrong file now revised - should have stopped egg nogging earlier England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 Name: George Powell Worsp Death Date: 30 Aug 1945 Death Place: Liverpool, England Probate Date: 4 Mar 1946 Registry: Liverpool, England He may also be a part of the antipodean family Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name: Chief Steward George Powell Worsp Death Date: 20 Aug 1945 Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Burial or Cremation Place: Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia Has Bio?: N URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...
Found a fourth man, Worsp was the First Aid officer http://traffordwardead.co.uk/index.php?sold_id=s:10:"2%2Csale_ww2"%3B&letter=&place=sale&war=II&soldier=Ewbank ... but not to detract from the captioned Worsp RIP all.
Name: Chief Steward George Powell Worsp Death Date: 20 Aug 1945 His ship was docked in Corio Bay near Geelong in Victoria, Australia when tragedy hit - see newspaper article. I would presume that George might have been some sort of distant relative of the NZ family