Help with RAF Casualty's / RAF Service numbers

Out of 337 casualty names associated with the town of Widnes, I am unable to locate a CWGC entry for 3 indivisuals, 1 of which is RAF.

If anyone can help identify any further details on the following please feel free to help.

WILKINSON, G.J.W. Flt/S RAF

 

maybe intials wrong way round??
CWGC :: Casualty Details

WILKINSON
W G J
Sergeant (W. Op./Air)
19/08/1940

I had that on my list of possibles Owen, hust thought id see if anyone else could help 1st

 

Hi Phil,

I have the following.......

Name: WILKINSON, WILLIAM GASTON JULES
Initials: W G J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (W. Op./Air)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force
Unit Text: 59 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 19/08/1940
Service No: 546143
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave XXVIII. J. 5-6.
Cemetery: BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY


19 August 1940

59 Squadron
Blenheim R2795 'A'
Op. Caen airfield

Failed to return from a night raid on Caen airfield.

P/. B. Reynolds +
Sgt. W G F. Whiting +
Sgt. W G J. Wilkinson +

Buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.

'The Other Few' - Donnelly.

Hope this is a help.

Regards
Peter

 

Cheers Peter, I will have to try and cross reference agains ancestry details

 

Having now matched up the 63 names of casualties who served with the RAF on the local cenotaph, with the CWGC details, there are 21 (now only 7 thanks to Peter and Geoff (Spidge)), that I have not been able to find any details relating to their deaths, so open to the forum to see if anyone can help.

ALAN DOUGLAS EDMONDSON, Flight Sergeant, 1108616, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 13 March 1943
The Times Monday 7th Feb 1944: Previously reported missing, now presumed killed on active service.
GERALD HARPER, Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1481465, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 10 February 1942
Death registered in District of Amounderness, Lancashire
ALFRED ERNEST HARTLES, Leading Aircraftman, 1358487, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 22 October 1944
Buried in Brussels Town Cemetery
ERNEST JACKSON, Sergeant, 540958, Royal Air Force, Died 14 April 1943
The Times, Saturday, Jun 12, 1943: Previously reported missing, now presumed killed on active service.
The Times, Wednesday, Jun 16, 1943: Died on Active Service
Buried at Nairobi war Cemetery
CHARLES EDWARD LEADBETTER, Leading Aircraftman, 856046, 979 Balloon Sqdn., Royal Air Force, Died 20 June 1943
The Times, Wednesday, Aug 25, 1943: Died on Active Service
Buried at Ranchi War Cemetery
DENIS WILKINSON, Leading Aircraftman, 1437738, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 28 September 1942
Death registered at Bridgend, Glamorganshire
JAMES GERARD (JIM) MURPHY, Leading Aircraftman, 855865, 919/23 Balloon, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force), Died 29 May 1943 - info received
THOMAS ATHERTON, Pilot Officer, 43763, 22 Sqdn., Royal Air Force, Died 18 September 1940 - Info Received
HAROLD STERLING BROWN, Flight Sergeant, 553965, 202 Sqdn, Died 09 June 1943 - Info Received
ERIC JACKSON, Pilot Officer, 44194, Royal Air Force, died 21 May 1941 - Info Received
EDMUND GEORGE HANSON WAREING, Flying Officer, 57561, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force, Died 02 December 1946 - Info Received
JOSEPH KEMPSON, Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1513700, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 08 December 1941 - Info Received
GEORGE GIBSON KING, Sergeant, 977633, 42 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 16 October 1941 - Info Received
JOSEPH GORDON HALLOWELL, Flying Officer, 154684, 626 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 03 April 1945 - Info received
DONALD MACHIN, Sergeant, 1080606, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 23 July 1942 - Info received
WILLIAM HUDSON, Sergeant, 1113431, 69 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 02 September 1943 - info received
LESLIE HUGH QUINN, Leading Aircraftman, 1059690, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer, Died 24 March 1942 - Info received
JOSEPH OSMOND GALLAGHER, Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1654379, Royal Air Force, Died 8th September 1944 - Info received
DOUGLAS GARDINER, Corporal, 1060041, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 02 December 1942 - Info receievd
WILLIAM MICHAEL BLADEN, Sergeant, 1510804, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died between 15 August 1943 and 16 August 1943 - info received
FRANCIS JAMES SHELDRAKE, Flying Officer, 122848, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 21 April 1946 - Info received

 

Hi Phil,

Albert Cyril Burton

He was killed whilst flying in Whitley V, T4290 WL-J of No 612 Sqn, which was ditched after losing height during an overshoot at Wick. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Phil,

Eric Jackson

He was possibly killed whilst flying in Tiger Moth, AX786 (ex G-AEXG) of No 3 PRU, which spun into the ground near Girton, Cambridgeshire. He is buried in Widnes Cemetery.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Phil,

George Gibson King


He was killed whilst flying in Beaufort I, L9939 AW-W of No 42 Sqn, which was lost without trace on a Rover patrol. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Phil,

Joseph Kempson

He was possibly killed in an air raid on Newcastle and Whitley Bay. He is buried in Widnes Cemetery.

Cheers

Geoff

 

THOMAS ATHERTON, Pilot Officer, 43763, 22 Sqdn., Royal Air Force, Died 18 September 1940

17 September 1940

22 Squadron
Beaufort I L4508 OA-K
Op. Cherbourg

Took off Thorney Island 1330 hrs. Crashed at Tourlaville north of Cherbourg while participating in a set-piece night torpedo strike against shipping in Cherbourg's outer harbour in company with five other 22 Squadron Beaufort's plus a total of 12 Blenheim's drawn from 53 and 59 Squadrons.

CCL - McNeill.

Regards
Peter

 

HAROLD STERLING BROWN, Flight Sergeant, 553965, 202 Sqdn, Died 09 June 1943
Catalina Ib, FP214: Flew into high ground at night near Algeciras, Spain [at Puerto El Cabrito, between Tarifa and Algeciras. Eight crew killed, two injured.

Regards
Peter

 

Hi Phil,

Thomas Atherton

ASN Aircraft accident 17-SEP-1940 Bristol Beaufort Mk.I L4508

Date:17-SEP-1940 Time:
Type:Bristol Beaufort Mk.I
Operator:RAF 22 Sqn.
Registration: L4508 C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 /
Occupants: 4
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location:Tourlaville - France
Phase: En route Nature:
Military Departure airport:Thorney Island
Destination airport:Thorney Island
Narrative:
Failed to return from shipping strike to Cherbourg.

Crew:
Pilot:P/O 43763 Thomas Atherton 28 RAF killed.
Pilot:P/O 33546 Ruthven Arnold MacFarlane 19 RAF killed.
Wop:A/Gnr:Sgt 641705 John Leslie Feather RAF killed.
Wop:A/Gnr:Sgt 751693 Cyril James Harvey 24 RAFVR killed.


Cheers

Geoff

 

Blimey

Geoff / Peter, what can I say, my thanks to both of you.

I knew I could rely on the members of this forum in my Hour of need

Phil

 

EDMUND GEORGE HANSON WAREING, Flying Officer, 57561, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force, Died 02 December 1946
2 December 1946.

139 Squadron
Mosquito XVI PF573
Ilfracombe, Devon

The aircraft was flying in cloud when both engines carburettors froze up and the engines lost power. The pilot (Wareing) could not retain control and the aircraft crashed.

FL - Cummings

Regards
Peter

 

JOSEPH GORDON HALLOWELL, Flying Officer, 154684, 626 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 03 April 1945

3 April 1945

626 Squadron
Lancaster I PA190 UM-G2
Op. Nordhausen

Took off 1315 Wickenby to bomb military barracks. Presumed lost off the Dutch coast.

BCL Vol.6 - W R. Chorley

Regards
Peter.

 

DONALD MACHIN, Sergeant, 1080606, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 23 July 1942

Killed On Active Service


'Killed on active service' means that the individual died as a result of an accident or something similar whilst engaged on operational duties. Thus, if a person was killed on a training sortie, or a flight not engaged in operations against the enemy that would be classed as KOAS.


Regards
Peter

 

WILLIAM HUDSON, Sergeant, 1113431, 69 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 02 September 1943
2 September 1943

69 Squadron
Baltimore IV FA456


Collided with Spitfire EN507 and crashed near Luqa, Malta.


Thanks to Amrit

Regards
Peter

 

LESLIE HUGH QUINN, Leading Aircraftman, 1059690, 40 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer, Died 24 March 1942


David Gunby in the appendix C of his book "Sweeping the Skies", wrote that LAC QUINN died of natural causes in Malta.

 

JOSEPH OSMOND GALLAGHER, Aircraftman 2nd Class, 1654379, Royal Air Force, Died 8th September 1944

Killed On Active Service.

'Killed on active service' means that the individual died as a result of an accident or something similar whilst engaged on operational duties. Thus, if a person was killed on a training sortie, or a flight not engaged in operations against the enemy that would be classed as KOAS.


Regards
Peter