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Peter Clare · 17-03-2008, 05:18 PM

BURGESS, Leading Aircraftman, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, 544110, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of Louis John Burgess, and of Rosalie Burgess, of Kenton, Middlesex. Panel 22.

Blenheim IV L8739 Crashed in vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium
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CHILD, Leading Aircraftman, CHARLES COLBY, 541344, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 20. Son of Daniel Child, and of Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire. Panel 22.

Blenheim IV P4826 Op to Maastricht, Lost without trace.

DAVIS, Sergeant, THOMAS WILLIAM, 580509, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of William Charles and Florence Maud Davis, of Cardiff. Panel 13.

Blenheim IV N6216 Op to Maastricht. Shot down near Rekem on the west bank of the Maas 25km east of Hasselt, Belgium.

GILL, Aircraftman 1st Class, BENJAMIN, 621946, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 25.

Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germay.

GRAY, Pilot Officer, IAN LOWRIE, 36188, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 21. Son of John and Ethel D. Gray, of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Panel 8.

Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germany.

GRAY, Sergeant, PHILLIP COLE, 580511, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 14.

Blenheim IV N6219. Op to Maastricht. Shot down by Me109. The body of Sgt Grey along with one other crew member was not identified and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

KEEGAN, Sergeant, JOSEPH BELK, 580581, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 16.

Blenheim IV P4826. Op to Maastricht. Lost without trace.

LEE, Flight Lieutenant, ANDREW WYNYARD, 37323, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Son of Herbert and Norah Kathleen Lee, of Kingston, Kent. Panel 4.

Blenheim IV P4826. Op to Maastricht. Lost without trace.

SLOAN, Leading Aircraftman, REGINALD JAMES, 517038, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 24.

Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germany.

TAYLOR, Sergeant, CYRIL, 530913, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 23. Son of William Henry and Sebrin Lily Taylor, of Birmingham. Panel 20.

Blenheim IV N6219. Op to Maastricht. Shot down by Me109 The body of Sgt Taylor along with one other crew member was not identified and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

WATSON, Flight Lieutenant, ARTHUR DAVID, 39249, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of Arthur Bingham Watson and Agatha Brodribb Watson, of Petersham, Surrey; husband of Anne Watson. Panel 5.

Blenheim IV L8739. Op to Tongeren. Crashed in the vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium.

WEBB, Sergeant, ALAN LAWRENCE FORTESCUE, 564469, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of George Fortescue Webb, and of Winifred Ida Webb, of Selsey, Sussex. Panel 20.

Blenheim IV L8739. Op to Tongeren. Crashed in the vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium.

Hervél,
It might be worth looking at Sgt Grey and Sgt Taylor of 139 Squadron. It seems their bodies were found but could not be idenified. They were probably buried in unnamed graves.

Good luck

Regards
Peter.

17-03-2008, 05:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
Peter Clare Legendary Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Second star to the right, straight on till morning. Posts: 5,903	BURGESS, Leading Aircraftman, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, 544110, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of Louis John Burgess, and of Rosalie Burgess, of Kenton, Middlesex. Panel 22. Blenheim IV L8739 Crashed in vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium . CHILD, Leading Aircraftman, CHARLES COLBY, 541344, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 20. Son of Daniel Child, and of Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire. Panel 22. Blenheim IV P4826 Op to Maastricht, Lost without trace. DAVIS, Sergeant, THOMAS WILLIAM, 580509, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of William Charles and Florence Maud Davis, of Cardiff. Panel 13. Blenheim IV N6216 Op to Maastricht. Shot down near Rekem on the west bank of the Maas 25km east of Hasselt, Belgium. GILL, Aircraftman 1st Class, BENJAMIN, 621946, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 25. Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germay. GRAY, Pilot Officer, IAN LOWRIE, 36188, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 21. Son of John and Ethel D. Gray, of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Panel 8. Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germany. GRAY, Sergeant, PHILLIP COLE, 580511, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 14. Blenheim IV N6219. Op to Maastricht. Shot down by Me109. The body of Sgt Grey along with one other crew member was not identified and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. KEEGAN, Sergeant, JOSEPH BELK, 580581, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 16. Blenheim IV P4826. Op to Maastricht. Lost without trace. LEE, Flight Lieutenant, ANDREW WYNYARD, 37323, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Son of Herbert and Norah Kathleen Lee, of Kingston, Kent. Panel 4. Blenheim IV P4826. Op to Maastricht. Lost without trace. SLOAN, Leading Aircraftman, REGINALD JAMES, 517038, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 24. Hudson I N7353. Shot down north of Baltrum off the coast of Germany. TAYLOR, Sergeant, CYRIL, 530913, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 23. Son of William Henry and Sebrin Lily Taylor, of Birmingham. Panel 20. Blenheim IV N6219. Op to Maastricht. Shot down by Me109 The body of Sgt Taylor along with one other crew member was not identified and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. WATSON, Flight Lieutenant, ARTHUR DAVID, 39249, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of Arthur Bingham Watson and Agatha Brodribb Watson, of Petersham, Surrey; husband of Anne Watson. Panel 5. Blenheim IV L8739. Op to Tongeren. Crashed in the vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium. WEBB, Sergeant, ALAN LAWRENCE FORTESCUE, 564469, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of George Fortescue Webb, and of Winifred Ida Webb, of Selsey, Sussex. Panel 20. Blenheim IV L8739. Op to Tongeren. Crashed in the vicinity of Tongeren, Belgium. Hervél, It might be worth looking at Sgt Grey and Sgt Taylor of 139 Squadron. It seems their bodies were found but could not be idenified. They were probably buried in unnamed graves. Good luck Regards Peter. __________________ On weald of Kent I watched once more Again I heard that grumbling roar Of fighter planes; yet none were near And all around the sky was clear Borne on the wind a whisper came 'Though men grow old, they stay the same' And then I knew, unseen to eye The ageless Few were sweeping by Last edited by Peter Clare; 17-03-2008 at 08:24 PM.