TRE Civilian Casualty

Hi,

Looking for some help, with a civilian casualty.

21/11/1941 Wellington T2552 109 Sqn crashed near Oakington on a training flight. According to the book (Beam Bombers ?) Six crew died and three passengers.

One of the passengers was a member of the Telecommunications Research Establishment a scientist working at Oakington George G.B SAMSON Age 33. Listed as died Cambridge (GRO)

I can't find him listed CWGC, as a civilian war death shouldn't he be listed ?

Thanks

Mark

 

Mark,

No passengers listed for the loss details in BCL Vol.2. The six crew are listed.
Do you require more details?

Regards
Peter

 

Mark

am asking some questions on your behalf

Chris

 

The Death certificate might be a Cambridge Registry office. The GRO should have it as well.

 

Hi,

The three passengers are not mentioned in Chorley BCL2 1941. Two of them were RAF men from 7 Sqn, they are both listed in BCL9 ROH :-

1181737 SGT RONALD GEORGE ARCHER (Died Cambridge 3b Age 26)
570227 SGT ADAM (Alan?) GRANT (Died Cambridge 3b Age 20)

Now Sgt GRANT is listed in BCL2 as DOW 21/11/41 injured in the crash of Stirling N6087 on the 18-11-41 Oakington ?

Thanks again

Mark

 

Hi Mark

As he was killed in a military aircraft crash then a case may be made for CWGC commemoration as civilian war dead; are you prepared to purchase the DC

Chris

 

Chris,

Simply put no

Mark

 

Fair enough Mark I will take the case on myself

Chris

 

Hi Chris,

Maybe two other civilian war deaths, two Meteorolgists serving with Bomber Command listed in Chorley BCL and ROH

Mr Glynn HALFORD 17.1.42 27 OTU Anson N5030 Crash Isle of Man

Mr Kenneth T TAGG Age 18 18.7.42 18 Sqn Blenheim Z7304 Crash Norwich

Mark

 

Mark

I will follow up on these in due course

Chris

 

Glynn Halford is listed, with the CWGC, as Halford Glynn - the names have been reversed.

 

Thanks very much for that Pete

 

I have the following in my civilian war deaths database:

George Gavin Samson, Wireless Operator. New Zealand subject aged 34. Of 53 Manor Court, Friern Barnett. Died in Aeroplane Crash, near Oakington, on 21/11/1941

I sourced this information from the original Cambridgeshire Civil Defence records, some 15 years ago. This info was sent to the IWGC.

This is from memory, but I am fairly sure he was married and had a child (in the UK).

 

CivilianSAMSEN, T R
Died 21/11/1941

Civilian War Dead

near Oakington.

Samson was already listed in CWGC. Details will be amended.

 

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
33 Selborne Road, Southgate M.B., Middlesex
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Matthew Palmer 25 Jun 1881 Machine Tool Maker Re
Mary E Palmer 24 May 1884 Unpaid Dd
Lilian E M Palmer 16 Jun 1906 Unpaid Dd
Eric O Willoughby 07 Aug 1907 Radio Engineer
Neil D Clotworthy 15 Jul 1917 Radio Engineer - Devel
George G B Samson 16 Jan 1907 Radio Engineer - Devel

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I should have added that all three Radio Engineers were single.