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Casualties
- January - December 1922
This section covers RAF personnel killed between 1 January
and 31 December 1922. The information has been gleaned from a variety of sources
including the Commonwealth War Graves registers, Air Force Lists, Flight
magazine and a variety of other publications and books. Entries in italics
indicated that exact confirmation of these details have not yet been confirmed.
|
Date |
Rank |
Name |
Unit, Aircraft & Comments |
|
6
Jan |
Fg Off |
HARRINGTON, HUBERT BERNARD DELMA |
Died |
|
13 Jan |
Fg Off |
BARTON, FRANK HENRY |
Probably killed as a result of a
collision between DH9As, E8474 and H102, both of No 8 Sqn whilst flying in
formation. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. |
|
13 Jan |
Flt Lt |
PEARCE, ALBERT GROUNDS
AFC |
Probably killed as a result of a
collision between DH9As, E8474 and H102, both of No 8 Sqn whilst flying in
formation. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. |
|
16 Jan |
Pvt 2 |
McTAVISH, E |
Died of wounds, E.P.D. (Balldonnell).
Aberdeen (Allenvale) Cemetery |
|
16 Jan |
Obs Off |
McKIEVER, ALFRED VIVIAN |
Died. Cairo New British Protestant
Cemetery |
|
16 Jan |
Gp Capt |
SCOTT, ALAN JOHN LANCE |
He died in a nursing home of double
pneumonia after a short illness. At the time of his death he was Air
Secretary to the Secretary of State. |
|
18 Jan |
Flt Lt |
WILLIAMS, FREDERICK THOMAS
MBE |
Died |
|
31 Jan |
Fg Off |
GARDNER, PERCY JUSTICE |
Killed (DH10,
E7839 of No 60 Sqn crashed whilst landing at Risalpur?) |
|
8
Feb |
Flt Lt |
JENKINS, ROBERT CHARLES
MBE, MC |
He was killed when Avro 504K, H9829 of
No 4 Sqn in which he was flying, piloted by Obs Off Hesketh failed to climb
after take off and struck telegraph wires on the Farnborough Road followed
by the left wing striking a tree and the aircraft coming down on its nose.
Allen Hesketh was either thrown out or jumped out before the aircraft came
to rest, but Jenkins suffered a fractured skull and died later that
afternoon in hospital. |
|
10 Feb |
Fg Off |
PARRY, PALMER JOHN |
He crashed Bristol Fighter, D7856, on
take off from Baldonnell airfield, near Dublin, at the start of a flight to
England an died from his injuries. |
|
10 Feb |
Fg Off |
ROBINSON, GEOFFREY
MC |
He was killed when his aircraft, DH14
Okapi J1938 came down in flames at Dropmore Park, Burnham Beeces,
Buckinghamshire. He serving with the Royal Aircraft Establishment at the
time of the accident. A civilian employee of the RAE was also killed in the
crash. |
|
13 Feb |
Capt |
FITZGIBBON, H |
Iraq Levies. Baghdad (North Gate) War
Cemetery |
|
25 Feb |
Plt Off |
SOUTH, BURNS ALAN CAMPBELL |
Killed |
|
1
Mar |
AC1 |
MOYSE, F A |
Paddington Cemetery |
|
1 Mar |
Fg Off |
MULLAN, DENIS RICHARD |
Died (Avro
504K, E3568 of No 5FTS, stalled on landing and nose dived into the ground at
Shotwick (Sealand)?). |
|
3 Mar |
Fg Off |
BUCKLEY, JOSEPH |
He was killed whilst flying Bristol
Fighter, E2442 of No 20 Sqn which collided with or H1548 of the same unit
near Lahore. |
|
3 Mar |
Flt Lt |
FOX, JOHN BERTRAM |
He was killed whilst flying Bristol
Fighter, H1548 of No 20 Sqn which collided with E2442 of the same unit near
Lahore. |
|
3 Mar |
Sgt |
HEMMINGS, |
He was killed whilst flying in Bristol Fighter, E2442 or
H1548 of No 20 Sqn which collided with each other near Lahore. |
|
3 Mar |
AC |
RICHARDSON, |
He was killed whilst flying in Bristol Fighter, E2442 or
H1548 of No 20 Sqn which collided with each other near Lahore. |
|
3 Mar |
Sgt |
WOODS, H |
30 Sqn. Baghdad (North Gate) War
Cemetery |
|
7 Mar |
Fg Off |
HOLDING, BRIAN |
Drowned (Avro
504K, D4542 of No 5 FTS, lost at sea?) |
|
23 Mar |
|
DICKSON, DENYS NEWSON |
He died from injuries received in a
flying accident. (DH10, E5497 of No 6 FTS stalled
on take off from Manston?) |
|
28 Mar |
Fg Off |
BRAGG, CHARLES WILLIE |
Killed (Vimy,
H654 of Air Depot, Aboukir which suffered an engine failure on a test
flight?) |
|
5
Apr |
AC |
BROWN, F G |
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery |
|
7 Apr |
Plt Off |
HOPKINS, GEORGE |
Killed |
|
9 Apr |
Fg Off |
PIDSLEY, GEORGE WILLIAM |
Died |
|
29 Apr |
Flt Lt |
O'GORMAN, EDWARD GERALD
MB |
Killed. Cairo New British Protestant
Cemetery |
|
3
May |
Flt Lt |
STANDISH, WILLIAM JOSEPH |
Died |
|
8 May |
AC1 |
WORSLEY, W E |
208 Sqn. Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery |
|
9 May |
AC2 |
SIMPSON, H |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
14 May |
AC2 |
CORKILL, A E |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
16 May |
Fg Off |
HOOTON, LIONEL CONRAD
MC |
Killed (Bristol Fighter, D7845 of No
6 Sqn which crashed at Baghdad West?) Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F.
Cemetery |
|
16 May |
AC2 |
BUTLER, G W |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
24 May |
Fg Off |
GREEN, ERNEST GEORGE
MC |
|
|
6
Jun |
Flt Lt |
HUDSON, FRANK NEVILLE
MC |
Died of injuries. (DH9A, E54 of No 8
Sqn, crashed at Sulaimaniyah?). He is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid
R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
22 Jun |
Flt Lt |
McCLINTOCK, RONALD ST CLAIR
MC |
He was killed whilst practising for a
relay race to be held at the Hendon Pageant at Northolt. The conditions
were bumpy and he fell from his aircraft, Snipe, F2409 of the School of
Technical Training at Manston. |
|
23 Jun |
Cpl |
SAVAGE, FRANK HORACE |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
14 Jul |
AC2 |
WALTERS, JAMES ARTHUR |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
17 Jul |
Fg Off |
ANDERSON, A T J |
He was severly injured and later died of
these when Parnell Panther, N7509 of No 205 Sqn suffered engine failure
aftertake off from Donibristle. He turnd back to the airfield, stalled and
spun in from 60 ft. His observer, Fg Off R D Lambert was slightly injured. |
|
21 Jul |
AC2 |
CATHERY, REGINALD JAMES FREDERICK |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
23 Jul |
AC2 |
McCORMACK, W |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
24 Jul |
Cpl |
FORD, W |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
24 Jul |
Sgt |
TWITCHETT, E |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
25 Jul |
AC2 |
SOKELL, ROBERT GEORGE |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
26 Jul |
AC2 |
MARSTON, P |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
27 Jul |
AC2 |
NACEY, J |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
30 Jul |
Sgt |
STEMP, ERNEST GEORGE |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
31 Jul |
AC2 |
CALLAWAY, C |
Southampton (Hollybrook) Cemetery
|
|
7
Aug |
Sgt |
EBERWEIN, WILLIAM THOMAS |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
11 Aug |
AC1 |
BUTLAND, N |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
17 Aug |
Fg Off |
DUNCAN, DAVID CHALMERS |
He was killed in a flying accident in
DH9A, H70 of No 27 Sqn, which stalled in a turn at Dardoni in India whilst
serving with No 27 Sqn. |
|
17 Aug |
Fg Off |
LUARD, ROBERT BLAINE |
He was killed in a flying accident in
DH9A, H70 of No 27 Sqn, which stalled in a turn at Dardoni in India whilst
serving with No 27 Sqn. |
|
23 Aug |
Fg Off |
BEDFORD, FREDERICK WILLIAM GORDON |
Died of injuries, 4 FTS. He was on
secondment from the Black Watch (Lt) |
|
23 Aug |
Fg Off |
HARTLEY, RICHARD LIONEL
AFC |
Killed. (DH9A, E9913 of No 8 Sqn,
which dived into th eground from 1,000 ft at Hinaidi?). He is buried
inMa'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery. |
|
23 Aug |
AC1 |
GLASBY, A |
(DH9A, E9913 of No 8 Sqn, which dived
into the ground from 1,000 ft at Hinaidi?). He
is buried inMa'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery. |
|
23 Aug |
Fg Off |
POTTER, HAROLD FRANK |
Killed, (DH9A, E9910 of No 4 FTS,
which spun in from 500 ft at Abu Sueir?). No H F Potter listed in index
of Apr '22 AFL. He is buried in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
30 Aug |
AC |
BUTTELL, E |
Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard
Extension |
|
16 Sep |
AC1 |
HAYES, BERNARD |
84 Sqn. Basra (Makina) R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
4
Oct |
Flt Lt |
HOLME, ROBERT CHARLES LYON
MC |
He was killed in a flying accident at
Kirkuk in Iraq, possibly whilst in Vernon, J6885 of No 45 Sqn. He was a
member of No 1 Sqn and is buried in Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery. |
|
4 Oct |
AC1 |
MILNE, ALBERT ARNOTT |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
6 Oct |
Fg Off |
LOCKE WATERS, EVELYN ARCHER |
Killed (DH9A,
H155 of No 84 Sqn crashed near Kirkuk following enemy action?) |
|
9 Oct |
Fg Off |
TRANSON, HUBERT EVERITT |
Died of injuries
(Bristol Fighter, J6705 flew into Lough Neagh in mist or Avro 504K, H2482 of
No 5 FTS, which spun in at Shotwick (Sealand)?) |
|
11 Oct |
AC2 |
KATES, P N |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
16 Oct |
Flt Lt |
MESSENGER, ALFRED LEWIS
AFC |
Died of injuries. Ma'asker Al Raschid
R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
18 Oct |
Fg Off |
FOORD, BASIL ARTHUR |
He died in the Central RAF Hospital in
Finchley. |
|
21 Oct |
Flt Sgt |
COLEMAN, JOHN HENRY |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
24 Oct |
Fg Off |
HARRICKS, FRANK S. |
He was killed in action in Iraq
(Snipe, H4866 of No 1 Sqn which crashed on to a house
during a bombing raid on Ramia?) |
|
24 Oct |
Plt Off |
HAYTER, MATTHE CHARLES |
Killed |
|
4
Nov |
Fg Off |
BURNS THOMSON, WILLIAM
DFC |
Killed, 4 FTS. Ismailia War Memorial
Cemetery |
|
10 Nov |
Sgt |
WILSON, |
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery |
|
12 Nov |
Fg Off |
STONE, OLIVER THORNTON |
Died |
|
13 Nov |
AC1 |
GRIFFIN, |
Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery |
|
18 Nov |
Flt Sgt |
HASKINS, S A |
Pieta Military Cemetery |
|
20 Nov |
Fg Off |
GAYES, WILLIAM JAMES |
Killed (Bristol
Fighter, D7857 of No 5 FTS, which crashed near Chester?) |
|
20 Nov |
Fg Off |
SYKES, BENJAMIN |
Died of wounds. Haidar Pasha Cemetery |
|
27 Nov |
LAC |
ROSEVEARE ERNEST GUY |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
6
Dec |
AC1 |
KANE, P |
HMS Argus. Shell Green Cemetery |
|
9 Dec |
AC2 |
HOLLIS, J T |
Ma'asker Al Raschid R.A.F. Cemetery |
|
10 Dec |
Fg Off |
HARRIS, BERTRAND REGINALD |
He died of pneumonia in the Royal Naval
Hospital, Chatham. |
|
18 Dec |
Fg Off |
WALLWORK, JOHN WILSON |
Died of injuries.
(Nightjar, J6930 was being delivered to AEE when it suffered
an engine failure and spun in at Brockworth?) |
|
28 Dec |
Fg Off |
TURNER, EDWARD ERIC |
Killed in action
(DH9A, 8468 of No 27 Sqn. It was hit by a bomb dropped from another
aircraft and crashed behind enemy lines in Waziristan?) |
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