35 Sqn RFC Casualties, March 1918

[Guest]

My Great-uncle, Courtney Uren, was killed on 21 March 1918.  On the same day, Air Mechanic First Class Peacock was also killed.  My relation was Air Mechanic Second Class, and I am trying to discover how he died, and whether the two deaths on 21/3/18 were related.  Both were with 35 Squadron, which I believe was tasked with observation and support for the Cavalry.

 

Can anyone help, please?

 

Geoffuren

[nieuport11]

The Casualty cards in the RAF Museum simply say 'killed in action' http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/uren-c.a and http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/peacock-r

Peacock was initially listed as wounded.

The answer may be in the Reports on accidents (AIR 1/1397/204/27/7) or the Field returns (AIR 1/1404/204/27/32) or the Routine Orders for 35 Squadron in the same sequence

[hmsk212]

Hi

 

Courtney Arthur Uren was a Wireless Operator with 35th Squadron. Both he and 1AM Peacock were  attached to 19th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery on 29th December 1917. Courtney was granted leave from 26th February 1918 to 12th March 1918. He ceased to be attached to 19SB on 21st March 1918 due to being Killed in Action, at the time, 1AM Peacock also ceased to be attached to 19SB having been admitted to Hospital with Wounds. On 21st March 1918 19SB were in the Hervilly Wood area. However, Trevor Henshaw's The Sky their Battlefield " states that they were both killed by Shell splinters whilst attached to 211th Siege Battery RGA.

 

Steve

[MikeMeech]

14 minutes ago, hmsk212 said:

Hi

 

Courtney Arthur Uren was a Wireless Operator with 35th Squadron. Both he and 1AM Peacock were  attached to 19th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery on 29th December 1917. Courtney was granted leave from 26th February 1918 to 12th March 1918. He ceased to be attached to 19SB on 21st March 1918 due to being Killed in Action, at the time, 1AM Peacock also ceased to be attached to 19SB having been admitted to Hospital with Wounds. On 21st March 1918 19SB were in the Hervilly Wood area. However, Trevor Henshaw's The Sky their Battlefield " states that they were both killed by Shell splinters whilst attached to 211th Siege Battery RGA.

 

Steve

Hi

 

'Airmen Died' has them both as related KIA on 21.3.18.  No known Grave, they are on the Arras Memorial.  Both on 35 Sqn.

 

Mike 

[hmsk212]

Hi

 

From 35 Squadron Field Returns - Sorry for condition of pictures but the originals were very faint flimsies

[hmsk212]

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[hmsk212]

Here is a link to a previous thread that I started  a couple of years ago.

 

 

 

[Guest]

I am very grateful for the details that everyone has provided. I had no real expectation when I asked the question that any more information would be out there, but I now have a better picture of what happened to my Great-uncle, Courtney Uren.  When I was young, we knew that he'd been killed in the Great War, and that it had happened at the start of the German Spring offensive, but that was about it.  

 

This forum is a great resource, thank you!

 

Geoff