France & England – cemetery / headstone photographs

Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery - the majority of the casualties buried here resulted from the bombing of a troop train by the Germans on 17th June 1940.

In addition, 26 casualties, including 3 married couples, were added in October 1945, when Short Stirling transport aircraft LJ668 from 299 Sqdn. crashed near Rennes on route from Cairo to the UK.

There are 252 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here, of which 81 are unidentified. (selected graves only photographed)


Flight Lieutenant Brown, Stephen Watson Royal Australian Air Force 413849 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of Stephen Edward and Ethel Maud Brown, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.

Lieutenant Carus, John Alexander Leo Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Date of Death 07/10/1945

Flying Officer Dillon, Charles Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 190476 Date of Death 07/10/1945

Aircraftman 1St Class Goulding, Harry Ronald Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1765073 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Wilfred and Emily Goulding, of Conisborough, Yorkshire.

Corporal Greenfield, Margery New Zealand Womens Army Auxiliary Corps 822452 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Albert Percy and Mary Lawer Greenfield, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Warrant Officer Griffiths, Alan Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1455455 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Griffiths, of Ashton-On-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire.

Serjeant Innes, Marie Elsie Isabel New Zealand Womens Army Auxiliary Corps 814774 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Lt.-Col. Vincent James Innes and Muriel Annie Innes, of Karori, Wellington, New Zealand.

Lieutenant Colonel Jones, George Howard Royal Engineers 152252 Date of Death 07/10/1945

Captain Keates, Cecil Tom Pioneer Corps 245735 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Tom and Florence Emily Keates, of Leicester.

Warrant Officer Last, Victor Gerald Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1890278 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Ernest Frederick and Winifred Marion Last, of Ilford, Essex.

Flight Lieutenant Lee, Donald William Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 145094 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Benjamin William and Mona May Lee, of Lower Quinton, Gloucestershire.

Lieutenant Lloyd, Jack Edward Pioneer Corps 162896 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Cecil Edward and Eveline Maud Lloyd; Husband of Mildred Margaret Newbury Lloyd, of Wallington, Surrey.

Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie, Alexander John Severs Royal Corps of Signals 66733 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Duncan and Florence Mackenzie, of Scarborough, Yorkshire; Husband of Ch. Offr. Dorothy Mary Mackenzie, Womens Royal Naval Service (Died On Active Service 7Th October, 1945).

Chief Officer Mackenzie, Dorothy Mary Womens Royal Naval Service Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Arthur and Dorothy Wilson, of Scarborough, Yorkshire; Wife of Lt.-Col. Alexander John Severs Mackenzie, Royal Corps of Signals (Died On Active Service 7Th October, 1945).

Corporal Maltby, Edward Vernon Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1180643 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Albert Edward and Edith Maltby, of Southwold, Suffolk; Husband of L.A.C.W. Agnes Aitchison Maltby, W.A.A.F. (Died On Active Service 7Th October, 1945).

Leading Aircraftwoman Maltby, Agnes Aitchison Womens Auxiliary Air Force 470020 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Thomas Rae and Agnes Aitchison Campbell, of Glasgow; Wife of Cpl. Edward Vernon Maltby, R.A.F. (V.R.) (Died On Active Service 7Th October, 1945).

Aircraftman 1St Class Mcwilliams, Joseph Royal Air Force 632181 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Bernard and Margaret Mcwilliams, of Draperstown, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Private Mortlock, Margaret Jean New Zealand Womens Army Auxiliary Corps 818051 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Robert and Margaret Muriel Jane Mortlock, of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Private North, Leonard Harold Middlesex Regiment 6294345 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of William and Ellen North, of Peckham, London; Husband of Dorothy May North, of Peckham.

Warrant Officer Pether, Eric Antony Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1314666 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Frank Gordon and Mary Pether, of Burford, Oxfordshire.

Leading Aircraftman Simcock, John Ernest Royal Air Force 629022 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Ernest and Beatrice Simcock, of Knutsford, Cheshire.

Sergeant Timms, John Edward Royal Air Force 624946 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of George and Julia Timms, of Morton, Derbyshire; Husband of Sgt. Hilda Victoria Timms, W.A.A.F. (Died On Active Service, 7Th October, 1945).

Sergeant Timms, Hilda Victoria Womens Auxiliary Air Force 883422 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Daughter of Arthur Edgar and Gertrude Margaret Johnson, of Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex; Wife of Sgt. John Edward Timms, R.A.F. (Died On Active Service, 7Th October, 1945).

Flight Sergeant Wareham, Donald Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1607715 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Gladys Lilian Wareham, and Stepson of Charles William Tovery, of Copnor, Hampshire.

Major Williams, Samuel Harry Arthur Royal Artillery 201540 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Harry Arthur and Mary Gertrude Williams, of Sparkhill, Birmingham.

Lieutenant Withers, Frederick Edmund Pioneer Corps 253831 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Frederick Andrews Withers and Julia Withers; Husband of Charlotte Clarice Withers, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

Leading Aircraftman Wordsworth, Sidney George Royal Air Force 533639 Date of Death 07/10/1945 Son of Thomas and Rosina Jane Wordsworth, of Stockwell, London.

Signalman Ali Afsar, Indian Signal Corps A/7989 Date of Death 19/08/1943 Son of Qutab Zaman and Nur Nishan, of Nara, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Sepoy Shah Niwaz, 16Th Punjab Regiment 8391 Date of Death 02/01/1943 Son of Allah Ditta and Said Bibi, of Gurah, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Husband of Karam Nur, of Gurah.

Captain Schofield, Doyly Roney Royal Engineers 39124 Date of Death 22/05/1940 Son of Dr. Cusack Roney Schofield, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S. and Elsie Schofield; Husband of Rosemary Beatrice Schofield, of Cambridge. B.A. (Cantab.).

Flight Sergeant Webb, Frank Sidney Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1387510 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of J. W. A. Webb and Elizabeth Webb, of Woolwich, London.

Pilot Officer Harrington, Allan George Royal New Zealand Air Force 421276 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of Frederick Samuel Harrington and of Emily Mary Harrington (nee Durnett), of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Pilot Officer Ross, Francis Robert Royal New Zealand Air Force 42341 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of Charles Bradlaugh Ross and of Kate Ellen Ross (nee Carley), of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand.

Flight Lieutenant Lamb, Ronald David Royal New Zealand Air Force 42300 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of Reuben David and Minnie Mary Lamb, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Sergeant Cudlipp, Leonard William Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1606835 Date of Death 28/05/1944

Squadron Leader Heney, Harold Wright Royal New Zealand Air Force 39918 Date of Death 28/05/1944 Son of Harold and Ann Ada Heney, of Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband of Jane Mary Heney, of Maidenhead, Berkshire.

Ambulance Sepoy Hayat Ullah Khan, Indian Army Medical Corps 95760 Date of Death 12/09/1941 Son of Fateh Khan, of Rangla, Poonch, Kashmir; Husband of Gulzar Begum, of Rangla.

Bootmaker Mir Zaman, Royal Indian Army Service Corps 177395 Date of Death 29/01/1944 Son of Iman Bakshh and Ban Bi, of Tamair, Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Husband of Karam Jan, of Tamair.

Pioneer Sultan Muhammad, Indian Pioneer Corps 85378 Date of Death 24/01/1944 Son of Amir Ali and Hayat Bi, of Hurna Maira, Poonch, Kashmir; Husband of Gulab Jan, of Hurna Maira.

Lance Daffadar Jatan Singh, 2Nd Royal Lancers, I.A.C. 6984 Date of Death 21/12/1943 Son of Kushal Singh and Jaran Bai, of Chalkoi, Rajgarh (Bikaner), India.

Flying Officer Machin, Graham Dudley Launcelot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 137295 Date of Death 09/11/1943 Son of Launcelot and Corinne Lediard Machin, of Gloucester.

 

St Charles de Percy War Cemetery - the southernmost of the Normandy cemeteries. The majority of those buried here died in late July and early August 1944 in the major thrust made from Caumont l'Evente towards Vire, to drive a wedge between the German 7th Army and Panzer Group West.

The cemetery contains 809 Second World War burials. (selected graves only photographed)


Pilot Officer Mason, Donald William Royal Australian Air Force 413220 Date of Death 18/06/1944 Son of Norman Hector and Myra Mason; Husband of Annie Sevester Mason, of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Private Allan, Gordon Mclean Hampshire Regiment 14356234 Date of Death 11/08/1944 Son of George and Jessie Gibbons Allan; of Clacton-On-Sea, Essex; Husband of Margaret Allan.

Private Cornell, Norman Hampshire Regiment 999530 Date of Death 11/08/1944 Son of Walter and Caroline Elizabeth Cornell; Husband of Alice Miriam Cornell, of Lower Pilsley, Derbyshire.

Private Cox, George Hampshire Regiment 5775934 Date of Death 11/08/1944 Son of Harry and Annie Cox; Husband of Gertrude Olive Cox, of Chelmsford, Essex.

Private Allen, Reginald Harold Hampshire Regiment 5827645 Date of Death 11/08/1944 Son of William Archibald and Florence Allen, of Great Wenham, Suffolk.

Trooper Cambridge, James Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. 6470926 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of James and Edith Cambridge, of Bermondsey, London.

Trooper Starkey, Albert John Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. 6352429 Date of Death 15/08/1944

Trooper Carter, John William George Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. 14238437 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of Sidney George Carter, and of Amy Rose Carter, of Portland, Dorsetshire.

Serjeant Brown, Ralph Ritchieson Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. 4273303 Date of Death 10/08/1944 Son of Ralph Ritchieson Brown, and of Isabella Brown, of Lemington, Northumberland.

Serjeant Squance, James Edwin Royal Artillery 947461 Date of Death 16/08/1944 Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edwin Squance; Husband of Marguerite Hylda Squance, of Woolwich, London.

 

Seris Communal Cemetery - 4 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war


Flying Officer Beatty, Alvin Marshall Royal Canadian Air Force J/25737 Date of Death 23/05/1944

Sergeant James, Raymond George Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1601379 Date of Death 23/05/1944 Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. James, of Southampton.

Pilot Officer Peggs, Robert James Royal Australian Air Force 415913 Date of Death 23/05/1944 Son of Robert William and Pathama Alice Peggs, of Kalamunda, Western Australia.

Sergeant Rose, Reginald Alfred Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1874808 Date of Death 23/05/1944 Son of Alfred Henry and Lily Emily Rose, of Ardleigh, Essex.

 

St. Doulchard Communal Cemetery - 34 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war and 1 Polish Foreign National burial (photographs taken)


Pilot Officer Anderson, Arthur Leslie Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 172970 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Edward and Thomasina Ethel Anderson; Husband of Beatrice Eleanor Anderson, of Fenham, Newcastle-On-Tyne.

Flying Officer Beatty, Walter Bennett Royal Canadian Air Force J/27399 Date of Death 01/07/1944 Son of Frank Weldon Beatty and Annie Bennett Beatty, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sergeant Bennett, Eric Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1399130 Date of Death 04/02/1944

Sergeant Cowan, William Robertson Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1348489 Date of Death 01/07/1944 Son of John Robertson Cowan and Margaret Hutchinson Cowan, of Glasgow.

Flight Sergeant Currie, William Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1553148 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of William and Isabella Currie, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

Flight Lieutenant Daniel, Ronald Basil Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 148281 Date of Death 01/07/1944

Flight Sergeant Darlington, Leslie Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1529903 Date of Death 04/02/1944

Sergeant Dean, Frederick William Christian Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1576664 Date of Death 04/02/1944 Son of Frederick Charles and Evelyn Nellie Dean, of Ladywood, Birmingham.

Sergeant Duggan, Thomas Dennis Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1004177 Date of Death 01/07/1944

Flight Sergeant Dutton, Charles Richard Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1579247 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of George and Lucy Harriet Dutton; Husband of Jessie Dutton, of Chesterton, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

Sergeant Edwards, Alfred Victor Ronald Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1801246 Date of Death 04/02/1944 Son of Alfred and Florence Catherine Edwards, of Buckland, Dover.

Sergeant Fielder, Frederick Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1585687 Date of Death 15/08/1944

Sergeant Fowls, Robert Leslie Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1083705 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Robert Ernest and Ethel E. Fowls, of Walthamstow, Essex.

Squadron Leader Fyson, Edward Creighton Royal Air Force 40103 Date of Death 04/02/1944 Son of Philip Furley Fyson and of Diana Ruth Fyson (nee Wilson), of Hexham. Northumberland. Awarded A Diploma By the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.

Flying Officer Guile, James Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 151891 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of John Edward and Maria Guile, of Liverpool.

Sergeant Hannell, Kenneth Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2210062 Date of Death 01/07/1944

Sergeant Henry, James Terence Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1588894 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of Patrick and Mary A. Henry, of Liverpool.

Pilot Officer Hough, William Royal Australian Air Force 417081 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of Arthur and Florence Ada Hough of Toorak Gardens, South Australia.

Sergeant Kay, Levi Livesey Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1530097 Date of Death 01/07/1944 Son of Edwin and Isabel Sarah Kay; Husband of Eva Kay, of Cleveleys, Blackpool, Lancashire.

Sergeant Kennedy, William Richard Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1892843 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Henry and Lilian Kennedy, Husband of Gertrude Elizabeth Kennedy, of Highbury, London.

Sergeant Kent, George Harold Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1456231 Date of Death 04/02/1944 Son of Sidney Henry and Elizabeth Kent. of Notting Hill, London.

Sergeant Long, Ernest Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1620472 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Herbert and May Long, of Crewe, Cheshire.

Warrant Officer Long, Robert William Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 930245 Date of Death 08/05/1944

Sergeant Mcleod, Benjamin Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1616782 Date of Death 08/05/1944

Flight Sergeant Pinch, Francis James Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1397188 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Horace E. Pinch and F. Ruby Pinch, of Hounslow, Middlesex.

Pilot Officer Roach, Joseph Charles Royal Canadian Air Force J/88496 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Mrs. M. Roach, of Ansonville, Ontario, Canada.

Sergeant Rushton, Edward William Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1880077 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of William and Clara Jane Rushton, of Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire.

Flying Officer Salter, George Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 135680 Date of Death 04/02/1944

Sergeant Sewell, Malcolm Charles Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1336329 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Charles Victor and Violet Sarah Sewell, of Gidea Park, Romford, Essex.

Sergeant Shipley, Reginald Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1684534 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Herbert and Alice Shipley: Husband of Winifred Shipley, of Oxley, Staffordshire.

Sergeant Shipton, Anthony Gilbert Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1893268 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Shipton, of Dorking, Surrey.

Flight Sergeant Walker, Peter Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1547911 Date of Death 15/08/1944 Son of Joseph and Henrietta Jane Walker, of Norton, Sheffield.

Pilot Officer Warren, Kenneth Rowe Royal Australian Air Force 410765 Date of Death 08/05/1944 Son of Stanley Gordon and Bessie Wilhemina Victoria Warren, of Harcourt, Victoria, Australia.

Sergeant Wenyon, Conrad Gallimore Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1437605 Date of Death 01/07/1944

Kpt Suszynski, E Polish Forces Date of Death 11/07/1944

 

Villers-Bretonneux - contains the graves of two New Zealand airmen of the Second World War (only graves photographed)


Flying Officer Coe, Arthur John Royal New Zealand Air Force 404530 Date of Death 06/04/1945 Son of John Coe and of Helen Mildred Coe (nee Chamberlain), of Irwell, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband of Linda Margaret Coe, of Christchurch, Canterbury.

Squadron Leader Medwin, Ian George Royal New Zealand Air Force 41488 Date of Death 06/04/1945 Son of Hubert George and Rhoda Medwin, of Claudelands, Auckland, New Zealand.

 

Verneuil-sur-Avre Communal Cemetery - eight British and Commonwealth service war casualties buried here; one soldier and six airmen belonging to the forces of the United Kingdom and one soldier of the Canadian Forces.

Three of the airmen belonging to the Royal Air Force are not identified (photographs taken).

Also photographed - memorial to a RCAF casualty who is commemorated on the Runnymede memorial.


Sergeant Bacon, John Andrew Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1386461 Date of Death 13/08/1943

Sergeant Gray, Myrddin Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1499067 Date of Death 13/08/1943 Son of David and Rachel Gray; Husband of Elsie Irene Gray, of Chillaton, Devon.

Sergeant Griffiths, Malcom Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1263470 Date of Death 13/08/1943

Private Jones, William Henry Royal Army Medical Corps 7354323 Date of Death 10/06/1940 Husband of Hannah M. Jones, of Aylesham, Kent.

Private Sylvestre, Hector 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C. B/126264 Date of Death 17/08/1944 Son of H. W. Sylvestre and Eva Sylvestre, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Warrant Officer Class Ii Dufton, Donald William Royal Canadian Air Force R/119305 Date of Death 13/08/1943 Son of Joseph Henry and Elizabeth Warren Dufton, of Leaside, Ontario, Canada.

 

Villeneuve St Georges New Communal Cemetery - 20 soldiers and airmen from the United Kingdom - one of whom is unidentified (photographs taken) plus 1 South African soldier. Also - 1 Polish Foreign National burial (photographs taken)


Sergeant Armstrong, George Robert Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 991466 Date of Death 07/06/1944 Son of Thomas and Mary Armstrong, of Oxhill, Stanley, Co. Durham.

Trooper Bannister, John Royal Armoured Corps 5103877 Date of Death 21/05/1945 Son of Luke and Emily Bannister, Husband of Laura Bannister, of Hockley, Birmingham.

Craftsman Bestwick, William Arthur Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 7608426 Date of Death 21/05/1945

Sergeant Brough, Robert Horace Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1544100 Date of Death 07/06/1944

Private Cain, Basil John the Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 976914 Date of Death 05/08/1944 Son of Edward B. Cain, and of Sarah Ann Cain, of Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Driver Davis, John Royal Army Service Corps T/255662 Date of Death 27/07/1944 Son of Benjamin and Lydia Davis; Husband of May Loos Davis, of Forest Gate, Essex.

Private Futhane, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces N/13159 Date of Death 14/04/1945

Private Harper, Worcestershire Regiment 14149557 Date of Death 03/12/1947 Son of Frank and Mary Elizebeth Harper, of Bradmore, Wolverhampton.

Fusilier King, James Royal Scots Fusiliers 3598920 Date of Death 13/08/1944 Son of James and Muriel King, of Kendal, Westmorland.

Sergeant Moss, Stanley Eric Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1449858 Date of Death 07/06/1944 Son of Horace and Emily Moss; Husband of Marjorie Lilian Moss, of Peckham Rye, London.

Private Paul, David John Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 980322 Date of Death 14/08/1944 Son of David and Aleanderina Paul, Husband of Eliza Paul, of Wick, Caithness-Shire.

Lance Corporal Preston, Royal Engineers 14932448 Date of Death 29/06/1947 Son of Thomas and Florence Rose Preston, of Barnstable, Devon.

Signalman Read, Albert Banass Royal Corps of Signals 14535213 Date of Death 27/08/1945 Son of Robert Bennett Read and Ellen Read, of Childrey, Berkshire.

Captain Rouch, Cecil Howard General List 125735 Date of Death 01/10/1947 Son of Christopher John and Amy Florence Rouch, of Kew, Surrey.

Trooper Salisbury, Norman William Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 14310591 Date of Death 10/08/1944 Son of William Frederick and Rosanna Abigail Salisbury, of Mendlesham Green, Suffolk.

Sergeant Sisley, Owen Frederick Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1398598 Date of Death 07/06/1944 Son of George Owen Sisley and Mabel Sisley; Husband of Beatrice Sisley, of Highbury, London.

Sergeant Taylor, David Richard Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1892039 Date of Death 07/06/1944 Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Taylor, of Hanwell, Middlesex.

Sergeant Taylor, James Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2211923 Date of Death 07/06/1944 Son of Charles and Mary Taylor, Husband of Katherine Taylor, of Highfield, Sheffield.

Flight Sergeant Waller, Arthur Alfred Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1337807 Date of Death 07/06/1944

Private Winstanley, Edward Army Catering Corps 129430 Date of Death 27/05/1945 Son of John and Annie Winstanley, of St. Helens, Lancashire.

Por Dzierzgowski, T.A. Polish Forces Date of Death 08/11/1947

 

Villeneuve St Georges Old Communal Cemetery - 18 United Kingdom soldiers of the 1914-1918 War as well as 48 servicemen from the 1939-1945 War - 1 of which is unidentified (photographs taken).

Two war correspondents are buried here – one is on CWGC and one isn’t.


Sergeant Atkins, Clarence Leslie Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1055862 Date of Death 08/01/1945 Son of William W. Atkins and Mary M Atkins of Glasgow.

Flying Officer Biggs, David Louis Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 153189 Date of Death 10/04/1944 Son of David Cecil and Beatrice Vionnet Biggs, of Highgate, Middlesex.

Flying Officer Bolter, Alec John Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 184364 Date of Death 08/01/1945

Flight Sergeant Bowden, Frederick Samuel Royal Air Force 362800 Date of Death 15/11/1939 Son of Alfred and Charlotte Eva Bowden; Husband of Vera Eileen Bowden, of West Alvington, Devon.

Flying Officer Brown, John Roland Royal Air Force 39370 Date of Death 12/05/1940 Son of John Thomas Brown and May Brown, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Husband of Jean Brown.

Sergeant Bussell, William Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1853553 Date of Death 26/08/1944 Son of Thomas and Amelia Evelyn Bussell, Husband of Elsie Bussell, of Bristol.

Sergeant Butcher, Alfred Frank Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1881458 Date of Death 08/01/1945 Son of Alfred Isaac and Rose Butcher, Husband of Grace Hilda Butcher, of Cambridge.

Private Cahill, the Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8395 Date of Death 15/10/1914

Flying Officer Coates, William Henry Roy Addison Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 73128 Date of Death 28/08/1944 Son of William Robert Addison Coates and Eleanor Anne Coates, of Haslingden, Lancashire. B.A. Hons. (Manchester).

Flight Lieutenant Collyns, Basil Gordon Royal New Zealand Air Force 391342 Date of Death 20/08/1944 Son of Guy Shuckburgh Collyns and Jean Collyns; Husband of Margaret Lucy Collyns, of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.

Sergeant Connor, Anthony Charles Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1819154 Date of Death 01/06/1944 Son of Charles and Mary Gertrude Connor, of Dudley, Worcestershire.

Flight Sergeant Connor, Robert Owen Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1268145 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of Henry and Margaret Ann Connor, of Treharris, Glamorgan.

Private Cooke, South Lancashire Regiment 7720 Date of Death 28/09/1914

Flight Sergeant Cornelius, Ernest Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1582478 Date of Death 26/08/1944

Lance Corporal Cornish, Charles Albert the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 7005 Date of Death 07/10/1914 Son of Robert Joseph and Edith Ellen Cornish; Husband of Lois Cornish, of 4, Eastbourne Rd., Taunton, Somerset. Born at Taunton,.

Sergeant Court, Jack Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1880701 Date of Death 08/01/1945 Son of Mrs. D. Court, of Borden, Hampshire.

Major Crill, John Sydney Hampshire Regiment 67824 Date of Death 28/08/1944 Son of Sydney George Crill and of Olive Crill (nee Le Gros), of St. Clement, Jersey, Channel Islands. Barrister at Law Middle Temple. Advocate Royal Court of the Island of Jersey.

Private Cuming, Harold John Pioneer Corps 1532687 Date of Death 14/02/1945

Flight Sergeant Duff, Frank Alexander Royal Canadian Air Force R/78406 Date of Death 13/07/1942 Son of Peter A. Duff and Esther J. Duff, of South River, Ontario, Canada.

Sergeant Farmer, Stanley John Royal Air Force 563653 Date of Death 15/11/1939 Son of Measam James Farmer and Violet Farmer.

Sergeant Fenner, Raymond Charles Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 3000547 Date of Death 29/01/1945 Son of Bertie and Olive Rosina Fenner, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Flying Officer Flockhart, Colin Kelvin Royal Australian Air Force 428679 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of John Eamshaw Flockhart and Lillian Gladys Flockhart, of Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia.

Sergeant Forrest, Ronald Arthur Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2205836 Date of Death 03/08/1944 Son of William and Mary Forrest, of Liverpool.

Gunner Fraser, Royal Field Artillery 36805 Date of Death 17/09/1914

Flight Sergeant Garner, Kenneth Charles Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1331796 Date of Death 26/08/1944 Son of Charles Richard and Gladys May Garner, of Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire.

Flight Lieutenant Gathercole, Denys Henson Hugh Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 88873 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of Frank Cecil and Bertha Janie Gathercole; Husband of Margaret Willsher Gathercole, of Ealing, Middlesex.

Lance Corporal Gooch, Essex Regiment 7315 Date of Death 24/09/1914

Sergeant Graves, Percival Stanley Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1621464 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Percival Lee Graves and Catherine Jane Graves, of Moreton, Cheshire.

Private Hall, South Staffordshire Regiment 6737 Date of Death 23/09/1914

Signalman Holdnall, Frederick Leonard Royal Corps of Signals 14397850 Date of Death 05/01/1945 Son of Arthur and Sarah May Holdnall, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire.

Private Hollett, William James Devonshire Regiment 7806 Date of Death 23/09/1914 Son of James Hollett; Husband of the late Lily Hollett. Born at Bradninch, Devon.

Captain Holtan, Reidar Scott Royal Army Medical Corps 246803 Date of Death 19/08/1944 Son of David and Ida Holtan. Husband of Mary Frances Holtan, of Stratfordon-Avon. L.M.S.S.A.

Flight Sergeant Keightley, Robert Wilfred Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1457806 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Wilfred Topley Keightley and Dorothy Keightley, of Clifton, Yorkshire.

Pilot Officer Kelley, Stanley Frederick Harding Royal Canadian Air Force J/89258 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of Adolphus Moore Kelley and Marjorie Allison Maclean Kelley, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Private Kenward, 9Th (Queens Royal) Lancers 4283 Date of Death 03/10/1914

Private King, South Lancashire Regiment 6775 Date of Death 23/09/1914

Private Langley, South Staffordshire Regiment 7050 Date of Death 21/09/1914

Sergeant Letchford, Thomas Luther Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1812830 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Thomas and May Letchford, of Paddington, London.

Private Lynes, Coldstream Guards 6835 Date of Death 18/09/1914

Captain Makin, William James War Correspondent War Correspondent Date of Death 26/08/1944 Son of James and Elsie Makin; Husband of Norline Makin, of Kenilworth, Cape Province, South Africa. F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A.

Warrant Officer Miller, Frederick Charles Royal Australian Air Force 421750 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Frederick Charles and Dorothy Mary Miller, of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Flight Sergeant Murdoch, Anthony Frederick Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1600419 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Murdoch, of Wembdon, Bridgewater, Somerset.

Pilot Officer Mclear, Maurice Royal Canadian Air Force J/86361 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of John Edward and Catherine Mclear; Husband of Edna May Mclear.

Pilot Officer Newman, Frank Cecil Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 178824 Date of Death 26/08/1944

Private Osborne, Leicestershire Regiment 46053 Date of Death 20/06/1918 Father of Lilian Osbome, of 34, Hinckley Rd., Earl Shilton, Leicestershire.

Leading Aircraftman Partlow, Ivor Robert William Royal Air Force 545847 Date of Death 15/11/1939 Son of Richard William and Ethel Partlow, of Cropthome, Worcestershire.

Guardsman Poole, Donald Iliffe Ryder Grenadier Guards 2615854 Date of Death 05/09/1944 Son of John Iliffe Poole and Winifred Poole, of Newton Ferrers, Devon.

Flying Officer Port, Norman Harry Royal Australian Air Force 11348 Date of Death 26/08/1944 Son of Ernest Alfred and Charlotte Maud Mary Port, of Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia.

Private Price, Harold Avon Northamptonshire Regiment 48262 Date of Death 30/05/1918 Son of Walter and Mary Jane Price, of 39, Russell St., Preston.

Sergeant Price, Ronald Watkin Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1652787 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Evan Watkin Price and Mary Elizabeth Price, of Treherbert, Glamorgan.

Serjeant Prout, Alfred John South Wales Borderers 9417 Date of Death 28/09/1914 Son of Thomas and Laura Prout, of 24, King St., Devonport.

Pilot Officer Rosay, Cyril Martin Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 178835 Date of Death 26/08/1944 Son of Peter Mcbain Rosay and Ada Lavinia Rosay, of Didsbury, Manchester.

Sergeant Sanderson, John Thomas Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1621826 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Jim and Beatrice Annie Sanderson, of Morley, Yorkshire.

Flight Sergeant Smith, Eric Alfred Royal Australian Air Force 429268 Date of Death 07/01/1945 Son of Alfred William and Amelia Elizabeth Smith, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Sergeant Walker, Thomas Ellwood Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1623780 Date of Death 08/01/1945

Captain Walmsley, Eric Stanley General List 288000 Date of Death 28/08/1944

Signalman Warcup, Edward Royal Corps of Signals 14560371 Date of Death 16/02/1945 Son of Cyril and Edith Warcup, of Fleetwood, Lancashire.

Private Watkins, South Wales Borderers 8610 Date of Death 30/09/1914

Lance Corporal Watson, Gloucestershire Regiment 8227 Date of Death 07/10/1914

Warrant Officer Wettone, Albert Henry Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1151961 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of Albert and Winifred Constance Wekone, of Baildon, Yorkshire.

Flying Officer Whitmill, Harry Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 149354 Date of Death 10/04/1944 Son of Henry and Annie Whitmill, Husband of Joyce Whitmill.

Rifleman Winship, John Kings Royal Rifle Corps 7261 Date of Death 23/09/1914 Son of Lionel and Rachel Winship, of 36, Frank St., South Benwell, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

Pilot Officer Woods, Earle Deachman Royal Canadian Air Force J/86372 Date of Death 08/06/1944 Son of Mellville L. Woods and Mary B. Woods, of Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

Private Wyatt, Royal Sussex Regiment L/6555 Date of Death 30/09/1914

Glenny, Avice Noel War Correspondent War Correspondent Date of Death 29/10/1944

 

UK – various shots from DUKINFIELD CEMETERY including a commemoration for a Coldstream Guardsman killed in 1945 and buried in Germany.

Manchester Crematorium Panel 18 - 45808 Major Percy Clarence Parker MC


Sergeant Ellams, Thomas Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 858945 Date of Death 23/04/1944 Son of Thomas and Ellen Ellams; Husband of Edith Ellams, of Dukinfield.

Gunner Finn, Harold James Royal Artillery 1494057 Date of Death 07/04/1941 Son of George and Mary E. Finn, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire.

Sapper Loughlin, James Royal Engineers 2128873 Date of Death 19/03/1941 Husband of Edith Loughlin, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire.

Private Oconnor, Richard Manchester Regiment 3529082 Date of Death 30/11/1940 Son of David and Sarah Ann Oconnor of Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire; Husband of Ada Oconnor, of Ashton-Under-Lyne.

Lance Corporal Farrow, Arthur Coldstream Guards 3525074 Date of Death 05/03/1945

 

I'd just like to give a very big public thank-you to Dave for doing this. A really generous, and much appreciated, thing to do.

Cheers

Skip

 

Hi Dave,

Thank you so much for the photos. This was just a herculean effort! When did you sleep eat and...................................!

So many of the members now have some of their requirements.

This leaves me now with only four requirements in France in four cemeteries with one already promised.

A kind gentleman who lives in the area sent me the photos of all my requirements from Choloy just last Saturday.

This has been a huge week for my project.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Dave
A HUGE thank you from me as well, has put a dent into my France 'wants'.

Thanks also for including the three headstones of the three Frenchmen killed on the same day as Private Sylvestre of the Canadian Parachute Battalion. He was fighting with the Resistance/Maquis when captured by the Germans and was executed along with them.
I do also have the War Crimes file regarding his execution etc which I must re-read

Thanks once again

Andy

 

Cheers all - for the most part, this gave me something to do while my daughters spent time at Disneyland.

For the first 3 days I covered over 3000km and got to see lots of the French countryside and small villages etc. The first day saw me finish up on the beaches of Arromanches, very satisfying especially after having already visited Bayeaux.

I was helped by the fact that daylight lasted until the better part of 10pm - except where local authorities locked the cemetery gates at 6pm



Despite being unshaven and out of uniform I still threw up a salute at each cemetery - it seemed the right thing to do.

 

Hi Dave,

I found it hard to leave the cemeteries (Arrive, take the photos and leave) as I thought about them, their families etc and in most cases how well the French had honoured them continually for all those years.

Cheers

Geoff