Hello gents! My female colleague knows how interested in WW2 i am. She tooked these pics last week for me,so i share them with you,even if these graves are surely wll-knowed ,due to the date on the stone.. Anyway,i found her gesture quite sympathetic,and it's always good to see that your ancestors are not forgotten.
Can you list their CWGC entries so search engines can pic up the info. Names & numbers at least. Otherwise there not a lot of point in posting them. Cheers.
LEACH, JOHN EDGAR Rank: Private Service No: 97003462 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 33 Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps 224 Parachute Field Amb. Grave Reference Grave 1. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Fred P. and Emma Leach, of Bishopston, Bristol. LANE, ALFRED JOHN Rank: Bombardier Service No: 4924736 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 30 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Grave Reference Grave 3. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD STONEBANKS, WILLIAM HENRY Rank: Serjeant Service No: 981236 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 29 Regiment/Service: The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. 1st Wing Grave Reference Grave 4. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of William Henry and Annie Stonebanks, of Northampton; husband of Alice. Lucy Stonebanks, of Northampton. KILBEY, FRANK ALAN Rank: Captain Service No: 138059 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 25 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Grave Reference Grave 6. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Charles Joseph and Agnes Kilbey, of Erdington, Birmingham; husband of Barbara Kilbey.
Seb A Big thank you for posting those, 4 more off my list.... now to be a bit cheeky? Did your colleague also take pictures of the other two men buried there also? named Lewis (RAMC) and Lazaropoulo (RA)..... Thanks once again Andy
Hi Seb, Yes like Andy a big thanks to you and your friend for taking the time to do this... Cheers Tom
My colleague is moved by your acknoledgements and thank you in return also! (please don't try to thank her for her thank you,please(humour))
Seb Another thank you thank you from me, thats the churchyard off the list now .... actually cheered me up as I have just had a letter from the tax man (grrrr!) Andy
Seb A Big thank you for posting those, 4 more off my list.... now to be a bit cheeky? Did your colleague also take pictures of the other two men buried there also? named Lewis (RAMC) and Lazaropoulo (RA)..... Thanks once again Andy I was thinking that about Lazaropoulo, but was too polite to ask. Glad you had the cheek. That cemetery completes another in Normandy for me too.
LEACH, JOHN EDGAR Rank: Private Service No: 97003462 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 33 Regiment/Service: Royal Army Medical Corps 224 Parachute Field Amb. Grave Reference Grave 1. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Fred P. and Emma Leach, of Bishopston, Bristol. LANE, ALFRED JOHN Rank: Bombardier Service No: 4924736 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 30 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 4 Air Landing Anti-Tank Bty. Grave Reference Grave 3. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD STONEBANKS, WILLIAM HENRY Rank: Serjeant Service No: 981236 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 29 Regiment/Service: The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C. 1st Wing Grave Reference Grave 4. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of William Henry and Annie Stonebanks, of Northampton; husband of Alice. Lucy Stonebanks, of Northampton. KILBEY, FRANK ALAN Rank: Captain Service No: 138059 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Age: 25 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Grave Reference Grave 6. Cemetery BRUCOURT CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Son of Charles Joseph and Agnes Kilbey, of Erdington, Birmingham; husband of Barbara Kilbey. Re the above losses...... 6 June 1944 D Squadron Glider Pilot Regiment. Horsa Chalk Number 110 Crashed into tree on landing near Briqueville. Fatalities..... Sergeant. W H. Stonebanks GPR Captain F A. Kilbey. 4th Air Landing Anti Tank Battery. Bombardier. A J. Lane. RA. Gunner. P. Lazaropoulo. RA. Private. J E. Leach. 224 Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC Private. J. Lewis. RAMC.
