IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden
The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France
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CHIEVRES Communal Cemetery (Hainaut Belgium)
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| Photo courtesy Mr Wayne Welford | |
| P/O Gerald P. R. Bond (on the left) at wedding of his best friend 20/12/1941 | |
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| Left to right : G. Barry – C.
E. Blanchette – A. R. Bolsover – G. P. R. Bond – A. Morassi
– R. Underwood – V. Waterhouse. Crew of Lancaster ND384 GT-D. For Mr Wayne Welford (U.K.) and Mr Jonathan Hipkins (U.K.). |
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| This aircraft was shot down by the Hptm. Ludwing Meister/Uffz. Hannes Forke from the 1./NJG 4 the 02/01/1944 at 05.15 h at Estinnes-au-Val along the road going to Bray. | |
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| P/O
William (Bill) Robert Kell 19/11/1943 for Aimee Barton (Wellington N. Z.) and Family who still live in the area of Dannevirke(N.Z.) |
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| Sgt William Gilfillan
19/11/1943 for his sister Jessie Reilly, his nephew Willie Reilly and family. |
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| Fl/ Sgt John Thomas Gill and Alice Joan at their wedding - John's Mother, Mabel Hatton and Alice Joan. | ||
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T. Gill - R. D. Daniels - J. M. Buckley - G. W. Knupp front: W. Sinclair - W. McL. Chase - C. M. Sylvah Photo taken at Gransden Lodge in Nov. 1943 in front of the first Lancaster bomber built in Canada (LQ-Q KB700) "Ruhr Express". It flew it's first bombing mission on Nov.22 / 23 1943 on a raid to Berlin. |
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| Fl/ Lt William
Sinclair William was was Scottish. He was in fact the only Scot on the squadron. The raid on St Pierre was the crew’s third mission together, The crew were shot down on their 29th mission together. For pilot Bill Chase, it was his 31st operation, and William's 27th. for his Nephew Dave Sinclair (Sydney Aus.) |
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| Photos of the
memorial plate near the site of the old base at Gransden Lodge. The Lancaster bomber LQ-D (ND587) belonged to 405 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron was part of 8 Group and flew from a base at Gransden Lodge near Cambridge in southern England. 405 squadron was a hand picked ‘elite’ Pathfinder squadron that marked the target for the main bomber stream. Photos courtesy Dave sinclair (Aus.) |
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| P/O Claude Michael
Sylvah aged 33 For his nephew Paul Sylvah, Burlington, Ontario Canada |
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| F/Lt Gordon Winston
Knupp aged 25 Far right, his brother, Carson Knupp, born in 1921, who was also a pilot during the war. for their griet niece Sonya Partridge (Barrie, Ontario, Canada) & for Darrell Simpson |
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| L. to r.: C. M. Sylvah - R. D. Daniels - J. T. Gill & G. W. Knupp - J. M. Buckley & W. MCL Chase - W. Sinclair | ||
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| Sgt Jack Fuller 25/08/1941 aged 21 | |
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| Jack's grave visited by his parents,
Jim and Margaret (Meg) Fuller and later by his cousin. For Dorothy Carter nee Stephenson and her daughters Barbara and Olivia |
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| Sgt Alistair
Alexander Stobie Heggie 25/08/1941 aged 24 For his daughter Faith Sullivan (neeHeggie) who unfortunately did not known her father, killed just before she was born. The middle photo is the Observers Course who was held at De Havillands in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. (Alistair stand up first left, the others are named) |
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| 35th Squadron, Alistair is sitting crosses legs, second from the left | ||
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| 35th Squadron, Alistair is third from left, second row | ||
| If you know some other member, please contact us, thank you. | ||
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| Sgt Eric Henry
Pegg 11/08/1943 aged 21 For his nephew Phill Pegg |
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| Sgt Peter John
Keay 16/04/1943 aged 22 for his stepbrother Chris Keay |
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| Crew of the Lancaster W4317 QR-R L. to R.: P/O D. A. Holdsworth - P/O W. MacFarlane - F/Sgt W. W. Dawson - Sgt P. J. Keay - F/Sgt J. F.Edwards - F/O C. F. Williams - Sgt J. V. Rees (8th crew member, Sgt Edward Reginald Davidson is absent on this photo) |
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| F/Sgt William Waller Dawson aged 22 | |
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| P/O Donald Alfred Holdsworth aged 21 | |
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| P/O William MacFarlane aged 22 | |
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| Sgt Peter John Keay aged 22 (see also the tribute above) | |
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| F/Sgt John Frederick Edwards DFM aged 23 | |
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| Sgt Jack Valentine Rees aged 21 | |
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| F/O Cyril Frederick Williams aged 22 | |
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| Sgt Edward Reginald Davidson aged 26 | |
| for William Dawson's nephew Peter Cunliffe http://www.historicaltalks.co.uk/ with the full story of that crew. |
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| Fl/Sgt William Alfred Gunning 14/07/1943
aged 20 for his nephew Tony Vine |
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| F/O Alan Richard Bolsover 02/01/1944
aged 31 for his great nephew Russell Morris |
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58 casualties
ADAM KENNETH ALEXANDER
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77
Sqdn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 10/03/1943 Service No: 124637 (8)
ANDERSON JAMES BLAIN
Canadian Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Canadian Air Force 35 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: R/54021 (Joint grave 1-2)
BARRY GEORGE
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (W.Op.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156
Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 1010397 (30)
BLANCHETTE CHARLES EDWARD
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Flt Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156
Sqdn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 158670 (Coll. grave 27-29)
BOAM ALFRED GEORGE
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn.
Age: 21 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 1233242 (35)
BOLSOVER ALAN RICHARD
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
156 Sqdn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 132852 (Coll. grave
27-29)
BOND GERALD PETER ROBERT
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156 Sqdn.
Age: 22 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 149966 (Coll. grave 27-29)
BRYAN ARTHUR
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force (Aux. Air Force) 77 Sqdn.
Age: 34 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 841200 (160)
BUCKLEY JAMES MATHEW
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 34 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 2202638 (31)
CHASE WILLIAM MCLAURIN
Australian Flight Lieutenant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death:
05/05/1944 Service No: 409894 (31)
CLARK ROBERT CHARLES
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force 35 Sqdn. Age: 29 Date
of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 651129 (35)
COLLINS WALTER NORMAN
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Mech.) Royal Air Force 35 Sqdn. Date of Death:
25/08/1941 Service No: 617140 (Joint grave 4-5)
COPELAND DONALD JOHNSTON
Canadian Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Canadian Air Force 405 Sqdn. Date of
Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: J/87454 (34)
COVELL DONALD WALPOLE
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 466
(R.A.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 22 Date of Death: 14/07/1943 Service No: 1336969 (Coll.
grave 14-15)
CUMMINS THOMAS FRANCIS
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 466 (R.A.A.F.)
Sqdn Date of Death: 14/07/1943 Service No: 1192627 (Coll. grave 14-15)
DALE HENRY
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 2210202 (35)
DANIELS RONALD DENVER
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 27 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 2216175 (32)
DAVIDSON EDWARD REGINALD
United Kingdom Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn. Age:
26 Date of Death: 16/04/1943 Service No: 1338539 (Joint grave 9-10)
DAWSON WILLIAM WALLER
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn.
Age: 22 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1123166 (12)
DAY MICHAEL IRVINE RYDER
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 75 Sqdn.
Age: 19 Date of Death: 19/11/1943 Service No: 1891503 (21)
EDWARDS JOHN FREDERICK
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
61 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 143652 (13)
ETHERINGTON HARRY MARK
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
77 Sqdn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 136881 (Coll. grave 18-19)
FALIEJEVAS JURGIS alias COCKAYNE G
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Sqdn.
Age: 23 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 139689 (20)
FEAKES REX
Australian Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 19 Date of Death:
14/07/1943 Service No: 422157 (Coll. grave 14-15)
FULLER JACK
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35
Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: 987503 (Joint grave 1-2)
GILFILLAN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 75 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 19/11/1943 Service No: 1569298 (23)
GILL JOHN THOMAS
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (W. Op./Air) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 23 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 157600 (31)
GUNNING WILLIAM ALFRED
Australian Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 20 Date of Death:
14/07/1943 Service No: 413856 (Coll. grave 14-15)
HEGGIE ALISTAIR ALEXANDER STOBIE
United Kingdom Sergeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn. Age:
24 Date of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: 967663 (Joint grave 4-5)
HOBBS PETER
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Sqdn.
Age: 29 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 148175 (Coll. grave 18-19)
HOLDSWORTH DONALD ALFRED
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61
Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 144654 (Coll. grave 10A)
HOWES ERIC YEOMANS
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77
Sqdn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 1295447 (17)
HUMBLE JOHN WENSLEY
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 578 Sqdn.
Age: 35 Date of Death: 13/08/1944 Service No: 170143 (38)
JORDAN HERBERT CHARLES
Canadian Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Canadian Air Force 466 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn
Age: 22 Date of Death: 14/07/1943 Service No: R/135639 (Coll. grave 14-15)
KEAY PETER JOHN
Australian Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 22 Date of Death: 16/04/1943
Service No: 15302 (11)
KELL WILLIAM ROBERT
New Zealand Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal New Zealand Air Force 75 (R.A.F.)
Sqdn Age: 23 Date of Death: 19/11/1943 Service No: 411766 (24)
KEMP JOSEPH CHARLES
United Kingdom Warrant Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force (Aux. Air Force) 35 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 805412 (Coll. grave 35)
KNUPP GORDON WINSTON
Canadian Flight Lieutenant (Nav.) Royal Canadian Air Force 405 Sqdn. Date of
Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: J/23950 (Coll. grave 31)
LEWIS LESLIE ALBERT
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35
Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 1324641 (Coll. grave 35)
MACFARLANE WILLIAM
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force 61 Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of
Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 142540 (Coll. grave 10A)
MacPHILLAMY OWEN SCOTT
Australian Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death:
13/08/1944 Service No: 423850 (41)
MARKHAM VIVIAN MAXWELL
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35
Sqdn. Date of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: 100032 (3)
McGREGOR-CHEERS JACK
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn.
Age: 24 Date of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: 64889 (7)
McHALE THOMAS PERCIVAL
United Kingdom Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn. Date
of Death: 25/08/1941 Service No: 936804 (6)
MORASSI ALLAN
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156 Sqdn.
Age: 21 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 161088 (Coll. grave 27-29)
MYERS JOHN WILLIAM ANTHONY
New Zealand Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force 75 (R.A.F.)
Sqdn Age: 25 Date of Death: 19/07/1944 Service No: 405801 (37)
PEGG ERIC HENRY
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Sqdn.
Age: 21 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 1393511 (Coll. grave 18-19)
REES JACK VALENTINE
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn.
Age: 21 Date of Death: 17/04/1943 Service No: 1321234 (Coll. grave 10A)
RHODES DAVID CHARLES
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 35 Sqdn.
Age: 20 Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 1892174 (Coll. grave 35)
RUSHTON RODNEY
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Sqdn.
Age: 19 Date of Death: 11/08/1943 Service No: 1621269 (Coll. grave 18-19)
SINCLAIR WILLIAM
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Bomb Aimer) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: 151242 (Coll. grave
31)
STAFFORD LEONARD
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 578 Sqdn.
Age: 19 Date of Death: 13/08/1944 Service No: 2221029 (40)
SYLVAH CLAUDE MICHAEL
Canadian Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Canadian Air Force 405 Sqdn. Age: 33
Date of Death: 09/05/1944 Service No: J/85382 (33)
UNDERWOOD RONALD
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
156 Sqdn. Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 1432425 (26)
WARD GEORGE ERNEST
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 578 Sqdn.
Age: 19 Date of Death: 13/08/1944 Service No: 1865789 (39)
WATERHOUSE VICTOR
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 156
Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 02/01/1944 Service No: 149100 (25)
WATKINS STANLEY
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force 75 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of
Death: 19/11/1943 Service No: 544249 (22)
WILLIAMS CYRIL FREDERICK
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Sqdn.
Age: 22 Date of Death: 16/04/1943 Service No: 123048 (Joint grave 9-10)
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