courances

graves

IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit to Commonwealth graves in Communal Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

COURANCES Communal Cemetery (Essonne France)

L. to R.: T. N. W. Bisset - J. A. Cole - G. N. Cribbin - H. Tattler - T. Newman - D. Balmforth

Photos Courtesy Isabelle Perrot - Van Der Wende (Fr)


Sgt Terence Newman aged 19 He was tail-gunner in the Halifax - MZ568 EY-E - as part of 78 Sqdn on a bombing mission to Juvisy. This photo was taken not long after take-off by a crew member on another Halifax on the day he died. for his great niece Beth Neale

6 casualties

BALMFORTH DENNIS
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: 1591013 (6)

BISSET THOMAS NEISH WATTERS
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (W.Op.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: 121430 (1)

COLE JOHN ARTHUR
Canadian Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force 78 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: J/25897 (2)

CRIBBIN GEORGE NORMAN
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: 1474210 (3)

NEWMAN TERENCE
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: 2202209 (5)

TATTLER HARRY
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 08/06/1944 Service No: 2210154 (4)

IF You have a casualty picture, please send me a copy, I'll be glad to show it on this page.

IF You want a king size copy of this picture (300/900 ko - 2592/1944 pixels) please e-mail me.

IF You want picture of a particular grave, in this cemetery, please e-mail me.

Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations