wimereux

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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

WIMEREUX Communal Cemetery (Pas de Calais France)

Page 1 The Pictures

Page 2 List of Casualties




C. M. Ellick - C. H. K. FitzMaurice - E. A. Klitz in the civilian part


John McCrae penned his Poem In Flanders Fields at Essex Farm.

Pte Willie Beckett 17/12/1915 aged 24

P/O Lindsey Patrick Chaloner 26/07/1940 aged 20 Born in Daresbury, Cheshire on July 16, 1920, Lindsey was the son of Rev. C. Lindsey OBE, who had served as a chaplain in the Great War. He was at St John's School, Leatherhead from 1934 to 1937 and was a member of the OTC. In early 1938 Lindsey applied for a short service commission in the RAF. He was accepted and began his ab initio course at No. 1 E&RTS, Hatfield on June 27. Lindsey went to No. 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge on August 20 for a short disciplinary course, after which he was posted to 2 FTS, Brize Norton on September 3. He was awarded his wings on December 12, 1938 and on completion of the course, he went to 2 AOS on April 15, 1939, as a staff pilot. On August 17 Lindsey was pilot of one of three aircraft involved in a mid-air collision near Berwick-on-Tweed. When he realized that one of his passengers had no parachute Lindsey, in spite of head injuries and compound fractures of one leg, managed to land the aircraft safely. He was admitted to Berwick infirmary, transferred to the RAF hospital at Halton on October 23 and went to convalescence at Torquay five days later. For his coolness and courage, Lindsey received a letter of appreciation from the Air Council. Fit again, he reported to No. Depot, Uxbridge on February 22, 1940, was placed on temporary administrative duties and on March 12 joined 29 Squadron at Debden. He went to 5 OTU, Aston Down on the 23rd and after converting to Hurricanes, Lindsey was posted to 601 Squadron at Tangmere on April 20. He claimed a Bf 110 detroyed on July 11. In an action over the Channel on the 26th, Lindsey was shot down by Oberleutenant Dobislav of III/JG27 two miles south of St. Catherine's Point. His Hurricane, P2753, crashed into the Channel and he was reported 'Missing'. Lindsey's body was later washed up on the French coast and he is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery. (from Ken Wynn’s book ‘The Men of the Battle of Britain’.) For his cousin Sian Robinson

Pte Fred Hey 14/10/1917 aged 29

Pte Edward McMurray 20/10/1917 aged 26

Pte Frank Rossiter 29/08/1917 aged 37, for Mrs Stephanie Rossiter

2 853 casualties

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