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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

pierre.vandervelden@pi.be

BIGUGLIA War Cemetery (Haute Corse France)

Photo Courtesy Peter Bennett (UK)
Photo Courtesy Jean-Philippe Julien (Fr)
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Leading Aircraftman Henry Watson 30/09/1943 aged 22
for his nephew Clarence and Cynthia White
F/Lt John Duncan Ward 17/05/1944 aged 25
for his nephew Earl Ward (Perth, Western Australia)
Able Seaman Wilfred Roberts 17/06/1944 aged 27
Wilfred was from Manchester.
He was part of the crew of H.M.L.C.F. 15, (His Majesty's Landing Craft Flak 15) which was part of a fleet of 270 vessels sent from Corsica to take the Isle of Elba on the 16-17 June 1944.
The codename was Operation Brassard.
It was the only vessel lost on the voyage to Elba when it hit a mine on the 17th at 2am and sunk.
Wilfred is also commemorated here.
for his daughter Patricia Kearney (nee Roberts) and his 2 grandsons Robert and Stuart Kearney. (Manchester)

58 casualties

BARBOUR FRANCIS GIRVIN
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 237 Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 25/07/1944 Service No: 160250 2.C.6.

BATES HARRY NICHOLAS BROWNIE
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Corps of Signals 101 Special Wire Sec. Age: 35 Date of Death: 05/05/1944 Service No: 2592883 2.A.6.

BRANCH SYDNEY JAMES
Australian Leading Aircraftman Royal Australian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 14436 2.A.3.

BRANSON BASIL EUSTACE
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 21 Date of Death: 12/05/1945 Service No: 1337901 1.B.6.

BROWN FREDERICK TOM
United Kingdom Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 01/11/1943 Service No: 1392268 1.C.9.

BUIST CHARLES EDWARD ASHTON
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.M.A.S. 546. Age: 22 Date of Death: 21/02/1944 Service No: 546 2.B.10.

BULCOCK FRANCIS EDWARD
Australian Corporal Royal Australian Air Force Age: 27 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 24205 2.A.4.

CARTER FRANK LESLIE
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Navy H.M.M.L. 1301. Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: 1301 2.B.1.

CHAMBERLAIN CHARLES EDWARD
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Copra Age: 20 Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: P/JX 330745 2.B.6.

CONRAD CLARENCE ARTHUR
Australian Leading Aircraftman Royal Australian Air Force Age: 22 Date of Death: 13/05/1944 Service No: 30550 2.A.5.

CROSSMAN CYRIL DENNIS
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 24 Date of Death: 17/09/1944 Service No: 744805 1.A.3.

DEAR KENNETH
Australian Warrant Officer Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death: 16/04/1944 Service No: 412922 1.A.4.

DRANE GEORGE FREDERICK
United Kingdom Leading Stoker Royal Navy H.M.S. Clacton Date of Death: 31/12/1943 Service No: C/KX 101160 2.C.10.

DUNBAR MAXWELL
Australian Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 21 Date of Death: 25/04/1944 Service No: 424162 2.A.7.

EWANS ALAN
Australian Leading Aircraftman Royal Australian Air Force Age: 23 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 11204 2.A.2.

GARROW LESLIE JOHN
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 01/11/1943 Service No: 1387268 1.C.9.

GASTON FRANK EDWARD
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 242 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 12/07/1944 Service No: 976285 2.C.8.

GRIFFITHS FREDERICK HOWARD
United Kingdom Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Quebec. Age: 25 Date of Death: 21/06/1944 1.A.6.

HALL FRANCIS WILLIAM
Canadian Flight Lieutenant Royal Canadian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 18/02/1945 Service No: J/12703 1.B.3.

HARLOW GEORGE
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps Age: 26 Date of Death: 06/11/1944 Service No: S/141181 1.C.1.

HILLIER ALFRED JAMES
United Kingdom Warrant Officer Class II (S Q M S) Royal Army Service Corps Age: 36 Date of Death: 10/07/1944 Service No: 51779372 2.C.9.

HOSKINS HENRY WILLIAM
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Nav./W.Op.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 256 Sqdn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 27/07/1944 Service No: 145781 2.C.4.

HUGMAN HENRY KENT
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Copra Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: P/JX386133 1.A.2.

JAMESON JOHN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 22 Date of Death: 17/09/1944 Service No: 1056429 1.A.5.

KINGSTON FREDERICK CHARLES
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn Date of Death: 22/07/1943 Service No: 1384540 1.A.7.

LOVAT D
South African Captain South African Air Force 238 (R.A.F.) Age: 23 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 190334V 2.B.8.

LUSBY JACK
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 01/11/1943 Service No: 1451463 1.C.9.

MASON CHARLES JOSEPH
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 04/11/1943 Service No: 1053267 1.B.5.

McDERMOTT IRVING FRANCIS
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force 104 Sqdn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 01/11/1943 Service No: 41719 1.C.9.

McFARLANE ANTHONY
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 225 Sqdn. Date of Death: 20/07/1944 Service No: 964434 2.C.7.

McKAY HAROLD ALEXANDER
Australian Leading Aircraftman Royal Australian Air Force Age: 24 Date of Death: 13/05/1944 Service No: 11963 2.A.1.

MOORE ARTHUR
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Penelope Age: 29 Date of Death: 18/02/1944 Service No: P/JX 262037 2.A.9.

MOORE GEORGE WILLIAM
United Kingdom Marine Royal Marines H.M.L.C.G. 14. Age: 20 Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: PO/X114344 2.B.2.

PARKINSON THOMAS
United Kingdom Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 238 Sqdn. Age: 39 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 1538767 1.C.5.

PARROTT FREDERICK WILLIAM
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force 237 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 25/06/1944 Service No: 634906 1.C.4.

POMFRET FRED
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Copra Age: 26 Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: D/JX 212917 2.B.5.

RICHES ERIC COLIN
United Kingdom Sergeant Royal Air Force Age: 34 Date of Death: 17/09/1944 Service No: 510940 1.C.6.

ROBERTS CYRIL
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Copra Age: 20 Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: P/JX384361 2.B.3.

ROBERTS WILFRED
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.L.C.F. 15 Age: 27 Date of Death: 17/06/1944 Service No: D/JX 241149 2.B.4.

SHAW BENNY
United Kingdom Signalman Royal Naval Patrol Service H.M. Fishing Patrol Vessel 2017. Age: 31 Date of Death: 28/01/1944 Service No: LT/JX232801 1.B.8.

SIMPSON MAURICE FRANCIS CHARLES
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 43 Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 06/08/1944 Service No: 176768 2.C.3.

SMITH FREDERICK LEONARD
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 256 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 27/07/1944 Service No: 1397148 2.C.5.

SNEADE LEONARD
United Kingdom Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 238 Sqdn. Date of Death: 14/04/1944 Service No: 1173910 2.A.8.

SNEDDON RONALD BARNARD
Australian Flight Lieutenant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 22 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 403228 1.B.1.

STUBBINGTON JAMES FREDERICK
United Kingdom Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 104 Sqdn. Date of Death: 01/11/1943 Service No: 1851499 1.C.9.

STUBBS GEOFFREY
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force 238 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 626190 2.B.9.

TAYLOR EDWARD GEORGE
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 23 Date of Death: 30/09/1943 Service No: 997057 1.B.7.

VICKERY CLYDE CECIL WATERMAN
United Kingdom Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy H.M.S. Clacton Age: 43 Date of Death: 31/12/1943 Service No: C/K64946 1.C.7.

WADE RICHARD THOMAS CHRISTOPHER
United Kingdom Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 2866 Sqdn. R.A.F. Regt. Age: 22 Date of Death: 27/08/1944 Service No: 118376 2.C.1.

WALMSLEY HENRY OSWALD
United Kingdom Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 254 Sqdn. Date of Death: 08/11/1943 Service No: 1008928 1.C.2.

WARD JOHN DUNCAN
Australian Flight Lieutenant Royal Australian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 17/05/1944 Service No: 408177 2.B.7.

WATSON HENRY
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 22 Date of Death: 30/09/1943 Service No: 1658293 1.B.9.

WHEATLEY ALBERT NORTON
United Kingdom Able Seaman Royal Navy H.M.S. Penelope Age: 35 Date of Death: 18/02/1944 Service No: P/JX 273244 1.C.3.

WILDE FRED
United Kingdom Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 18/01/1944 Service No: 1141865 1.B.2.

WILKINSON RONALD
United Kingdom Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 458 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 22 Date of Death: 22/07/1943 Service No: 1239994 1.A.9.

WILKINSON JOHN RICHARD
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force 225 Sqdn. Date of Death: 06/08/1944 Service No: 47647 2.C.2.

WINTER CYRIL EDWARD
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force 5136 Bomb Disposal Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 28/03/1944 Service No: 648996 1.B.4.

WOODALL EDGAR GEORGE
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Air Force 238 Sqdn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 12/05/1944 Service No: 799729 1.A.1.

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