IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

FROYENNES Communal Cemetery (Hainaut Belgium)

Front extreme right: An Unknown Airman 21/05/1940 L. to R.: 1st row: H. Heaven - Unknown (Shropshire L. I. 21/05/40) - F. J. Easton - H. Swindells - S. B. Saunders - W. Archdale - F. H. C. Savage - E. Cook - J. E. Lannon - J. T. Benson 2nd row: N. Whalley - Unknown (21/05/40) - W. J. Beckett - T. Taylor - W. B. Wilkinson - T. Devine - G. H. James - D. K. Fitzgerald - C. Wright - W. Maddison 3rd row: J. L. Swales - F. Jackson - J. L. Burke - Unknown (21/05/40) - Unknown (21/05/40) - F. O'Neill - H. G. Duffill - C. P. Neale - Unknown (21/05/40) - Unknown (Border Rgt 21/05/40)

L/Cpl Thomas Devine 22/05/1940 aged 23 For his brother in law and sister Jack and Patricia White

Photos Courtesy Eddy Carpreau & Dominique Van den Broucke
This is possible that this grave of an Unknown Airman is the one of 2513 F/O John Noel Collins, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Member of the crew of the Wellington R3157 AA-H lost on 21/05/1940 in an operation to Dinant.
If you are a relative, please contact Mr Dominique Van den Broucke here

24 casualties

ARCHDALE WALTER
United Kingdom Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st Bn. Age: 33 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 4610644 (3/25)

BECKETT WILLIAM JAMES
United Kingdom Serjeant Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 38 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3593932 (2/18)

BENSON JOHN THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3598603 (3/21)

BURKE JOSEPH LEO
United Kingdom Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 4032030 (1/8)

COOK EDWIN
United Kingdom Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 4031749 (3/23)

DEVINE THOMAS
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 1/6th Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 3447772 (3/15)

DUFFILL HENRY GEORGE
United Kingdom Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 4031679 (1/4)

EASTON FRANCIS JOHN
United Kingdom Lieutenant Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 56345 (3/28)

FITZGERALD DESMOND KILDARE
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: between 01/05/1940 and 31/05/1940 Service No: 95479 (2/13)

HEAVEN HARRY
United Kingdom Corporal Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3596449 (3/30)

JACKSON FREDERICK
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps Secondary Royal Artillery Secondary attd. 1 Medium Regt Age: 23 Date of Death: 13/05/1940 Service No: T/3652675 (1/9)

JAMES GEORGE HAYDEN
United Kingdom Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 4032802 (2/14)

LANNON JAMES EDWARD
United Kingdom Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 4031159 (3/22)

MADDISON WILLIAM
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 1/6th Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 4798924 (2/11)

NEALE CURTIS PERCIVAL
United Kingdom Warrant Officer Class III (P.S.M.) King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 4028962 (1/3)

O'NEILL FERGUS
United Kingdom Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3596267 (1/5)

SAUNDERS SIDNEY BERNARD
United Kingdom Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 4034110 (3/26)

SAVAGE FREDERICK HUGH CECIL
United Kingdom Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 6630602 (3/24)

SWALES JOHN LEONARD
United Kingdom Gunner Royal Artillery 15 Bty. 1 A.A. Regt. Age: 33 Date of Death: 10/05/1940 Service No: 4383007 (1/10)

SWINDELLS HERBERT
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3595890 (3/27)

TAYLOR THOMAS
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3382702 (2/17)

WHALLEY NELSON
United Kingdom Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3595298 (2/20)

WILKINSON WILLIAM BERT
United Kingdom Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 4031426 (2/16)

WRIGHT CLIFFORD
United Kingdom Private Border Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 3448890 (2/12)

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

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