IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden
The visit to Commonwealth graves in Communal Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France
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LE GRAND LUCE War Cemetery (Sarthe France)
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| Photos Courtesy Isabelle & Guillaume van der Wende |
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| Crew members
and passengers of the Dakota KN500 crashed 30/01/1946. L. to R.: T. Knowles - E. E. Bartlett - H. R. Shephard - L. B. A. Elias - V. F. Funnell - S. M. Tugwell - J. E. Edwards - J. Stephen - N. L. Brown - A. W. A. Scott - V. A. Bain. If you are relative of one of these men, please contact me. Thank you. |
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| F/Lt Victor Frank Funnell 30/01/1946
aged 31 Victor and wife Winifred for Ian Funnell and family |
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| F/Lt Lancelot "Larry" Benjamin
Albert Elias 30/01/1946 aged 24 His former wooden cross Lancelot student and later, and sitting1st right with his brother and friends |
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| F/Lt Stephen Maurice Tugwell 30/01/1946
aged 25 Here centre with non identified crew |
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| F/Lt Harry "Bim" Raymond Shephard 30/01/1946 aged 23 | ||
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| F/O Victor Albert Bain 30/01/1946 aged
27 Here standing 1st left in a PoW camp (he survived two crashes) before to go back and serve in England |
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30/01/1946, DC-3 Dakota flew from India to Membury,
Berkshire, England, via Italia and Istres (France). He crashed because a storm, near Ruaudin, 7 miles south of Le Mans. Photographs of funerals, 02/02/1946. Courtesy from families albums of Mrs Joan Robinson, nee Shephard, sister of Harry (1, 2, 3 & 5) and Mr Ian Funnell, son of Victor (4 & 6). With kind permision of Mr Gerard Chartier and help of Mr & Mrs Guillaume & Isabelle van der Wende - Perrot. (photo of Monument on the crash site) The webmaster thanks all of them for their permission to use them. |
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| F/O James Stephen 30/01/1946 aged 25 for his nephew Bill Green |
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38 casualties
ALLISON JOHN
United Kingdom Private Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) Age:
23 Date of Death: 12/06/1940 Service No: 2570606 B.1.
BAIN VICTOR ALBERT
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 196750 C.11.
BARTLETT ERIC EDWARD
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (W.Op.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 1851891 C.2.
BENN DOUGLAS FREDERICK HOLDEN
United Kingdom Serjeant Corps of Military Police Age: 26 Date of Death: 25/05/1940
Service No: 7686374 B.14.
BROWN NORMAN LESLIE
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525 Sqdn.
Age: 25 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 184107 C.9.
CAPES ALBERT WILLIAM
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Army Service Corps 522 Ammunition Coy. Age: 30
Date of Death: 22/02/1940 Service No: T/89334 A.10.
COOK THOMAS
United Kingdom Private East Lancashire Regiment 4th Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death:
27/04/1940 Service No: 3383461 A.6.
CRAWFORD JOHN
United Kingdom Fusilier Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Age: 26 Date of
Death: 30/12/1939 Service No: 6976709 A.12.
DUNCAN JAMES N.
United Kingdom Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Bn. Age: 35 Date
of Death: 11/06/1940 Service No: 1662002 B.4.
EDWARDS JOSEPH EDMUND
United Kingdom Warrant Officer (W. Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
525 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 1425499 C.7.
ELIAS LANCELOT BENJAMIN ALBERT
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 134167 C.4.
EMMERSON ARTHUR WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Royal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 10/12/1939
Service No: 5771256 A.13.
FISHER WILLIAM JOHN
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Corps of Military Police 5 Divisional Provost
Coy. Age: 26 Date of Death: 03/06/1940 Service No: 3959140 B.9.
FRANKS WILLIAM RAYMOND
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps Age: 39 Date of Death: 25/05/1940
Service No: T/16552 A.1.
FUNNELL VICTOR FRANK
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 89804 C.5.
GIBBS WILLIAM EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death:
27/05/1940 Service No: 5333358 B.13.
GIDDINGS NORMAN FREDERICK FIDDLER
United Kingdom Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Air Force 88 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death:
06/05/1940 Service No: 564658 A.4.
GODDARD CYRIL JAMES
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman (W. Op. [Air]) Royal Air Force 88 Sqdn. Age:
19 Date of Death: 06/05/1940 Service No: 551885 A.5.
JOHNSON ARTHUR
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Army Service Corps Age: 27 Date of Death:
14/05/1940 Service No: T/36617 A.3.
KNOWLES THOMAS
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 141092 C.1.
LAWTON HARRY
United Kingdom Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Age: 22 Date of Death:
23/05/1940 Service No: 636183 A.2.
LUXMOORE CORYNDON
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 4th Bn.
Date of Death: 11/06/1940 Service No: 117909 B.5.
McANEA HENRY
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death:
06/06/1940 Service No: 2818133 B.7.
McFARLANE HUGH STEWART
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers Age: 21 Date of Death: 30/05/1940 Service
No: 1923049 B.12.
McHARDY ROBERT
United Kingdom Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Bn. Date of Death:
20/01/1940 Service No: 2750128 A.11.
McLOUGHLIN PETER PAUL
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Welch Fusiliers Age: 31 Date of Death: 02/06/1940
Service No: 4189355 B.11.
MULCAHY HENRY
United Kingdom Rifleman Royal Ulster Rifles 2nd Bn. Date of Death: 05/11/1939
Service No: 7010041 A.14.
PARRY GEORGE HENRY
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 2 Stevedore Coy. Date of Death: 11/06/1940
Service No: 2190790 B.3.
RAMSCAR FREDERICK
United Kingdom Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) Pioneer Corps Aux. Mil. Date
of Death: 08/03/1940 Service No: 3591275 A.9.
SCOTT ARTHUR WILLIAM ATKINSON
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 154713 C.10.
SHARP ALLAN WOOD
United Kingdom Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death:
03/06/1940 Service No: 3386932 B.10.
SHEPHARD HARRY RAYMOND
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 106979 C.3.
SHEPPARD ALBERT JOHN
United Kingdom Gunner Royal Artillery 76 Field Regt. Age: 38 Date of Death:
07/06/1940 Service No: 1044616 B.6.
SIMPSON JAMES PIRIE
United Kingdom Serjeant Pioneer Corps Aux. Mil. Age: 46 Date of Death: 08/03/1940
Service No: 13004353 A.8.
STEPHEN JAMES
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Nav.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525 Sqdn.
Age: 25 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 181480 C.8.
TUGWELL STEPHEN MAURICE
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 525
Sqdn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 30/01/1946 Service No: 158016 C.6.
URQUHART ALISTER
United Kingdom Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 06/06/1940
Service No: 2817957 B.8.
WILSON FRED
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Corps of Military Police Age: 35 Date of Death:
13/04/1940 Service No: 2692669 A.7.
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Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations
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