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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

MORIGNY CHAMPIGNY Communal Cemetery (Essonne France)

Two plaques are on the monument in front of the plot:
Left: To the memory of his brothers of arms 14-18, tribute at their sons 1944.
Right: Here lie 12 Allied Airmen fallen on Honnour Field 10/06/1944.
This last one must be of 1944, four men were unknowns.
They were members of Lancaster NN697 (44th Sqn) and JB714 (49th Sqn)
Photos Courtesy Isabelle Perrot - Van Der Wende (Fr)

14 casualties

BALSDON DESMOND ERNEST
United Kingdom Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 160069 (2)

BLAIKIE DONALD VICTOR
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1605312 (8)

BURNS GERALD JOSEPH
United Kingdom Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1796555 (9)

CLUBB FREDERICK JOHN
Australian Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 423641 (4)

DEATH LESLIE FREDERICK
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1250525 (3)

HINCH LAURENCE ALEXANDER
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1337618 (12)

O'NEILL EDWARD LAWRENCE
Canadian Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Canadian Air Force 44 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: R/ 161795 (5)

RAINBOW LESLIE JOHN CLIFFORD
United Kingdom Sergeant (W. Op. [Air]) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1386397 (6)

SANDERSON DOUGLAS ALBERT
United Kingdom Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1322881 (12)

SMILEY THOMAS STAMPER
United Kingdom Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 176033 (1)

STUART IAN DOUGLAS
Australian Flight Sergeant (Nav.) Royal Australian Air Force Age: 20 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 423925 (1)

WALTERS RICHARD STUART LYNTON
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 44 Sqdn. Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1587139 (7)

WEBB BERNARD FRANK
United Kingdom Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 49 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 1876603 (11)

WHITE PETER BERCHMAN
Australian Pilot Officer Royal Australian Air Force Age: 27 Date of Death: 09/06/1944 Service No: 419495 (10)

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

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