IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden
The visit to Commonwealth graves in Communal Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France
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NANTES (Pont du Cens) Communal Cemetery (Loire Atlantique France)
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| Photo Courtesy Isabelle & Guillaume van der Wende |
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| Sgt John Michael Fulford aged 22, born in Dinnington, Yorkshire | Sgt Peter Verrall Read aged 20, born in Shirley, Southampton | Sgt Wray William Heywood born in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Can. | Sgt John Lewis Hart aged 22, born in Gahalta, Cardiff | Sgt Leonard Frank Harris aged 23, born in Dageham, Essex |
| Crew members of the Wellington IC R 1374 shooted 08/05/1941 | ||||
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| P/O George Harold Frederick Innis aged 24 | F/O William Kelman Burr Thomas born in Glasgow | Sgt Frederick Arnold Colson aged 18, born Nerwick, Norfolk |
| Crew members of the Hampden I AD 750 crashed 04/02/1941 | ||
| Photos courtesy of
the French Association de Recherche Historique "Sur les chemins d'Herbonne" If you are relative to F. A. Colson, please contact the association to receive information. E-mail coquen.gilles#free.fr replace # by @ |
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| Sgt Harold Ernest Smith 11/08/1944 aged 27 for Tony Pringle and the people of Newmarket |
106 casualties
ADAMS ERNEST JAMES
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 1851113Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1944
Age: 19 L. C. 22.
ALLEN BENJAMIN
United Kingdom Serjeant 814294Royal Artillery15/12/1939 Age: 40 L. A. 5.
ASH CEDRIC JOHN KENNETH
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant ( Pilot ) 46630Royal Air Force12/06/1944 Age:
27 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
ASHTON HAROLD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 751288Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/12/1941
Age: 20 L. B. Coll. 1-3.
BAGLEY ARTHUR EDDIE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1236213Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/04/1943
Age: 21 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
BAIRD ROBERT (RONNIE)
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 1562177Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve07/08/1943
Age: 21 L. C. 16.
BAKER EDWARD GORDON
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1177976Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve26/06/1943
Age: 26 L. C. Coll. 2-6.
BARNES WILLIAM GEOFFREY
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1379802Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve02/04/1943 L. B. 15.
BENJAMIN THOMAS EVAN EDWARD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1255181Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1944
Age: 21 L. C. 23.
BIRTLES RONALD JOSEPH
Australian Flight Sergeant 421154Royal Australian Air Force12/06/1944 Age: 28
L. C. Coll. 24-26.
BRYCE WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 646633Royal Air Force11/08/1944 Age: 22
L. D. 1.
BUCK FREDERICK SINCLAIR
Canadian Flying Officer ( Pilot ) J/20349Royal Canadian Air Force28/06/1943
Age: 25 L. C. 10.
CASE JOSEPH EDWARD
United Kingdom Rifleman 6911306Rifle Brigade15/10/1939 Age: 31 L. A. 4.
CASWELL ARTHUR W. G.
United Kingdom Lance Corporal T/44479Royal Army Service Corps04/10/1939 Age:
31 L. A. 2.
CHAPMAN WILLIAM STEVENSON
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1820359Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve12/06/1944
Age: 19 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
CLARKE HAROLD THOMAS
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1206892Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve28/06/1943
Age: 35 L. C. 7.
CLOUSTON JOHN GREVILLE
New Zealand Squadron Leader 40218Royal New Zealand Air Force21/06/1944 Age:
25 L. D. 20.
COLSON FREDERICK ARNOLD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 553425Royal Air Force04/02/1941 Age:
18 L. A. Joint 16.
COOK LESLIE FRANK
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Pilot ) 1332552Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve10/06/1943
Age: 21 L. C. 1.
COULTER KENNETH BOYD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1076266Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve28/06/1943 Age: 21 L. C. 12.
COX WILLIAM HENRY
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1811872Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve10/06/1943
Age: 19 L. B 25.
CRUMP JOHN HERBERT
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant 839649Royal Artillery15/12/1939 Age: 24 L. A.
6.
DAHL CALVIN WARREN
Canadian Flight Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) R/102105Royal Canadian Air Force02/04/1943
Age: 20 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
DIXON JAMES
United Kingdom Trooper 6026619Royal Armoured Corps08/08/1944 Age: 29 L. B. 22.
DONKIN DIXON DAVID
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Nav. ) 138397Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve07/08/1943
L. C. 15.
DRAKE EDWARD WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private 5564503Royal Army Medical Corps28/05/1940 Age: 35 L.
C. 13.
DRINKWATER THOMAS HENRY DESMOND
United Kingdom Squadron Leader 47841Royal Air Force18/05/1944 L. B. 21.
DUNNING THOMAS NESBET
United Kingdom Lance Corporal T/71154Royal Army Service Corps17/06/1940 Age:
25 L. C. 14.
DURRANT JAMES WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 633261Royal Air Force21/12/1941 Age:
20 L. B. 7.
EDWARDS STUART LACEY
Australian Flight Sergeant 424759Royal Australian Air Force12/06/1944 Age: 28
L. C. Coll. 24-26.
FOWLER LEONARD HOWARD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 751669Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/12/1941
Age: 23 L. B. Coll. 1-3.
FRANCO JACK LEWIS
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 652586Royal Air Force04/02/1941 Age:
24 L. A. 14.
FULFORD JOHN MICHAEL
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Pilot ) 969220Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1941
Age: 22 L. A. Coll. 20-22.
FULLER GEOFFREY WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1321959Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve28/06/1943
Age: 25 L. C. 9.
FULLER SIDNEY HERBERT
United Kingdom Sapper 6082493Royal Engineers16/02/1940 Age: 33 L. A. 9.
GADSDON KENNETH WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1803966Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve28/06/1943
Age: 19 L. C. 11.
GILL ALBERT JAMES (BERT)
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1462241Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve08/05/1944 Age: 22 L. C. 20.
GLOVER PATRICK EDWARD (PADDY)
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1321791Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve26/06/1943
Age: 20 L. C. Coll. 2-6.
HALE CHARLES THIEPVAL
United Kingdom Sergeant 1457196Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve22/06/1944 L.
D. 19.
HARRIS LEONARD FRANK
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 909974Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1941
Age: 23 L. A. 19.
HARRIS CHARLES ALBERT
United Kingdom Warrant Officer Class III ( T S M ) 5099979Royal Artillery21/09/1939
Age: 34 L. A. 1.
HART JOHN LEWIS
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 818222Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)08/05/1941
Age: 22 L. A. Coll. 20-22.
HEATH FRANK
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Nav. ) 152936Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve13/08/1944
Age: 20 L. D. 4.
HELLEGERS PAUL CONSTANT MARIE
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 177029Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/08/1944
Age: 21 L. D. 8.
HEWSON JOHN FREDERICK
United Kingdom Warrant Officer ( Nav./Bomber ) 747760Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve08/05/1944 Age: 25 L. D. 22.
HEYWOOD WRAY WILLIAM
Canadian Sergeant ( Air Obs. ) R/52038Royal Canadian Air Force08/05/1941 L.
A. 17.
HOGAN JOHN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1520414Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/04/1944
Age: 22 L. D. 24.
HOPE THOMAS WILLIAM
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Flt Engr. ) 54711Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve12/06/1944
Age: 23 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
HORTON GEORGE AUBREY JAMES
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Nav. ) 142461Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1944
Age: 29 L. B. 19.
HUNTER HENRY PHILIP
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Bomb Aimer ) 1332920Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/04/1943
Age: 21 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
INNISS GEORGE HAROLD FREDERICK
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 43036Royal Air Force04/02/1941 Age: 24
L. A. 15.
JAMES WILLIAM JOHN
United Kingdom Sapper 1984843Royal Engineers17/03/1940 Age: 27 L. A. 10.
JEFFERY WILLIAM GEORGE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1800571Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve11/08/1944 Age: 22 L. D. 9.
JONES PHILIP CHAMBERS
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Air Bomber ) 151767Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve08/05/1944 Age: 23 L. C. 19.
JONES THOMAS GEORGE
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 174018Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve08/05/1944
Age: 21 L. C. 18.
KEEP ERIC MACDONALD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 1456997Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve01/04/1944
Age: 21 L. B. 23.
KINDRED ERIC WARNFORD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 1582218Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/04/1944
Age: 27 L. D. 26.
LEA ROLAND WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 577749Royal Air Force02/04/1943 Age:
20 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
LEISHMAN JOHN JAMES
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1800193Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve12/06/1944
Age: 33 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
LOVELL ROBERT WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1337502Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve17/10/1942
Age: 23 L. B. 13.
LYTH CHARLES
United Kingdom Gunner 779147Royal Artillery29/09/1939 L. A. 3.
MAGUIRE JAMES WILLIE
United Kingdom Private 3593573Border Regiment06/04/1940 Age: 35 L. A 11.
MAYHEW JOHN COLLINS
United Kingdom Wing Commander ( Pilot ) 33271Royal Air Force02/12/1941 Age:
26 L. B. Coll. 1-3.
McGOWAN WILLIAM MCILWEE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1551754Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve26/06/1943
Age: 21 L. C. Coll. 2-6.
MONTEITH JOHN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 1395645Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve10/06/1943
Age: 20 L. B. 27.
MORDECAI KENNETH DAVID SELWYN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 1411197Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve28/06/1943
Age: 21 L. C. 8.
NELSON JOHN WEIR
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 971413Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/04/1944
Age: 23 L. D..
PARRY FREDERICK
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Air Bomber ) 131560Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve26/06/1943 L. C. Coll. 2-6.
PEAK COLIN ALBERT
Australian Pilot Officer 417110Royal Australian Air Force11/04/1944 Age: 21
L. D. 23.
PICKUP ROBERT LESLIE
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 144185Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/04/1943
Age: 20 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
PIPER FRANK
United Kingdom Private 5335424Royal Army Ordnance Corps16/01/1940 Age: 19 L.
A. 8.
PRICE LESLIE FREDERICK
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 1454385Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve26/06/1943
L. C. Coll. 2-6.
PURKIS CHARLES SIDNEY
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Bomb Aimer ) 152439Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve12/06/1944 Age: 20 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
RASHLEY COLIN EDWARD
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1336152Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve07/08/1943 L. C. 17.
RAWES ERRINGTON DOUGLAS
United Kingdom Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 63801Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve21/12/1941
Age: 25 L. B. 5.
READ PETER VERRALL
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1152158Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve08/05/1941 Age: 20 L. A. Coll. 20-22.
RICHARDSON ERIC RYDER
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1387194Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve26/06/1943 Age: 20 L. C. 2-6.
RICHOLD GEORGE HENRY
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1399324Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/08/1944
L. D. 7.
ROGERS JOHN ARTHUR
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Pilot ) 120595Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve07/08/1943
L. C. 17.
SAVAGE FREDERICK HENRY
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant ( Pilot ) 40263Royal Air Force08/05/1941 L.
A. 18.
SEAMAN WILLIAM TOM
Canadian Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) R/140842Royal Canadian Air Force10/06/1943 Age:
21 L. B. 28.
SLADE EDWARD NELSON
United Kingdom Flight Lieutenant ( Pilot ) 127351Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve13/08/1944
Age: 26 L. D. 3.
SMITH HAROLD ERNEST
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 629543Royal Air Force11/08/1944 Age: 27
L. D. 6.
SMITH WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private 7610863Royal Army Ordnance Corps08/01/1940 Age: 20 L.
A. 7.
STEWART KENNETH JOHN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 1399585Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/08/1944
Age: 22 L. D. 10.
STONE NOEL EDWARD
New Zealand Sergeant ( Air Bomber ) 413309Royal New Zealand Air Force17/10/1942
Age: 32 L. B. 10.
TANNER ARTHUR JAMES
New Zealand Sergeant ( Pilot ) 413148Royal New Zealand Air Force17/10/1942 Age:
22 L. B. 9.
TAYLOR THOMAS RON
Canadian Flight Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) R/91300Royal Canadian Air Force17/10/1942
L. B. 11.
TERRY IAN WINGATE
New Zealand Flight Lieutenant ( Nav. ) 40666Royal New Zealand Air Force21/12/1941
Age: 25 L. B. 6.
TESTER KENNETH ARTHUR
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1397311Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve02/04/1943
Age: 25 L. B. Coll. 16-18.
THOMAS WILLIAM KELMAN BURR
United Kingdom Flying Officer ( Pilot ) 72251Royal Air Force04/02/1941 L. A.
Joint 16.
THOMPSON RONALD GRANVILLE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1515655Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve01/04/1944 Age: 22 L. B. 24.
TORBETT VERNON WILLIAM GEORGE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W. Op. ) 1578567Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/04/1944
Age: 21 L. D. 28.
TROUP ALLAN WILLSON
Canadian Flying Officer ( Air Obs. ) J/4760Royal Canadian Air Force12/12/1941
Age: 33 L. B. 4.
TURNOR PERCY KEITH
Australian Flying Officer 408924Royal Australian Air Force08/05/1944 Age: 31
L. D. 21.
TYLER FRANK THOMAS
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant ( Air Gnr. ) 1812260Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve08/05/1944 L. C. 21.
VAREY THOMAS WILLIAM
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1116187Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/04/1944
Age: 33 L. D. 27.
VESSEY WILLIAM CHAPMAN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W. Op. ) 1509446Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve12/06/1944
Age: 29 L. C. Coll. 24-26.
WALTERS EDWIN WHYSALL
United Kingdom Flight Sergeant ( Obs. ) 581544Royal Air Force02/12/1941 Age:
25 L. B. Coll. 1-3.
WATTS RONALD LESLIE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1210042Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve21/12/1941 Age: 19 L. B. 8.
WHITEHEAD FREDERICK ALAN
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Pilot ) 1317727Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve26/06/1943
Age: 21 L. C. Coll. 2-6.
WILLIAMS DENIS LESLIE
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Nav. ) 1585028Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve10/06/1943
Age: 23 L. B. 26.
WOOD BERNARD PETER
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Flt. Engr. ) 1783228Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve11/08/1944
Age: 19 L. D. 2.
WOOD THOMAS
United Kingdom Sergeant ( Obs. ) 1127518Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve17/10/1942
Age: 22 L. B. 12.
WRIGHT WILLIAM JOHN
United Kingdom Aircraftman 2nd Class 936671Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve30/05/1940
L. A. 12.
WRIGHT EDWARD JOHN
United Kingdom Sapper 2182215Royal Engineers08/06/1940 Age: 38 L. A. 13.
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