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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

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

pierre.vandervelden@pi.be

VOGENEE Communal Cemetery (Namur Belgium)

Reginald
for Denis Leclercq
Reginald's parent visited Vogenée and offered these photographs and a silver plated coffee / tea service to the family who tried to save their son. Right, his fomer grave with a wooden cross and his plane propeller in the back ground.
Photos Courtesy Denis Leclercq (Bel)
Reginald was one of the three last RAf casualties of the war.
A fight between height Bristol F.2 Fighter and nine Fokker D.VII had caused the lost of four Fokker and two Bristol.
The Bristol F2241 with Lt Britton and Sjt Dodds, Lt Britton survived and escaped with help of local people.
The Bristol F6195 with Lt McHardy and Lt Rodger who are both buried side by side in Tournai communal cemetery (where are also buried the two first casualties of the Royal Flying Corps of the war).

1 casualty

DODDS REGINALD STEVENSON
United Kingdom Serjeant (Obs.) Royal Air Force 20th Sqdn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 10/11/1918 Service No: 99859

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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