AMBLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Luxembourg
Belgium
Location Information
The village of Ambly is located south-east of the town of Namur off the N86. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Namur and Luxembourg, turn off at junction 23 onto the N86 in the direction of Rochefort. Keep on the N86 to the village of Jemelle, then turn onto the N849 in the direction of Forrieres. In this village turn left along rue des Allies in the direction of Ambly. In the village of Ambly turn left into rue Principale and first left into rue du Cimetiere and the cemetery is on the corner. The graves are located to the right hand side of the path.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Ambly Communal Cemetery contains the graves of eight airmen of the Second World War.
GPS Coordinates N 50 8 26 E 5 18 45
Burial Details
1320692 Warrant Officer Alfred Charles Cheese, Air Bomber in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Alfred and Sarah Cheese; husband of Georgette Edwina Jeanne Cheese, of Marylebone, London.
179313 Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Cox, Pilot in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of William Odell Cox, and of Emily Cox, of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire.
1375306 Warrant Officer Frederick Edwin Thomas Davy, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Frederick Charles and Ellen Jane Davy, of East Ham, Essex.
1303911 Flight Sergeant Charles David Craven Farlie, Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Charles Edwin Victor and Phillis Rebecca Farlie, of Farnborough, Hampshire.
1824947 Sergeant Stanley Reeves Fenwick, Flight Engineer in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Harold H. and Ethel A. Fenwick, of Giffnock, Renfrewshire.
151614 Flying Officer Ronald Maden, Navigator in in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945. Son of Jacob and Annie Maden, of Accrington, Lancashire. Chartered Accountant.
1579588 Flight Sergeant Albert Edward Meekings, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Albert George Francis and Rosalea Meekings, of Leicester.
J/93003 Pilot Officer Charles Donald Mison, Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 6th January 1945, aged 22. Son of Charles R. and Laura M. Mison, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Pictures below © André De Smet
The village of Ambly is located south-east of the town of Namur off the N86. From the motorway E411/A4 which runs between Namur and Luxembourg, turn off at junction 23 onto the N86 in the direction of Rochefort. Keep on the N86 to the village of Jemelle, then turn onto the N849 in the direction of Forrieres. In this village turn left along rue des Allies in the direction of Ambly. In the village of Ambly turn left into rue Principale and first left into rue du Cimetiere and the cemetery is on the corner. The graves are located to the right hand side of the path.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Ambly Communal Cemetery contains the graves of eight airmen of the Second World War.
GPS Coordinates N 50 8 26 E 5 18 45
Burial Details
1320692 Warrant Officer Alfred Charles Cheese, Air Bomber in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Alfred and Sarah Cheese; husband of Georgette Edwina Jeanne Cheese, of Marylebone, London.
179313 Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Cox, Pilot in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of William Odell Cox, and of Emily Cox, of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire.
1375306 Warrant Officer Frederick Edwin Thomas Davy, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Frederick Charles and Ellen Jane Davy, of East Ham, Essex.
1303911 Flight Sergeant Charles David Craven Farlie, Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Charles Edwin Victor and Phillis Rebecca Farlie, of Farnborough, Hampshire.
1824947 Sergeant Stanley Reeves Fenwick, Flight Engineer in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Harold H. and Ethel A. Fenwick, of Giffnock, Renfrewshire.
151614 Flying Officer Ronald Maden, Navigator in in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945. Son of Jacob and Annie Maden, of Accrington, Lancashire. Chartered Accountant.
1579588 Flight Sergeant Albert Edward Meekings, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Albert George Francis and Rosalea Meekings, of Leicester.
J/93003 Pilot Officer Charles Donald Mison, Air Gunner in 171 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 6th January 1945, aged 22. Son of Charles R. and Laura M. Mison, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Pictures below © André De Smet
Pictures below © Werner Van Caneghem
