AS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Limburg
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 51.00456 Longitude: 5.5884
Location Information
The village of As is located north-east of the town of Genk on the N730.
From the motorway E314, which runs between Brussels and Aachen, turn off at junction 32 Genk-Oost. Turn onto the N75 in the direction of As. At the junction with the N730 turn left onto the N730 into As. At the first road junction in the village bear right onto the N723 along Bevrijdingslaan, turn right into Kerkhofstraat and the cemetery is along on the left.
The graves are located through the main entrance and directly left along by the front wall.
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.
As Communal Cemetery contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
Burial Details
40009 Pilot Officer Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, Royal Australian Air Force, died 7th July 1941, aged 28. Son of Donald Robert and Florence Stone Armstrong; husband of Margery Garton Armstrong, of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.
1106238 Sergeant Arthur Evans, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 21. Son of William John and Margaret Alice Evans, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
172461 Pilot Officer Penry Guilyn Guy, Pilot in 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 22. Son of Enos and Elizabeth Guy, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan.
76584 Flying Officer Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, Pilot in 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 25. Son of Reginald Richard and Julia Gladys Jenkyns, of Swaythling, Southampton.
918289 Sergeant Edward Henry King, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 23. Son of Ernest Edward and Caroline Alice Louise King, of Shepherd's Bush, London.
62291 Pilot Officer John McAnally, Pilot in 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 7th July 1941, aged 23. Son of the Revd. James Mortimer La Fontaine McAnally, M.A., and Francisca Sybil McAnally, of Alton Barnes Rectory, Wiltshire. B.A. (Cantab.): Gonville and Caius College.
The village of As is located north-east of the town of Genk on the N730.
From the motorway E314, which runs between Brussels and Aachen, turn off at junction 32 Genk-Oost. Turn onto the N75 in the direction of As. At the junction with the N730 turn left onto the N730 into As. At the first road junction in the village bear right onto the N723 along Bevrijdingslaan, turn right into Kerkhofstraat and the cemetery is along on the left.
The graves are located through the main entrance and directly left along by the front wall.
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.
As Communal Cemetery contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
Burial Details
40009 Pilot Officer Donald Noel Robert Armstrong, Royal Australian Air Force, died 7th July 1941, aged 28. Son of Donald Robert and Florence Stone Armstrong; husband of Margery Garton Armstrong, of Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.
1106238 Sergeant Arthur Evans, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 21. Son of William John and Margaret Alice Evans, of Rhyl, Flintshire.
172461 Pilot Officer Penry Guilyn Guy, Pilot in 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 22. Son of Enos and Elizabeth Guy, of Penclawdd, Glamorgan.
76584 Flying Officer Reginald Maurice Peter Jenkyns, Pilot in 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 25. Son of Reginald Richard and Julia Gladys Jenkyns, of Swaythling, Southampton.
918289 Sergeant Edward Henry King, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th July 1941, aged 23. Son of Ernest Edward and Caroline Alice Louise King, of Shepherd's Bush, London.
62291 Pilot Officer John McAnally, Pilot in 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 7th July 1941, aged 23. Son of the Revd. James Mortimer La Fontaine McAnally, M.A., and Francisca Sybil McAnally, of Alton Barnes Rectory, Wiltshire. B.A. (Cantab.): Gonville and Caius College.
