AUGER-ST. VINCENT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Oise
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.21997, Longitude: 2.80706
Location Information
Auger-St. Vincent is a village and commune 56 kilometres south-east of Beauvais and 8 kilometres west of Crepy-en-Valois. The communal cemetery, which lies on the outskirts of the village on the road to Nanteul, contains the graves of 6 airmen, 4 belonging to the Royal Air Force and 2 to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
No. of Identified Casualties: 6
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge, Lincs.
Unit: 619 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JB186
Target: Revigny, France
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Auger-St. Vincent on 19th July 1944 and six of the seven crew died. Sgt. B. G. Lewis, R.C.A.F. escaped.
Auger-St. Vincent is a village and commune 56 kilometres south-east of Beauvais and 8 kilometres west of Crepy-en-Valois. The communal cemetery, which lies on the outskirts of the village on the road to Nanteul, contains the graves of 6 airmen, 4 belonging to the Royal Air Force and 2 to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
No. of Identified Casualties: 6
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge, Lincs.
Unit: 619 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JB186
Target: Revigny, France
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Auger-St. Vincent on 19th July 1944 and six of the seven crew died. Sgt. B. G. Lewis, R.C.A.F. escaped.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
R/193025 Flight Sergeant
William Sidney Atkinson Birks
Navigator in 619 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of William and Rosa Birks; husband of Agnes Birks of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
William Sidney Atkinson Birks
Navigator in 619 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of William and Rosa Birks; husband of Agnes Birks of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
R/209156 Sergeant
Jack Geddes
Air Gunner in 619 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 27.
Son of George and Julia Ethel Geddes; husband of Mabel Elizabeth Geddes of Bond Head, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In God We Trust"
Jack Geddes
Air Gunner in 619 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 27.
Son of George and Julia Ethel Geddes; husband of Mabel Elizabeth Geddes of Bond Head, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In God We Trust"
Other Burial Details:
149515 Flying Officer Albert Henry James Begernie, Pilot in 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944.
1875531 Sergeant Frederick Charles Bright, Flight Engineer in 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 19. Son of Frederick Horace and Alice Amelia Bright of Manor Park, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "Loved With Everlasting Love"
1235097 Sergeant William Frederick Hinnett, Air Gunner in 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of Harry and May Hinett; husband of Dorothy Joan Hinett of Stamford, Lincs. His headstone bears the inscription "Treasured Memories Of Our Darling. R. I. P. Joan, Ann, Mum And Dad"
1581034 Sergeant Arnold Marper, Wireless Operator in 619 Squadron, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 21. Son of Thomas Alfred and Amy Marper of Gimsby, Lincs. His headstone bears the inscription "Strait Is The Gate, And The Narrow Is The Way, Which Leadeth Unto Life"
