AUNEAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure-et-Loir
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.46551, Longitude: 1.76742
Location Information
Auneau is a large village and commune in the department of the Eure et Loir about 13.5 miles (21 kilometres) east of the town of Chartres.
Historical Information
The cemetery is on the north-western side of the village. North of, and near, the monument in the eastern part is the collective grave of an airman of the Royal Air Force and three airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
All were killed in action while on a mission to the Versailles marshalling yards.
Auneau is a large village and commune in the department of the Eure et Loir about 13.5 miles (21 kilometres) east of the town of Chartres.
Historical Information
The cemetery is on the north-western side of the village. North of, and near, the monument in the eastern part is the collective grave of an airman of the Royal Air Force and three airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
All were killed in action while on a mission to the Versailles marshalling yards.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/21336 Flying Officer
Alexander Thomas Armstrong
Navigator in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944.
Alexander Thomas Armstrong
Navigator in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944.
J/87660 Pilot Officer
Joseph Jacques Guy Dagenais
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of Avila and Eva Dagenais, of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
Joseph Jacques Guy Dagenais
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of Avila and Eva Dagenais, of St. Laurent, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
J/22230 Flying Officer
John Lionel Emery
Navigator (Bomber) in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944.
John Lionel Emery
Navigator (Bomber) in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th June 1944.
1333987 Flight Sergeant
Martin Arthur Thornhill
Wireless Operator in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
11th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Arthur Barrick Thornhill and Alice Katherine Thornhill, of Strood, Rochester, Kent
His headstone bears the inscription "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms"
Martin Arthur Thornhill
Wireless Operator in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
11th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Arthur Barrick Thornhill and Alice Katherine Thornhill, of Strood, Rochester, Kent
His headstone bears the inscription "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms"
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