AVELIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Avelin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km south of the centre of Lille. The communal cemetery is located on the D2549.
Historical Information
In the south-eastern portion, near the eastern boundary, are the graves of the seven soldiers from the United Kingdom, two of whom are unidentified.
Burial Details
2026688 Gunner William Walker Begg, 1 Bty. 1 A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 27. Son of James and Charlotte Begg, of Aberdeen.
5884630 Private Victor Garfoot, 164 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 20th May 1940, aged 20. Son of William and Jessie Garfoot, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
T/68969 Driver Arthur Rushton, Royal Army Service Corps, died 27th May 1940, aged 20. Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Rushton, of Keighley, Yorkshire.
91619 Captain Geoffrey Erskine Sandys, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 24th May 1940, aged 28. Son of Harold and Bessie Sandys; husband of Alma Sandys, of West Huntspill, Somerset.
5881959 Private Charles White, 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment, died 24th May 1940, aged 27. Son of Charles White, and of Frances White, of Kingsthorpe, Northampton.
Cemetery pictures © Johan Pauwels
Avelin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km south of the centre of Lille. The communal cemetery is located on the D2549.
Historical Information
In the south-eastern portion, near the eastern boundary, are the graves of the seven soldiers from the United Kingdom, two of whom are unidentified.
Burial Details
2026688 Gunner William Walker Begg, 1 Bty. 1 A.A. Regt., Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 27. Son of James and Charlotte Begg, of Aberdeen.
5884630 Private Victor Garfoot, 164 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, died 20th May 1940, aged 20. Son of William and Jessie Garfoot, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
T/68969 Driver Arthur Rushton, Royal Army Service Corps, died 27th May 1940, aged 20. Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Rushton, of Keighley, Yorkshire.
91619 Captain Geoffrey Erskine Sandys, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 24th May 1940, aged 28. Son of Harold and Bessie Sandys; husband of Alma Sandys, of West Huntspill, Somerset.
5881959 Private Charles White, 2nd Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment, died 24th May 1940, aged 27. Son of Charles White, and of Frances White, of Kingsthorpe, Northampton.
Cemetery pictures © Johan Pauwels
