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BEAUCHERY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Seine-et-Marne
France

Location Information

Beauchery is a village 56 kilometres east-north-east of Melun, and 10 kilometres north-east of Provins. The communal cemetery lies on the north-east side of the village on a road leading to the neighbouring village of Villiers St. Georges. The war graves will be found near the east wall of the cemetery.


History Information

There are 14 casualties of the 1939-45 War commemorated on 8 headstones in this site. These are airmen of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force. They all died on the 4th May 1944 during the raid on Mailly-le-Camp.


​Burial Details:
 
Lancaster Mk III, Serial ND411, 103 Sqdn. R.A.F. Station - Elsham Wolds, Lincs.

Fl. Sgt. Clifford Samuel GAY, R.A.A.F., aged 27
Pilot Officer John Edgar HOLDEN, R.A.V.R., aged 20
Sgt. Fred Carson HOXFORD, R.C.A.F.
Sgt. Arthur Arnold McCALLUM, R.C.A.F.
Sgt. James Ernest MOORE, R.A.F.V.R.
Sgt. Terence William SYKES, R.A.F.V.R., aged 20
Sgt. Robert Arthur WILSON, R.A.F.V.R.


Lancaster Mk III, Serial JB405, 12 Sqdn. R.A.F. Station - Wickenby, Lincs.

Pilot Officer John Denis CARTER, R.A.F.V.R., aged 21
Warrant Officer Douglas Eston CLOSE, R.A.A.F., aged 22
Sgt. Thomas Stanley HAYHURST, R.A.F.V.R., aged 30
Sgt. Geoffrey LONG, R.A.F.V.R., aged 22
Sgt. Kenneth Norman READ, R.A.F.V.R., aged 22
Sgt. Alexander Paton SIMPSON, R.A.F.V.R.
Flying Officer Raymond John WARD, R.A.F.V.R., aged 24

Sgt. S. Johnson was taken prisoner.


Pictures and Flight Information © Barry Cuttell
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