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BEAUREPAIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.29375, Longitude: 2.56481

Location Information

Beaurepaire is a village 38 kilometres south-east of Beauvais and 4 kilometres west of Pont Sainte Maxence. The Communal Cemetery lies on the outskirts of the village and is reached via the road from Pont Sainte Maxence to Creil. The cemetery contains the graves of 2 airmen of the Royal Air Force.


Burial Details


580936 Sergeant John Ballantyne, Observer in 88 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 12th June 1940, aged 23. Son of John and Alexandra M. M. Ballantyne, of Juniper Green, Midlothian. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns" 

39007 Flight Lieutenant Alan Leonard Pitfield, D. F. C. 88 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 12th June 1940, aged 22. Son of Leonard Charles and Dorothy Ida Pitfield, of Hobart, Tasmania. His headstone bears the inscription "O Brother Man ! Fold To Thy Heart Thy Brother"

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery
Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery
Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery
Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery
Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery
Beaurepaire Communal Cemetery

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Disclaimer


The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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