BIÉVILLE-SUR-ORNE CHURCHYARD
Calvados
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.23442, Longitude: -0.32619
Location Information
Biéville-sur-Orne is a village and commune 4 miles (6 kilometres) north-north-east of Caen, on the D.60 road from Caen to Lion-sur-Mer, on the Normandy coast 3 miles (5 kilometres) north-west of the mouth of the river Orne.
There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war, 17 yards north of the church tower.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Biéville-sur-Orne is a village and commune 4 miles (6 kilometres) north-north-east of Caen, on the D.60 road from Caen to Lion-sur-Mer, on the Normandy coast 3 miles (5 kilometres) north-west of the mouth of the river Orne.
There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war, 17 yards north of the church tower.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
150300 Flying Officer
Richard Hughes Long
Pilot in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
6th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of Comdr. Paul Long, formerly of the R.N., and Barbara Long, of Brasted, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Unto The King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, The Only Wise God, We Commend Them"
Richard Hughes Long
Pilot in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
6th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of Comdr. Paul Long, formerly of the R.N., and Barbara Long, of Brasted, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Unto The King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, The Only Wise God, We Commend Them"
Other Burial Details
1894252 Sergeant Henry William Aparicio, Air Gunner in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 20. Son of Ernest A. and Mary L. Aparicio, of Bow, London. His headstone bears the inscription "To Our Beloved Son Who Is So Far From Us. Our Thoughts Are Always Of You. Mum & Dad"
1600622 Sergeant Henry John Chatterton, Air Bomber in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Harry and Philippine Chatterton, of Croydon, Surrey; husband of Olive Chatterton, of Croydon. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone From Us But Not Forgotten, Never Shall Your Memory Fade. Olive, Mum And Dad"
144675 Flying Officer Stephen Percy Cooper, Navigator in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944. Son of Charles and Edith Cooper; husband of Marjorie Cooper, of Northolt, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of My Beloved Husband"
1369916 Sergeant Robert Telford Muir, Radio operator in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944.
1894252 Sergeant Henry William Aparicio, Air Gunner in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 20. Son of Ernest A. and Mary L. Aparicio, of Bow, London. His headstone bears the inscription "To Our Beloved Son Who Is So Far From Us. Our Thoughts Are Always Of You. Mum & Dad"
1600622 Sergeant Henry John Chatterton, Air Bomber in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Harry and Philippine Chatterton, of Croydon, Surrey; husband of Olive Chatterton, of Croydon. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone From Us But Not Forgotten, Never Shall Your Memory Fade. Olive, Mum And Dad"
144675 Flying Officer Stephen Percy Cooper, Navigator in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944. Son of Charles and Edith Cooper; husband of Marjorie Cooper, of Northolt, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of My Beloved Husband"
1369916 Sergeant Robert Telford Muir, Radio operator in 297 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944.
