BLÉVY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure-et-Loir
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.64331, Longitude: 1.18272
Location Information
Blévy is a village and commune 32 kilometres north-west of Chartres and 18 kilometres south-west of Dreux. The most practical course is to take a taxi from Dreux. The communal cemetery is north of the village on the D.20 road from Dreux.
Some 17 yards south of the crucifix in the centre of the cemetery is the collective grave of eight airmen. Three of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and five to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Blévy is a village and commune 32 kilometres north-west of Chartres and 18 kilometres south-west of Dreux. The most practical course is to take a taxi from Dreux. The communal cemetery is north of the village on the D.20 road from Dreux.
Some 17 yards south of the crucifix in the centre of the cemetery is the collective grave of eight airmen. Three of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and five to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/85350 Pilot Officer
John Peter Artynuik
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 23.
Son of Pete and Rosie Artyniuk, of Onoway, Alberu, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Son Of Pete And Rosie Artynuik, Onoway, Alberta, Canada"
John Peter Artynuik
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 23.
Son of Pete and Rosie Artyniuk, of Onoway, Alberu, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Son Of Pete And Rosie Artynuik, Onoway, Alberta, Canada"
J/25531 Flying Officer
Peter Joseph Gandy
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of Agnes Gandy, and stepson of Joseph Skoez, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "May You Rest In Peace. Until We Meet Again"
Peter Joseph Gandy
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of Agnes Gandy, and stepson of Joseph Skoez, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "May You Rest In Peace. Until We Meet Again"
J/85356 Pilot Officer
Gordon Beverley Jose
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of John Sidney Jose, and of Mary Jane Jose, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That Others Might Live"
Gordon Beverley Jose
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of John Sidney Jose, and of Mary Jane Jose, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That Others Might Live"
J/28857 Flying Officer
Hugh Allan Morrison
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 29.
Son of Joseph H. Morrison and Mary Ellen Morrison.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Loved And Remembered"
Hugh Allan Morrison
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944, aged 29.
Son of Joseph H. Morrison and Mary Ellen Morrison.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Loved And Remembered"
J/87245 Pilot Officer
William Dakin Mullin
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944.
Son of William N. Mullin and Catherine May Mullin, of Brighton, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Cannot Say, And I Will Not Say That He Is Dead, He Is Just Away"
William Dakin Mullin
431 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th June 1944.
Son of William N. Mullin and Catherine May Mullin, of Brighton, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Cannot Say, And I Will Not Say That He Is Dead, He Is Just Away"
Other Burial Details
178241 Pilot Officer Gilbert Alfred John Curtis, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 8th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Alfred Ernest and Amy Afra Curtis; husband of Margaret Ellen Curtis, of Dagenham, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "---That We Might Live"
1544755 Flight Sergeant Donald Angus Flett, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th June 1944.
1569460 Sergeant William Teape, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th June 1944, aged 20. Son of Albert and Mary Livingstone Walker Teape, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "God Has You In His Keeping, We Will Always Have You, Willie, In Our Hearts"
178241 Pilot Officer Gilbert Alfred John Curtis, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 8th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Alfred Ernest and Amy Afra Curtis; husband of Margaret Ellen Curtis, of Dagenham, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "---That We Might Live"
1544755 Flight Sergeant Donald Angus Flett, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th June 1944.
1569460 Sergeant William Teape, 431 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th June 1944, aged 20. Son of Albert and Mary Livingstone Walker Teape, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "God Has You In His Keeping, We Will Always Have You, Willie, In Our Hearts"
