BOISSY-SOUS-ST. YON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Essonne
France
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 48.55259 Longitude: 2.211
Location Information
Boissy-sous-St. Yon is a village 28 kilometres south-south-east of Versailles, and 7 kilometres south-south-west of Arpajon. The communal cemetery is on the south side of the village at the end of a by-road leading from the road to the neighbouring village of Breuillet. There are 8 World Two Commonwealth burials commemorated here.
Identified Casualties: Canada 6, Australia 1, United Kingdom 1. Total 8.
Boissy-sous-St. Yon is a village 28 kilometres south-south-east of Versailles, and 7 kilometres south-south-west of Arpajon. The communal cemetery is on the south side of the village at the end of a by-road leading from the road to the neighbouring village of Breuillet. There are 8 World Two Commonwealth burials commemorated here.
Identified Casualties: Canada 6, Australia 1, United Kingdom 1. Total 8.
Cemetery Images in this gallery © Christine Da Costa
J/26652 Flying Officer
Lawrence Francis O'Brien
Navigator in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 25.
Son of John Ambrose and Mary Adele O'Brien, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. B.A.
Lawrence Francis O'Brien
Navigator in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 25.
Son of John Ambrose and Mary Adele O'Brien, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. B.A.
J/90392 Pilot Officer
Alexander Gunn Sinclair
Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 19.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sinclair, of Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "They Thought Not Even Life Itself Too Much To Give"
Alexander Gunn Sinclair
Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 19.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sinclair, of Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "They Thought Not Even Life Itself Too Much To Give"
413052 Warrant Officer
William Bryce Webb
Royal Australian Air Force
10th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of William Herbert and Sylvia May Webb, of Auburn, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
William Bryce Webb
Royal Australian Air Force
10th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of William Herbert and Sylvia May Webb, of Auburn, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Other Burial Details
J/90464 Pilot Officer John Alexander Buckham, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944. Son of Thomas Robson Buckham and Margaret Grace Buckham; nephew of Mrs. J. M. Stiles, of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
J/90382 Pilot Officer Donald More, Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944, aged 19.
Son of Thomas and Davidina More, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
J/26111 Flying Officer Leonard Taylor Sykes, Pilot in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944.
J/28800 Flying Officer Philip Nairn Thompson Van Alstyne, Air Bomber in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944, aged 29. Son of Earle Everton Van Alstyne and Marion Berenice Thompson Van Alstyne, husband of Margaret May Van Alstyne, of Meadowvale, Ontario, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want...."
1891616 Sergeant Colin Francis Wilson, Flight Engineer in 424 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th July 1944, aged 19. Son of J. J. Wilson and Harriet Wilson, of Spalding, Lincolnshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
J/90464 Pilot Officer John Alexander Buckham, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944. Son of Thomas Robson Buckham and Margaret Grace Buckham; nephew of Mrs. J. M. Stiles, of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
J/90382 Pilot Officer Donald More, Air Gunner in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944, aged 19.
Son of Thomas and Davidina More, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
J/26111 Flying Officer Leonard Taylor Sykes, Pilot in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944.
J/28800 Flying Officer Philip Nairn Thompson Van Alstyne, Air Bomber in 424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 5th July 1944, aged 29. Son of Earle Everton Van Alstyne and Marion Berenice Thompson Van Alstyne, husband of Margaret May Van Alstyne, of Meadowvale, Ontario, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want...."
1891616 Sergeant Colin Francis Wilson, Flight Engineer in 424 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th July 1944, aged 19. Son of J. J. Wilson and Harriet Wilson, of Spalding, Lincolnshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Peace And Honour Rest You Here, My Sons" Shakespeare.
