BOULT-AUX-BOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Ardennes
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.4302, Longitude: 4.84812
Location Information
Boult-aux-Bois is a village and commune some 24.5 miles (39 kilometres) south-south-east of Mezières and 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) north-east of Vouziers, on the road to Buzancy (N.46, N.47). The best route is by bus from Reims to Vouziers and from Vouziers to the village by taxi. Reims has good road and rail connections with Paris and the towns of northern France. The cemetery is on the eastern side of the village at the junction of the roads leading to the neighbouring villages of Germont (N.47) and Briquenay (D.42). About 10 yards north-east of the war memorial in the cemetery are the graves of seven airmen. Four of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and three to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Total Burials: 7.
Casualties: United Kingdom 4, Canada 3. Total 7.
Boult-aux-Bois is a village and commune some 24.5 miles (39 kilometres) south-south-east of Mezières and 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) north-east of Vouziers, on the road to Buzancy (N.46, N.47). The best route is by bus from Reims to Vouziers and from Vouziers to the village by taxi. Reims has good road and rail connections with Paris and the towns of northern France. The cemetery is on the eastern side of the village at the junction of the roads leading to the neighbouring villages of Germont (N.47) and Briquenay (D.42). About 10 yards north-east of the war memorial in the cemetery are the graves of seven airmen. Four of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and three to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Total Burials: 7.
Casualties: United Kingdom 4, Canada 3. Total 7.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Original Grave Markers
J/25750 Flying Officer
David Richard Jones
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of John R. Jones and Annie Catherine Jones, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord; And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
David Richard Jones
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of John R. Jones and Annie Catherine Jones, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord; And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
Flight Lieutenant
John Edward Porter
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of John James Porter and Lillian Porter, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Took Him From Formation And Soloed Him His Own Way To Timeless Flight"
John Edward Porter
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of John James Porter and Lillian Porter, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Took Him From Formation And Soloed Him His Own Way To Timeless Flight"
J/90765 Pilot Officer
Chester Owen Powell
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 33.
Son of Thomas and Mary E. Powell, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; husband of Margaret Mary Goodall Powell, of Brantford.
His headstone bears the inscription "He That Believeth On Me Shall Not Perish But Have Everlasting Life"
Chester Owen Powell
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th August 1944, aged 33.
Son of Thomas and Mary E. Powell, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; husband of Margaret Mary Goodall Powell, of Brantford.
His headstone bears the inscription "He That Believeth On Me Shall Not Perish But Have Everlasting Life"
Other Burial Details
2220769 Sergeant Rowland Theodore Hill, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 19. Son of Rowland and Edith Marian Hill, of Wolverhampton. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Is My Shepherd; I Shall Not Want"
1582720 Sergeant John Spencer Kinsey, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 22. Son of John Harry Alt Kinsey and Ivy Laura Kinsey, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. His headstone bears the inscription "To The Dear Memory Of Our Beloved Son John. Love's Last Gift, Remembrance"
1800386 Sergeant William George Nisbett, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 24. Son of Ernest and Rose Nisbett, of Leyton, Essex; husband of Christine Nisbett, of Stratford, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "In My Heart A Memory Is Kept I Loved You Too Well To Ever Forget. Loving Wife Chris"
129554 Flying Officer Basil Laird Purkis, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 34. Son of Henry James Purkis and Bessie Purkis; husband of M. Joyce Purkis, of Penheden Heath, Maidstone, Kent. Barrister-at-Law. His headstone bears the inscription "He Shall Receive The Blessing From The Lord"
2220769 Sergeant Rowland Theodore Hill, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 19. Son of Rowland and Edith Marian Hill, of Wolverhampton. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Is My Shepherd; I Shall Not Want"
1582720 Sergeant John Spencer Kinsey, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 22. Son of John Harry Alt Kinsey and Ivy Laura Kinsey, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. His headstone bears the inscription "To The Dear Memory Of Our Beloved Son John. Love's Last Gift, Remembrance"
1800386 Sergeant William George Nisbett, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 24. Son of Ernest and Rose Nisbett, of Leyton, Essex; husband of Christine Nisbett, of Stratford, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "In My Heart A Memory Is Kept I Loved You Too Well To Ever Forget. Loving Wife Chris"
129554 Flying Officer Basil Laird Purkis, 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1944, aged 34. Son of Henry James Purkis and Bessie Purkis; husband of M. Joyce Purkis, of Penheden Heath, Maidstone, Kent. Barrister-at-Law. His headstone bears the inscription "He Shall Receive The Blessing From The Lord"
