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BOURTHES CHURCHYARD

Pas De Calais

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.60714, Longitude: 1.93148

Bourthes Churchyard
Image above © Johan Pauwels
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​Location Information


Bourthes is a village and commune about 27 kilometres south-east of Boulogne.

Historical Information

Bourthes Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and the graves of five airmen of the Second World War.

Flight Details
Base: R.A.F.Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Unit: 102 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Whitley Mk. V, serial T4260
Target: Installations at Boulogne
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Bourthes in the Pas-de-Calais. There were no survivors

(Information above courtesy of Barry Cuttell)
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World War One Burial 
Images © Johan Pauwels

Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
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6254 Private 
William Allardyce Milne 
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys)
1st May 1916, aged 28. 

Husband of Lilian Woollass (formerly Milne), of 3, Roberts Terrace, Marmaduke St., Hessle Rd., Hull.

His headstone bears the inscription "At Rest"

World War Two Burials
​Images © Johan Pauwels

Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
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755097 Sergeant 
Robert Thomas Selley

Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve 15th April 1941, aged 29. 

Son of Henry George and Sarah Mary Selley; husband of Violet Winifred Selley, of Heavitree, Exeter.

His headstone bears the inscription "Dearest Husband Of Violet And Loving Dad Of Gay. God Grant Him Eternal Rest"



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Other World War Two Burials

60069 Pilot Officer Brian Austin Childs, Pilot in 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve, died 15th April 1941, aged 26. 
Son of Alfred P. J. Childs and Anne Margaret E. Childs, of Herne Bay, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died In Beauty Like A Rose Plucked From The Parent Stem"

701654 Flight Sergeant Alfred Pearsall Clifford Reade, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 
102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve, died 15th April 1941, aged 2​1. Son of Alfred and Isobel Margaret Clifford-Reade, of Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "Treasured Memories Of A Beloved Son Now In God's Keeping"

741381 Sergeant James Authur Norris, Pilot in 
102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve, died 15th April 1941. His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of A Dear Brother May He Rest In Peace"

87359 Pilot Officer Robert John Wyndham Williams, Observer in 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve, died 15th April 1941, aged 2​3. Son of Wyndham Garnet Williams and Isabella Winifred Williams, of Aberdare, Glamorgan. B.Sc. (Lond.). His headstone bears the inscription "In Undying Memory Of Our Dearly Loved Son And Brother Robin"

Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier

Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard
Bourthes Churchyard

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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.
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