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CAGNICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France

Location Information

Cagnicourt is a village 18 kilometres south-east of Arras. The cemetery lies on the D.13, 2 kilometres south of the main Arras-Cambrai road (D.939) and is near Cagnicourt British Cemetery. (Clicking on this link will take you to our WW1 site)
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Historical Information

An airman from the United Kingdom is buried near the north-eastern corner.


Burial Details

653213 Sergeant Eric White,  Flight Engineer in 426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 13th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Alfred White of Sutton Valence, Kent


Flight Details
Base: R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire
426 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mark III, serial NA510
Target: Cambrai, France
Incident: The aircraft crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt in the Pas-de- Calais on the 13th June 1944
Of the eight crew, Sgt. White is buried here, Sqdn. Leader I. M. McRobie is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Two airmen, Flying Off. G. W. Bedford and WO 2nd Class M A Brazey were taken prisoner. Fl. Sgt. A H Hammond, WO 2nd Class C A McLeod, P/O Daniel Murray and Fl. Sgt. Bremrose evaded capture, possibly with the help of local people.

(Information above courtesy of Barry Cuttell)


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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.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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