CONDÉ-SUR-AISNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.39592, Longitude: 3.46702
Location Information
Condé-sur-Aisne is a village and commune 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) east of Soissons, on the northern side of the river Aisne. The most convenient railway station is Soissons, on the Paris to Hirson line, whence there is a bus service to Condé-sur-Aisne. The communal cemetery is some 400 yards south-west of the church, in a narrow road leading from the village "Place." Near the south-western corner of the cemetery are the graves of seven airmen, two of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and the others to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Flight Details provided by Barry Cuttell
Base: R.A.F. Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire
Unit: 405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial JB684
Target, Laon, France
Incident: The aircaft cashed at Condé-sur-Aisne on 23rd April 1944. There were no survivors.
Identified Casualties: Canada 5, United Kingdom 2. Total 7.
Condé-sur-Aisne is a village and commune 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) east of Soissons, on the northern side of the river Aisne. The most convenient railway station is Soissons, on the Paris to Hirson line, whence there is a bus service to Condé-sur-Aisne. The communal cemetery is some 400 yards south-west of the church, in a narrow road leading from the village "Place." Near the south-western corner of the cemetery are the graves of seven airmen, two of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and the others to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Flight Details provided by Barry Cuttell
Base: R.A.F. Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire
Unit: 405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial JB684
Target, Laon, France
Incident: The aircaft cashed at Condé-sur-Aisne on 23rd April 1944. There were no survivors.
Identified Casualties: Canada 5, United Kingdom 2. Total 7.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/85518 Pilot Officer
Edward Lloyd Alberts
Air Bomber in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
Edward Lloyd Alberts
Air Bomber in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
C/85532 Pilot Officer
George Robert Berkey
Flight Engineer in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944, aged 22.
Son of George Dewey and Martha W. Berkey of New Westminster, British Columbiam Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His All"
George Robert Berkey
Flight Engineer in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944, aged 22.
Son of George Dewey and Martha W. Berkey of New Westminster, British Columbiam Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His All"
1393762 Sergeant
Sidney Bosworth
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Brother. He Died That We Might Live"
Sidney Bosworth
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Nathaniel and Louisa Bosworth.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Brother. He Died That We Might Live"
J/85550 Pilot Officer
Joseph Grodecki
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
Joseph Grodecki
Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
J/88087 Pilot Officer
William Robert Oliver
Navigator in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
William Robert Oliver
Navigator in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944.
J/85454 Pilot Officer
Russell Arthur Saltzberry
Pilot in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944, aged 24.
Son of Alva and Florence Saltzberry of New Dundee, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Russell Arthur Saltzberry
Pilot in 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd April 1944, aged 24.
Son of Alva and Florence Saltzberry of New Dundee, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Other Burial Details:
173599 Pilot Officer John Walter Tonkyn, Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve, died 23rd April 1944, aged 19. Son of John Addcott of Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hants. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
173599 Pilot Officer John Walter Tonkyn, Air Gunner in 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve, died 23rd April 1944, aged 19. Son of John Addcott of Tonkyn and Edith Tonkyn of Totton, Hants. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
