COUTISSE CHURCHYARD
Namur
Belgium
Location Information
The village of Coutisse is located east of the town of Namur off the N921. From the motorway E42/A15 which runs between Mons and Liege turn off at junction 9 onto the N921 direction Andenne. Follow the N921 through Andenne to the signs for Coutisse, turn left direction Coutisse and the church is in the village centre. The graves are located through the entrance in rue des Charmes and in the front left hand corner.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Coutisse Churchyard contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
Churchyard picture © Jean-Michel Dominique
The village of Coutisse is located east of the town of Namur off the N921. From the motorway E42/A15 which runs between Mons and Liege turn off at junction 9 onto the N921 direction Andenne. Follow the N921 through Andenne to the signs for Coutisse, turn left direction Coutisse and the church is in the village centre. The graves are located through the entrance in rue des Charmes and in the front left hand corner.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Coutisse Churchyard contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
Churchyard picture © Jean-Michel Dominique
1260195 Sergeant
Johnstone Stewart
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
died 11th August 1942, aged 21.
Son of William Johnstone Stewart and Elizabeth Alexander Stewart, of Dundee.
Other Burial Details
37566 Squadron Leader (Pilot) James Beavis, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 11th August 1942, aged 28. Son of Ernest Norman and Adelaide Mary Beavis, of East Horsley, Surrey; husband of Nicotine Yvonne Elizabeth Beavis.
48963 Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) Raymond Cecil Embelin, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th August 1942, aged 25. Son of Arthur and Ethel I. Embelin, of Leyton, Essex.
921818 Sergeant Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Henry Douglas Hurst, 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th August 1942, aged 29.
128965 Pilot Officer Norman Spark, 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Resereve, died 11th August 1942, aged 29. Son of George and Gertrude Agnes Spark, of Urmston, Lancashire.
591613 Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Allan Frederick Wise, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 11th August 1942, aged 22. Son of George Ellis Wise and Frances Wise, of Pottersbury, Northamptonshire.
Johnstone Stewart
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
died 11th August 1942, aged 21.
Son of William Johnstone Stewart and Elizabeth Alexander Stewart, of Dundee.
Other Burial Details
37566 Squadron Leader (Pilot) James Beavis, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 11th August 1942, aged 28. Son of Ernest Norman and Adelaide Mary Beavis, of East Horsley, Surrey; husband of Nicotine Yvonne Elizabeth Beavis.
48963 Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) Raymond Cecil Embelin, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th August 1942, aged 25. Son of Arthur and Ethel I. Embelin, of Leyton, Essex.
921818 Sergeant Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Henry Douglas Hurst, 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th August 1942, aged 29.
128965 Pilot Officer Norman Spark, 156 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Resereve, died 11th August 1942, aged 29. Son of George and Gertrude Agnes Spark, of Urmston, Lancashire.
591613 Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Allan Frederick Wise, 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 11th August 1942, aged 22. Son of George Ellis Wise and Frances Wise, of Pottersbury, Northamptonshire.
