DROSAY CHURCHYARD
Seine-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.79292, Longitude: 0.74304
Location Information
Drosay is a village in the Seine-Maritime region of France. The Churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
There are now 10 Commonwealth Airmen from World War Two buried in this churchyard, 7 from the U. K. and 3 from Canada.
Drosay is a village in the Seine-Maritime region of France. The Churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
There are now 10 Commonwealth Airmen from World War Two buried in this churchyard, 7 from the U. K. and 3 from Canada.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Canadian Burials
J/88569 Pilot Officer
Raymond Glen Bruegeman
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of Reuben Ezra and Mary Alma Bruegeman, of Hanover, Ontario, Canada; husband of Dorothy Priscilla Bruegeman, of Hanover.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of Reuben & Mary Bruegeman, Hanover, Ontario, Canada "Thy Kingdom Come"
Raymond Glen Bruegeman
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 22.
Son of Reuben Ezra and Mary Alma Bruegeman, of Hanover, Ontario, Canada; husband of Dorothy Priscilla Bruegeman, of Hanover.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of Reuben & Mary Bruegeman, Hanover, Ontario, Canada "Thy Kingdom Come"
J/37186 Flying Officer
Jack Arthur Kelly
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of W. J. and Margaret Kelly, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Hath Loved God, And Shall Obtain Pardon For His Sins"
Jack Arthur Kelly
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of W. J. and Margaret Kelly, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Hath Loved God, And Shall Obtain Pardon For His Sins"
J/28280 Flying Officer
George Gordon Perkins
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 27.
Son of Harold and Edna Perkins, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Jesus Said, I Am The Resurrection, And The Life St. John XI. 25"
George Gordon Perkins
434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th August 1944, aged 27.
Son of Harold and Edna Perkins, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Jesus Said, I Am The Resurrection, And The Life St. John XI. 25"
United Kingdom Burials
741487 Sergeant Frank Richard Edwards, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th June 1940, aged 21. Son of Edward Richard and Ada Gertrude Edwards, of Taplow, Buckinghamshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart: For They Shall See God"Mum And Dad.
624501 Sergeant Frederick Donald Hardy, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 19. Son of Thomas Patrick and Florence Jeannette Hardy, of Nazeing, Essex.
521236 Sergeant Robert Hewitt, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 24. Son of Robert Hewitt and of Jane Parker Hewitt (nee Harvey), of Glasgow; husband of Helen Annie Hewitt, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Thee, And Give Thee Peace"
515103 Sergeant Cecil Bertram Kircher, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 27. Son of Bertram and Maud Kircher; husband of Stella Helene Kircher, of Didcot, Berkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Our Memory. His Everloving Wife, Mother, Father, Sister And Brother"
1592882 Sergeant Norman Marley, 434 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 4th August 1944, aged 22. Son of Norman and Bertha M. Marley, of Washington, Co. Durham. His headstone bears the inscription "God Be With You Till We Meet Again"
580737 Sergeant Leonard Wingate Routledge, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th June 1940, aged 22. Son of Herbert Bird Routledge and Gladys Elisabeth Routledge, of Wembley, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "The Souls Of The Righteous Are In The Hand Of God"
632041 Sergeant Selwyn Frederick Youngson, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 22. Son of Fred and Helen Youngson, of Inverness. His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts The Memory Is Kept Of One We Loved And Will Never Forget"
624501 Sergeant Frederick Donald Hardy, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 19. Son of Thomas Patrick and Florence Jeannette Hardy, of Nazeing, Essex.
521236 Sergeant Robert Hewitt, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 24. Son of Robert Hewitt and of Jane Parker Hewitt (nee Harvey), of Glasgow; husband of Helen Annie Hewitt, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Thee, And Give Thee Peace"
515103 Sergeant Cecil Bertram Kircher, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 27. Son of Bertram and Maud Kircher; husband of Stella Helene Kircher, of Didcot, Berkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Our Memory. His Everloving Wife, Mother, Father, Sister And Brother"
1592882 Sergeant Norman Marley, 434 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 4th August 1944, aged 22. Son of Norman and Bertha M. Marley, of Washington, Co. Durham. His headstone bears the inscription "God Be With You Till We Meet Again"
580737 Sergeant Leonard Wingate Routledge, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th June 1940, aged 22. Son of Herbert Bird Routledge and Gladys Elisabeth Routledge, of Wembley, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "The Souls Of The Righteous Are In The Hand Of God"
632041 Sergeant Selwyn Frederick Youngson, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1940, aged 22. Son of Fred and Helen Youngson, of Inverness. His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts The Memory Is Kept Of One We Loved And Will Never Forget"
Madam Aureille tending the graves of the three Canadian burials.
