ÉCORCEI CHURCHYARD
Orne
France
GOS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.72016, Longitude: 0.57993
Location Information
Écorcei is a village 44 kilometres east of Argentan and 6 kilometres south-west of l'Aigle, a town on the Argentan-Verneuil road. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
There are 12 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here.
Écorcei is a village 44 kilometres east of Argentan and 6 kilometres south-west of l'Aigle, a town on the Argentan-Verneuil road. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village.
Historical Information
There are 12 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here.
Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels
R/65249 Warrant Officer Class I
Donald Alexander Joseph Cameron
138 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th August 1943.
Donald Alexander Joseph Cameron
138 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th August 1943.
1087690 Sergeant
Frederick George Cowler
10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th September 1943, aged 34.
Son of Albert and Louisa Cowler, of Exeter; husband of Ivy Isobel Cowler, of Exeter.
His headstone bears the inscription "Your Memory To Us Is A Treasure, Your Loss A Lifetime Regret"
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Frederick George Cowler
10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th September 1943, aged 34.
Son of Albert and Louisa Cowler, of Exeter; husband of Ivy Isobel Cowler, of Exeter.
His headstone bears the inscription "Your Memory To Us Is A Treasure, Your Loss A Lifetime Regret"
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
149984 Pilot Officer
Charles John Lindsay Dunlop
10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of John Sugden Dunlop and Ingha Angela Joan Bodmer Dunlop, of Glenreasdell Mains, Argyllshire.
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Charles John Lindsay Dunlop
10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of John Sugden Dunlop and Ingha Angela Joan Bodmer Dunlop, of Glenreasdell Mains, Argyllshire.
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
R/85356 Warrant Officer Class I
Allan Gerald Foster
138 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force
12th August 1943, aged 22.
Son of William G. M. Foster and Dorothy May Foster, of Whitewood, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loyalty, Sacrifice. Ever Living In Hearts At Home, Whitewood, Sask, Canada"
Allan Gerald Foster
138 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force
12th August 1943, aged 22.
Son of William G. M. Foster and Dorothy May Foster, of Whitewood, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loyalty, Sacrifice. Ever Living In Hearts At Home, Whitewood, Sask, Canada"
R/153207 Sergeant
William Frank MacKenna
10 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
15th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of George H. MacKenna and Sarah MacKenna, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription In Loving Memory Of Our Billy. "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus"
William Frank MacKenna
10 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
15th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of George H. MacKenna and Sarah MacKenna, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription In Loving Memory Of Our Billy. "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus"
413876 Flying Officer
Murray Metcalfe
485 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
16th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of Robert Arbor Metcalfe and of Ethel Muriel Metcalfe, of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Murray Metcalfe
485 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
16th September 1943, aged 20.
Son of Robert Arbor Metcalfe and of Ethel Muriel Metcalfe, of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
425220 Flight Sergeant
Allan Blakiston Robinson
138 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
17th August 1943, aged 25.
Son of Blakiston and Alice Ann Robinson, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of Mr. And Mrs. B. Robinson, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia"
Allan Blakiston Robinson
138 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
17th August 1943, aged 25.
Son of Blakiston and Alice Ann Robinson, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of Mr. And Mrs. B. Robinson, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia"
Other Burial Details
1472439 Sergeant Horace George Ansell, 138 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 17th August 1943, aged 21. Son of Frederick George and Winnie Ansell, of Broadstairs, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
1349988 Sergeant Francis Boles, 138 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 17th August 1943, aged 20. Son of Francis and Beatrice Boles, of Kelso, Roxburghshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord; May His Soul Rest In Peace Amen"
1817929 Sergeant George William Francis Duckett, 138 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 17th August 1943, aged 22. Son of William John and Frances Helen Duckett, of Warwick; husband of Renee Duckett, of Warwick. His headstone bears the inscription "Sweet Are The Memories, Silently Kept, Of One I Loved And Will Never Forget"
159470 Pilot Officer James Miller Dunlop, 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th September 1943, aged 22. Son of John Fulton Dunlop and Louise Keiller Miller Dunlop, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"
412439 Flight Sergeant Norman Wood Hayter, 138 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, died 17th August 1943, aged 24.
Son of Karl Gordon and Beatrice Myers Hayter, of Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
