ECQUEVILLY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Yvelines
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.95071, Longitude: 1.92534
Location Information
Ecquevilly is a commune and village (16 kilometres) east-south-east of Mantes, and on the Mantes-Paris road. The communal cemetery is down a narrow lane some 200 meters east of the church. The graves of 6 airmen, 2 belonging to the Royal Air Force, and 4 to the Royal Canadian Air Force, are adjacent to the southern wall east of the entrance.
Ecquevilly is a commune and village (16 kilometres) east-south-east of Mantes, and on the Mantes-Paris road. The communal cemetery is down a narrow lane some 200 meters east of the church. The graves of 6 airmen, 2 belonging to the Royal Air Force, and 4 to the Royal Canadian Air Force, are adjacent to the southern wall east of the entrance.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/28195 Flying Officer
Douglas Elphick
Air Bomber in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 25.
Son of Richard H. Elphick and Mary A. Elphick, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Douglas Elphick
Air Bomber in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 25.
Son of Richard H. Elphick and Mary A. Elphick, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
J/88636 Pilot Officer
James Martin Hickey
Navigator in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 31.
Son of James Joseph and Anne Louise Hickey, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; husband of Jean Carter Hickey.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
James Martin Hickey
Navigator in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 31.
Son of James Joseph and Anne Louise Hickey, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; husband of Jean Carter Hickey.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace"
J/24663 Flying Officer
John Wenger
Navigator in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 26.
Son of John and Pauline Wenger, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Born In Regina, Canada. 1918. Died For His Country. May He Rest In Peace"
John Wenger
Navigator in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 26.
Son of John and Pauline Wenger, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Born In Regina, Canada. 1918. Died For His Country. May He Rest In Peace"
J/22288 Flying Officer
George Albert White
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 27.
Son of John Charles and Jean K. White, of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Love Lives On Through All Eternity"
George Albert White
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 9 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 27.
Son of John Charles and Jean K. White, of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Love Lives On Through All Eternity"
Original Grave Marker
Other Burial Details
142196 Flying Officer Peter Douglas Blackham, Pilot in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944.
1818871 Sergeant Victor Clement Arthur Stokes, Air Gunner in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 20. Son of Arthur P. Stokes and Dora Stokes, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Canadian Boy With A Smiling Face A Broken Link We Can Never Replace"
142196 Flying Officer Peter Douglas Blackham, Pilot in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944.
1818871 Sergeant Victor Clement Arthur Stokes, Air Gunner in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 20. Son of Arthur P. Stokes and Dora Stokes, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Canadian Boy With A Smiling Face A Broken Link We Can Never Replace"
