ÉVREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.0235, Longitude: 1.15543
Location Information
Évreux is a town in the Department of the Eure about 115 kilometres north-west of Paris. The Communal Cemetery is in the south-eastern part of the town and north of the old road to Mantes and Paris.
From the station, take the Bd Gambetta, then Rue de la Resistance. When you reach the crossroads take Rue F D Roosevelt, Av Winston Churchill and then Rue Delattre de Tassigny where the cemetery will be found. The Commonwealth war graves plot is on the right hand side of the cemetery.
Historical Information
There are 5, 1914-18 and 76, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Total Burials: 81.
World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 4, Canada 1. Total 5.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 55, Canada 7, South Africa 5, New Zealand 3, Australia 2, Poland 1. Total 73.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2, Canada 1. Total 3.
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
World War One Roll of Honour
Lieutenant
Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton
1st/1st Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) and Machine Gun Corps
28th March 1918, aged 35.
Row C. 37.
Croix de Guerre (France), Son of Stephen Fairbairn Cotton and Mrs. Cotton, of Blydone, Bitterne, Hants, husband of Jane Beatrice Cotton, of 16, Grange Rd., Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription Croix de Guerre (For "Bravoure Remarquable") Consummatum Est
Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton
1st/1st Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) and Machine Gun Corps
28th March 1918, aged 35.
Row C. 37.
Croix de Guerre (France), Son of Stephen Fairbairn Cotton and Mrs. Cotton, of Blydone, Bitterne, Hants, husband of Jane Beatrice Cotton, of 16, Grange Rd., Eastbourne.
His headstone bears the inscription Croix de Guerre (For "Bravoure Remarquable") Consummatum Est
World War Two Roll of Honour
605549 Flight Sergeant
Thomas Hitchcock Clark
132 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
30th March 1944, aged 22.
Row B. 12.
Son of James Averell Clark and Helen Hitchcock Clark, of New York City, U.S.A.
Thomas Hitchcock Clark
132 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
30th March 1944, aged 22.
Row B. 12.
Son of James Averell Clark and Helen Hitchcock Clark, of New York City, U.S.A.
921754 Sergeant
Brian Ignatius Joseph Daly
44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
17th April 1942.
Row C. Collective Grave 2-8.
Brian Ignatius Joseph Daly
44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
17th April 1942.
Row C. Collective Grave 2-8.
959865 Sergeant
Sydney William Fox
158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
3rd June 1944.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
Sydney William Fox
158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
3rd June 1944.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
424453 Pilot Officer
Cedric Charles William Gover
101 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th June 1944, aged 30.
Row B. Collective Grave 31-37.
Son of Alfred Adrian and Daisy Gover, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Cedric Charles William Gover
101 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th June 1944, aged 30.
Row B. Collective Grave 31-37.
Son of Alfred Adrian and Daisy Gover, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
J/17859 Flying Officer
Bruce Gordon Henderson
418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 22.
Row B. 2.
Son of Robert James Henderson and Emily Frances Henderson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Never Forgotten"
Bruce Gordon Henderson
418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 22.
Row B. 2.
Son of Robert James Henderson and Emily Frances Henderson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Never Forgotten"
1819684 Sergeant
Maurice Hardy Hewes
101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12th June 1944.
Row B. Collective Grave 31-37.
Maurice Hardy Hewes
101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12th June 1944.
Row B. Collective Grave 31-37.
Image above © Thierry Grier
112784 Flying Officer
Herbert Oxley Johnson, D. F. C.
83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
11th May 1944, aged 37.
Row B. 17.
Son of Herbert, Frank and Winifred Edith Johnson; husband of Phyllis Johnson, of Purley, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life For His Friends"
Herbert Oxley Johnson, D. F. C.
83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
11th May 1944, aged 37.
Row B. 17.
Son of Herbert, Frank and Winifred Edith Johnson; husband of Phyllis Johnson, of Purley, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life For His Friends"
5257792 Private
Charles Walter Long
1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
29th August 1944, aged 32.
Row C. 25.
Charles Walter Long
1st Bn. Worcestershire Regiment
29th August 1944, aged 32.
Row C. 25.
J/88614 Pilot Officer
Donald Frederick McCorkle
158 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 25.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
Son of Frederick Temple McCorkle and Agnes Campbell McCorkle, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
Donald Frederick McCorkle
158 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 25.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
Son of Frederick Temple McCorkle and Agnes Campbell McCorkle, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
J/13100 Flying Officer
William Boyd Reynolds
170 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th August 1943, aged 26.
Row C. 23.
Son of William and Litta Irene Reynolds, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Brave Airman Who Gave Youth & Happiness For Love Of Country"
William Boyd Reynolds
170 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th August 1943, aged 26.
Row C. 23.
Son of William and Litta Irene Reynolds, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Brave Airman Who Gave Youth & Happiness For Love Of Country"
R/72506 Sergeant
Ernest Ashton Tredenick
15 O. T. U. Royal Canadian Air Force
14th October 1941, aged 20.
Row C. Collective Grave 9-13.
Son of Percy and Mary Tredenick.
His headstone bears the inscription "Lovingly Remembered By Sisters And Brothers. He Gave His All For Freedom"
Ernest Ashton Tredenick
15 O. T. U. Royal Canadian Air Force
14th October 1941, aged 20.
Row C. Collective Grave 9-13.
Son of Percy and Mary Tredenick.
His headstone bears the inscription "Lovingly Remembered By Sisters And Brothers. He Gave His All For Freedom"
J/86212 Pilot Officer
Archibald John Stuart Wright
158 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 25.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
Son of Willis Valentine Wright and of Eva Beatrice Wright, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription Dear Archie. Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed. "He Lives In A Land Of Glory" Mom And Lucie
Archibald John Stuart Wright
158 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 25.
Row B. Collective Grave 24-26.
Son of Willis Valentine Wright and of Eva Beatrice Wright, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription Dear Archie. Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed. "He Lives In A Land Of Glory" Mom And Lucie
1157843 Sergeant
John Alfred Wynton
44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
17th April 1942.
Row C. Collective Grave 2-8.
John Alfred Wynton
44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
17th April 1942.
Row C. Collective Grave 2-8.
