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FONTAINE L'ÉTALON CHURCHYARD
Pas De Calais
France

Location Information

Fontaine l'Étalon is a small village and commune about 51 kilometres west of Arras, 8 kilometres south of Hesdin, a small town on the Arras-Montreuil road. In Fontaine l'Étalon Churchyard against the south (right hand) wall of the church, at the end farthest from the road, are the graves of airmen from the United Kingdom.


History Information

There are 14, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.



Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux

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Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux

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Pictures © Johan Pauwels

Burial Details:

Sgt. Dennis BROOKS, R.A.F.V.R., aged 20
Flt. Sgt. Leonard Charles CARTER, R.A.F.V.R., aged 22
Sgt. Frank DAWSON, R.A.F.V.R., aged 20
Flt. Sgt. Harold Joseph MIDDLEDITCH, R.A.F.V.R., aged 21
Sgt. Michael Joseph Louis PRIEST, R.A.F.V.R., aged 19
Flt. Sgt. Dick RICHARDSON, R.A.F.V.R., aged 22
Flt. Sgt. Donald Macconigill STEVEN, R.A.F.V.R., aged 28




Flight Details:

R.A.F. Base: Full Sutton, North Yorkshire
Unit: 77 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial LL549
Target: Montorgueil, Pas-de-Calais
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Incident: The aircraft collided in mid-air with Halifax MZ753. There were no survivors
Burial Details:

Sgt. Leonard Thomas ARCHARD, R.A.F.V.R.
Flying Officer Sydney James BAILEY, R.A.F.V.R., aged 20
Sgt. Eric Boys BLAND, R.A.F.V.R., aged 18
Sgt. Robert William COLLINS, R.A.F.V.R., aged 23
Flying Officer Gordon FRASER, R.A.F.V.R., aged 34
Sgt. Derek SYKES, R.A.F., aged 23
Sqdn. Leader Guy Benjamin TREASURE, R.A.F.V.R., aged 28
Flight Details: 

R.A.F. Base: Pocklington, North Yorkshire
Unit: 102 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk. III, serial MZ753
Target: Montorgueil, Pas-de-Calais
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Incident: The aircraft collided in mid-air with Halifax LL549. There were no survivors

​Flight Details above courtesy of Barry Cuttell

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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