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.
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
Click on Individual Headstone for Details
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 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 Incident: The aircraft collided in mid-air with Halifax LL549. There were no survivors |
Flight Details above courtesy of Barry Cuttell