GRANDCOURT WAR CEMETERY
Seine-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.91849, Longitude: 1.50852
Location Information
Grandcourt is a village 30 kilometres east of Dieppe at the crossing of the roads from Blangy-sur-Bresle to Fresnoy and Criel-sur-Mer to Fallencourt. The Cemetery is about 2 kilometres north-east of the village on the road to Blangy.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access with some difficulty.
Historical Information
Grandcourt War Cemetery contains 58 Second World War burials, four of them unidentified.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 44, Canada 8, Australia 1, New Zealand 1. Total 54.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 4.
Cemetery image in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
126765 Flying Officer
Robert James Boyd
41 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
6th September 1943, aged 24.
Row A. 2.
Son of Walter and Dora Boyd, of Wolverhampton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Memories Are Our Keepsake"
Robert James Boyd
41 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
6th September 1943, aged 24.
Row A. 2.
Son of Walter and Dora Boyd, of Wolverhampton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Memories Are Our Keepsake"
J/18902 Pilot Officer
Robert Edward Crewe
402 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
27th September 1943, aged 23.
Row A. 1.
Son of Milton and Rosie May Crewe, of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave All"
Bob flew Spitfire Mark V,s with 402 Squad. Whilst doing close escort work to bombers over France he was attacked & hit. After the war a French farmer told the family that he saw Bob bail out but his chute got caught on the tail. He got it untangled but was close to the ground. Upon landing he tried to get up & walk, but had broken most of the bones in his body. He succumbed to his injuries.
Robert Edward Crewe
402 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
27th September 1943, aged 23.
Row A. 1.
Son of Milton and Rosie May Crewe, of Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave All"
Bob flew Spitfire Mark V,s with 402 Squad. Whilst doing close escort work to bombers over France he was attacked & hit. After the war a French farmer told the family that he saw Bob bail out but his chute got caught on the tail. He got it untangled but was close to the ground. Upon landing he tried to get up & walk, but had broken most of the bones in his body. He succumbed to his injuries.
J/21855 Flying Officer
Keith Bayfield Hadley
107 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th April 1944.
Row E. 1.
Son of C. W. and Pearl Hadley, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. His brother Neville Hughes served in the Second World War.
Keith Bayfield Hadley
107 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th April 1944.
Row E. 1.
Son of C. W. and Pearl Hadley, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. His brother Neville Hughes served in the Second World War.
401440 Flying Officer
Clifford Clark Heathcote
Royal Australian Air Force
14th January 1944, aged 23.
Row D. 5.
Son of Robert Betts Heathcote and Ivy Faulkiner Heathcote, of Hampton, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly and Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Clifford Clark Heathcote
Royal Australian Air Force
14th January 1944, aged 23.
Row D. 5.
Son of Robert Betts Heathcote and Ivy Faulkiner Heathcote, of Hampton, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly and Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
J/16209 Flying Officer
Harold Frederick Heninger
91 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th January 1944.
Row D. 7.
Harold Frederick Heninger
91 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th January 1944.
Row D. 7.
J/15034 Flying Officer
Peter John Leboldus
418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943.
Row A. 6.
Son of John and Regina LeBoldus (1955 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Vibank, Saskatchewan.
Brother of Martin Benedict and John Anthony LeBoldus, who also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Martin Benedict died on February 20, 1944 and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in England and John Anthony died on November 24, 1943 and is buried in Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa in Italy.
Previously buried at the Communal Cemetery at Saint-Riquier-ès-Plains, Seine, France.
Leboldus Channel connects Leboldus Lake with Frobisher Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan. The Province of Saskatchewan named the Channel after John Anthony and the Lake after Peter John. The Leboldus islands in the lake are named after Martin Benedict.
Peter John Leboldus
418 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943.
Row A. 6.
Son of John and Regina LeBoldus (1955 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Vibank, Saskatchewan.
Brother of Martin Benedict and John Anthony LeBoldus, who also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Martin Benedict died on February 20, 1944 and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in England and John Anthony died on November 24, 1943 and is buried in Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa in Italy.
Previously buried at the Communal Cemetery at Saint-Riquier-ès-Plains, Seine, France.
Leboldus Channel connects Leboldus Lake with Frobisher Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan. The Province of Saskatchewan named the Channel after John Anthony and the Lake after Peter John. The Leboldus islands in the lake are named after Martin Benedict.
J/88912 Pilot Officer
Lawrence Marius Meyer
640 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th April 1944, aged 27.
Row E. 11.
Son of Marius and Myrtle Meyer, of Galahad, Alberta, Canada.
Lawrence Marius Meyer
640 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th April 1944, aged 27.
Row E. 11.
Son of Marius and Myrtle Meyer, of Galahad, Alberta, Canada.
416146 Flying Officer
Arnold Rex Oates
464 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
27th April 1944, aged 24.
Joint Grave E. 3.
Son of William and Annie Oates, of Tokomaru Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
Arnold Rex Oates
464 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
27th April 1944, aged 24.
Joint Grave E. 3.
Son of William and Annie Oates, of Tokomaru Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
J/88913 Pilot Officer
Clifford William Rose
640 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th April 1944, aged 19.
Row E. 13.
Son of Percy J. and Marie Rose, of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace, Dear Son. In Life We Loved You Dearly. In Death We Do The Same"
Clifford William Rose
640 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th April 1944, aged 19.
Row E. 13.
Son of Percy J. and Marie Rose, of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace, Dear Son. In Life We Loved You Dearly. In Death We Do The Same"
J/16082 Pilot Officer
Allister McLean Skinner
402 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th January 1943, aged 25.
Row A. 9.
Son of Alex McLean Sinclair Skinner and Christina Isabel Skinner, of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man, Than To Lay Down His Life For His Friends And Country"
Allister McLean Skinner
402 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th January 1943, aged 25.
Row A. 9.
Son of Alex McLean Sinclair Skinner and Christina Isabel Skinner, of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man, Than To Lay Down His Life For His Friends And Country"
1580119 Sergeant
Douglas Edwin Spencer
464 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 24.
Joint Grave E. 3.
Son of Walter and Rhoda Spencer, of Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "O Radiant Heart Who Gavest All For Us"
Douglas Edwin Spencer
464 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 24.
Joint Grave E. 3.
Son of Walter and Rhoda Spencer, of Nottingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "O Radiant Heart Who Gavest All For Us"
145686 Flying Officer
Cyril Timson
464 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th February 1944, aged 22.
Row E. 7.
Son of John Joel and Jennie Timson, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Proud And Treasured Memories Of Our Dear Son And Brother Cyril"
Cyril Timson
464 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th February 1944, aged 22.
Row E. 7.
Son of John Joel and Jennie Timson, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Proud And Treasured Memories Of Our Dear Son And Brother Cyril"
175807 Pilot Officer
Clifford James Wheelhouse
420 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
20th April 1944, aged 21.
Row E. 4.
Son of John Henry and Emily Alice Wheelhouse, of Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Remembrance Is Our Gift To Him Who Gave His Life For The Cause Of Freedom"
Clifford James Wheelhouse
420 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
20th April 1944, aged 21.
Row E. 4.
Son of John Henry and Emily Alice Wheelhouse, of Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Remembrance Is Our Gift To Him Who Gave His Life For The Cause Of Freedom"
J/86417 Pilot Officer
Herbert Clarke Wilson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
20th April 1944.
Row E. 5.
Son of Henry Herbert and Mary Wilson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Through Adversity To The Stars"
Herbert Clarke Wilson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
20th April 1944.
Row E. 5.
Son of Henry Herbert and Mary Wilson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Through Adversity To The Stars"
