GRANGES-SUR-AUBE CHURCHYARD
Marne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.58184, Longitude: 3.85159
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Granges-sur-Aube is a village and commune some 56 kilometres south-west of Châlons-sur-Marne and 16 kilometres south-east of Sézanne. The church is situated in the centre of the village.
History Information
When Germany invaded France early in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force had already been established there for some time. Between their dramatic evacuation a few weeks later and the Normandy landings of June 1944, Commonwealth forces activity in France was limited to coastal raids and special operations. Most of the Second World War Commonwealth cemeteries are situated in the coastal areas of northern France, but graves will also be found in communal cemeteries and churchyards all over the country, many being those of Commonwealth airmen who failed to return from missions over northern Europe. Granges-sur-Aube Churchyard contains the graves of seven Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War.
Flight Details
R.A.F. Base: Fiskerton, Lincolnshire
Unit: 49 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk. III, serial ND684
Target: Revigny
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Granges-sur-Aube. There were no survivors.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
415716 Flying Officer
William David Appleyard
Royal Australian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 22.
Son of Albert John and Jessie Margaret Appleyard, of Claremont, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Appleyard Of Claremont, West Australia"
William David Appleyard
Royal Australian Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 22.
Son of Albert John and Jessie Margaret Appleyard, of Claremont, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved Son Of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Appleyard Of Claremont, West Australia"
1393228 Flight Sergeant
Dennis William Blumfield
Navigator in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of William Smith Blumfield, and of Margaret Elizabeth Blumfield (nee Cameron), of Kingsbury, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory. Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
Dennis William Blumfield
Navigator in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of William Smith Blumfield, and of Margaret Elizabeth Blumfield (nee Cameron), of Kingsbury, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory. Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
J/88476 Pilot Officer
Everett Morley Matheson
Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
9th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Earl E. Matheson and Marion Matheson, of Vancouver British Columbia. Canada.
Everett Morley Matheson
Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
9th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Earl E. Matheson and Marion Matheson, of Vancouver British Columbia. Canada.
1312857Flight Sergeant
Geoffrey John Perry
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Frederick and Edith Bessie Perry; husband of Irene Lilian Perry, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Husband Geoff. God's Greatest Gift, Remembrance"
Geoffrey John Perry
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Frederick and Edith Bessie Perry; husband of Irene Lilian Perry, of Tottenham, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Husband Geoff. God's Greatest Gift, Remembrance"
188991 Pilot Officer
Howard Ernest Turner
Flight Engineer in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of A. Turner, and of Edith Turner, of Loose, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Dear Remembrance. Mother, Freda And Eric"
Howard Ernest Turner
Flight Engineer in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of A. Turner, and of Edith Turner, of Loose, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Dear Remembrance. Mother, Freda And Eric"
1226876 Sergeant
Robert Frederick Henry Viollet
Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of Frederick and Ellen Viollet, of Reigate, Surrey.
Robert Frederick Henry Viollet
Air Gunner in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
19th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of Frederick and Ellen Viollet, of Reigate, Surrey.
Other Burial Details
1280638 Flight Sergeant George Walter Jameson, Air Bomber in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 31. Son of Arthur Ollive Jameson and Eliza Jane Jameson, of New Malden. Surrey.
1280638 Flight Sergeant George Walter Jameson, Air Bomber in 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 31. Son of Arthur Ollive Jameson and Eliza Jane Jameson, of New Malden. Surrey.
