GRANGES-SUR-VOLOGNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Vosges
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.14655, Longitude: 6.78563
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Granges sur Vologne is a village in the Department of Vosges, 10 kilometres north-west of Gerardmer on the D423. The Communal Cemetery is in the centre of the village. The graves are in the middle of the cemetery to the left hand side.
Visiting Information
To the north-east of the entrance are the graves of seven airmen, five belonging to the Royal Air Force, one to the Royal Canadian Air Force and one to the Australian Air Force.
Historical Information
The seven crew members from 166 Squadron took off from Kirmington at 21;25 on 27th April 1944 when their plane (Lancaster III ND825) was shot down near Granges-sur-Vologne in France. All seven were killed.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
172298 Pilot Officer
Alfred Ernest Stanley Cooper
Pilot in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 30.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cooper, of Boscombe, Bournemouth Hampshire.
Alfred Ernest Stanley Cooper
Pilot in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 30.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cooper, of Boscombe, Bournemouth Hampshire.
1606768 Sergeant
Eric Alfred Cryer
Flight Engineer in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Alfred and Beatrice Rose Cryer, of East Horsley, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always Remembered And Sadly Missed By His Loving Mum, Sisters And Brothers"
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Eric Alfred Cryer
Flight Engineer in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Alfred and Beatrice Rose Cryer, of East Horsley, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always Remembered And Sadly Missed By His Loving Mum, Sisters And Brothers"
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
1397486 Sergeant
Simon McCallum
Navigator in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944.
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Simon McCallum
Navigator in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944.
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
1397336 Sergeant
Leonard Percival Oughton
Wireless Operator in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Henry Joseph and Lilian Emma Oughton, of Battersea, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Sacrificed All For Freedom. Lest We Forget"
Leonard Percival Oughton
Wireless Operator in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Henry Joseph and Lilian Emma Oughton, of Battersea, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Sacrificed All For Freedom. Lest We Forget"
1454675 Sergeant
Kenneth Rowley
Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Bertie and Rose Rowley, of Morley, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription Ever Remembered By Mother, Father And Betty "At Peace With God"
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
Kenneth Rowley
Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Bertie and Rose Rowley, of Morley, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription Ever Remembered By Mother, Father And Betty "At Peace With God"
"Photograph supplied by Aircrew Remembered"
427220 Flight Sergeant
Eric Moore Thompson
Royal Australian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Claude and Maude Australia Thompson, of Narrogin, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "All Who Knew You Loved You"
Eric Moore Thompson
Royal Australian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 20.
Son of Claude and Maude Australia Thompson, of Narrogin, Western Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "All Who Knew You Loved You"
J/26726 Flying Officer
Charles William Eric Tiplady
Air Bomber in 166 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 23.
Son of William and Eva Adelaide Tiplady, of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
Charles William Eric Tiplady
Air Bomber in 166 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 23.
Son of William and Eva Adelaide Tiplady, of Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That We Might Live"
