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GUINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France

Location Information

Guines is a small town 10 kilometres south of Calais. The Communal Cemetery is south-east of the town, near the crossing of the road to Ardres and the road to Licques. The entrance is in the latter. At the far end of the main path from this entrance are the graves of seven airmen of the Royal Air Force and one Polish airman.



Visiting Information

This cemetery is open during the following times:
1st November to 31 March 8 am. to 5 pm. Every day
1st April to 31 October 8 am. to 7 pm. Every day



Burial Details

Porucznik Witold Josef Glowacki, Polish Air Force, died 24th September 1940.

32197 Squadron Leader Charles Constantine House, Pilot in 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 23rd August 1940, aged 29. 
Son of Constantine Nicholas and Lilian House; husband of Dorothy Nancy House (nee Walker, of Hurst Green, Sussex.

42719 Pilot Officer John Charles Mallon, Pilot in 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 8th October 1940, aged 24. Son of Alexander and Dora Christabel Mallon, of Bell Block, Taranaki, New Zealand.

517475 Sergeant Thomas Frederick Nicholas, Observer in Royal Air Force, died 4th March 1941. 

566059 Sergeant James Stanley Rose, Pilot in 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 4th March 1941, aged 25. Son of Thomas and Theresa Rose, of Purston, Featherstone, Yorkshire; husband of Betty Rose.

613282 Sergeant Arthur Thomas Shackleford, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 8th October 1940.

751481 Sergeant Raymond Albert Walker, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 4th March 1941, aged 19. Son of Albert and Millicent Annie Walker, of Nottingham.

562350 Sergeant Wilfred Philip Whetton, D. F. M. Observer in 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 8th October 1940, aged 28. Son of Arthur and Jessie Whetton; husband of May Whetton, of Bath, Somerset.

French Graves
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  • France
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    • MARNE
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