HERBISSE CHURCHYARD
Aube
France
Location Information
Herbisse is a village in the Department of the Aube, 38 kilometres north of Troyes and 10 kilometres north of Arcis-sur-Aube, a small town on the Troyes to Chalons-sur-Marne road. Between the south east corner of the churchyard and south east boundary hedge is a single row of seven aircrew burials, five British and two New Zealand. The aircrew died on 19th July 1944.
Flight Details:
Base: Fiskerton, Lincs.
Unit: 49 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JB178
Target: Revigny, France
Incident: Crashed at Herbisse 19th July 1944.
Burial Details:
Sgt. Allan Alfred ANSELL, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 20. Son of Richard Jack and Francis Ansell of Bournemouth, Hants.
Flight Sgt. Colin DAVISON, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Henry Davison; husband of Pauline Davison of Totley, Yorkshire.
Flight Lieut. William Raeburn GREEN, D. F. C. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Aged 28. Son of William Franceys and Mignonette Green of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sgt. Gordon Ernest Deryck HANDS, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 19. Son of Ernest James and Sybil Hands of Hendon, Middlesex.
Pilot Officer Mervyn Charles HOLLARD, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Aged 21. Son of Charles John and Hilda Kate Hollard of Opotki, Auckland, New Zealand.
Flight Sgt. Herbert Reginald NEAL, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 32. Son of Joseph Lloyd and Isabella Neal; husband of Evelyn Betty Neal of Stanmore, Middlesex. Member of the Pharmaceutical Society.
Sgt. Francis Stanley SEYMOUR, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 22. Son of Francis and Florence Seymour of Leyburn, Yorkshire.
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
Herbisse is a village in the Department of the Aube, 38 kilometres north of Troyes and 10 kilometres north of Arcis-sur-Aube, a small town on the Troyes to Chalons-sur-Marne road. Between the south east corner of the churchyard and south east boundary hedge is a single row of seven aircrew burials, five British and two New Zealand. The aircrew died on 19th July 1944.
Flight Details:
Base: Fiskerton, Lincs.
Unit: 49 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JB178
Target: Revigny, France
Incident: Crashed at Herbisse 19th July 1944.
Burial Details:
Sgt. Allan Alfred ANSELL, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 20. Son of Richard Jack and Francis Ansell of Bournemouth, Hants.
Flight Sgt. Colin DAVISON, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Henry Davison; husband of Pauline Davison of Totley, Yorkshire.
Flight Lieut. William Raeburn GREEN, D. F. C. Royal New Zealand Air Force. Aged 28. Son of William Franceys and Mignonette Green of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sgt. Gordon Ernest Deryck HANDS, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 19. Son of Ernest James and Sybil Hands of Hendon, Middlesex.
Pilot Officer Mervyn Charles HOLLARD, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Aged 21. Son of Charles John and Hilda Kate Hollard of Opotki, Auckland, New Zealand.
Flight Sgt. Herbert Reginald NEAL, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 32. Son of Joseph Lloyd and Isabella Neal; husband of Evelyn Betty Neal of Stanmore, Middlesex. Member of the Pharmaceutical Society.
Sgt. Francis Stanley SEYMOUR, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 22. Son of Francis and Florence Seymour of Leyburn, Yorkshire.
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
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