HERBISSE CHURCHYARD
Aube
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.62325, Longitude: 4.1135
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.
Total Burials: 7.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5, New Zealand 2. Total 7.
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.
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.
Total Burials: 7.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5, New Zealand 2. Total 7.
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.
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
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416479 Flight Sergeant
William Raeburn Green, D. F. C.
49 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 28.
Son of William Franceys Green, JP., and Mignonette Green, of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
William Raeburn Green, D. F. C.
49 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
19th July 1944, aged 28.
Son of William Franceys Green, JP., and Mignonette Green, of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
Other Burial Details: All Killed on 19th July 1944 (49 Squadron)
1893412 Sergeant Allan Alfred Ansell, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 20. Son of Richard Jack and Francis Ansell of Bournemouth, Hants. His headstone bears the inscription "Cherished Memories Of A Dear Son & Brother. Gone From Home But Not From Our Hearts"
1497368 Flight Sergeant Colin Davison, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Henry Davison; husband of Pauline Davison of Totley, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of A Dear Husband. Pauline"
1895656 Sergeant Gordon Ernest Deryck Hands, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 19. Son of Ernest James and Sybil Hands of Hendon, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
427210 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.
1801910 Flight Sergeant 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. His headstone bears the inscription "God Bless You & Thank You For All You've Done, For Your Love, Faith And Victory Won"
1475129 Sergeant Francis Stanley Seymour, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 22. Son of Francis and Florence Seymour of Leyburn, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give Unto Him, O Lord; May He Rest In Peace"
1893412 Sergeant Allan Alfred Ansell, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 20. Son of Richard Jack and Francis Ansell of Bournemouth, Hants. His headstone bears the inscription "Cherished Memories Of A Dear Son & Brother. Gone From Home But Not From Our Hearts"
1497368 Flight Sergeant Colin Davison, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. George Henry Davison; husband of Pauline Davison of Totley, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of A Dear Husband. Pauline"
1895656 Sergeant Gordon Ernest Deryck Hands, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 19. Son of Ernest James and Sybil Hands of Hendon, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
427210 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.
1801910 Flight Sergeant 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. His headstone bears the inscription "God Bless You & Thank You For All You've Done, For Your Love, Faith And Victory Won"
1475129 Sergeant Francis Stanley Seymour, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve. Aged 22. Son of Francis and Florence Seymour of Leyburn, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give Unto Him, O Lord; May He Rest In Peace"
