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LANEUVILLE-À-BAYARD CHURCHYARD

Haute-Marne

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.5479, Longitude: 5.07431

Location Information

Laneuville-à-Bayard is a village and commune 49 kilometres north-north-west of Chaumont, and 10 kilometres south-east of the large town of St. Dizier. The churchyard lies to the east of the village, and contains the collective grave of six British and one Australian airmen.


Pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Identified on the left and buried in this cemetery is 402458 Pilot Officer William Frederick Collins,  Royal Australian Air Force, who was killed whilst on operations over France on 27th April 1944. He enlisted in Sydney, NSW on 19th August 1940. Son of Harold and Elizabeth Collins, of Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Resting In Peace Of God. My Beloved Son, Au Revoir"

On the right is 400981 Sergeant Rex Alfred Gotts of Richmond Victoria. He was posted to 50 Squadron, and was killed whilst on operations over Denmark on 23rd September 1942. His body was never found or unidentified and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey, England.


 The pair had completed their training in Canada and are standing in front of the Jasper railway station in Alberta, Canada. 
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40414 Squadron Leader
Anthony O'Shea Murdoch
106 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force
27th April 1944, aged 28.

Son of William Thomas Murdoch and Ellen Catherine Josephine Murdoch, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.



The entire crew were killed whilst on operations over France on 27th April 1944
Other Burial Details

​1122986 Sergeant Henry David Clark, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 30.
 Son of Thomas and Agnes Clark; husband of Sarah H. Clark, of Ayr. His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered By Loving Wife And Daughter"

902284 Flight Sergeant William Frederick Evans, 106 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 26. Son of William Thomas Evans and Doris Evans, husband of Jocelyn Marion Evans, of Ealing, Middlesex.​ His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave The Life He Loved For Those He Loved. He Shall Not Have Died In Vain"

933266 Sergeant Ernest Ambrose Hatch, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 22.
 Son of Ernest George and Edith May Hatch, of Mile Cross, Norwich. His headstone bears the inscription "May The Sunshine He Missed In Life's Highway Be Found In God's Haven Of Rest"

1873929 Sergeant Leonard George Alfred Izod, 106 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 19. Son of Edmund Joseph Charles and Florence Rachel Izod, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Gave His Life For Those He Loved"

1580581 Sergeant John Howard Rees, 106 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 31. Son of David John and Harriet Rees, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire; husband of Nancy Rees, of Llanelly. His headstone bears the inscription "Silent Thoughts And Secret Tears Keep His Memory Ever Dear. Remembered By Wife"

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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PRÉZ-SUR-MARNE CHURCHYARD
CHEVILLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
WASSY COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
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