LAONS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure-et-Loir
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.70698, Longitude: 1.17564
Location Information
The village and commune of Laons lies almost 9.5 miles (15 kilometres) west-south-west of the town of Dreux, and on the Dreux-Brezolles road. The nearest railway station is at Nonancourt, on the Paris-Versailles-Dreux-Argentan-Granville line. It is about 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) north of Laons, but taxis may be hired to complete the journey.
The communal cemetery is on the northern side of the village, on the road (D.11) from Nonancourt. Alongside the eastern wall, towards the north-eastern corner, are the graves of an airman of the Royal Air Force and five airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The village and commune of Laons lies almost 9.5 miles (15 kilometres) west-south-west of the town of Dreux, and on the Dreux-Brezolles road. The nearest railway station is at Nonancourt, on the Paris-Versailles-Dreux-Argentan-Granville line. It is about 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) north of Laons, but taxis may be hired to complete the journey.
The communal cemetery is on the northern side of the village, on the road (D.11) from Nonancourt. Alongside the eastern wall, towards the north-eastern corner, are the graves of an airman of the Royal Air Force and five airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/25900 Flying Officer
William Gordon Baird
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 20.
Son of Andrew and Isabel Baird, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
William Gordon Baird
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 20.
Son of Andrew and Isabel Baird, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Original Grave Marker
J/90217 Pilot Officer
Thomas Corson Jenkins
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Francis William and Ruth Elisabeth Jenkins, of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Asleep In Jesus Until The Dawn Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
Thomas Corson Jenkins
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Francis William and Ruth Elisabeth Jenkins, of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Asleep In Jesus Until The Dawn Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
J/92038 Pilot Officer
Robert Thomas William Longley
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 22.
Son of Robert Edward and Dorothy Kathleen Longley, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Robert Thomas William Longley
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 22.
Son of Robert Edward and Dorothy Kathleen Longley, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
J/86626 Pilot Officer
Donald Frederick Wilson
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 23.
Son of Frederick J. Wilson and Edna M. Wilson, of Dorval, Province of Quebec, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Faithful Unto Death"
Donald Frederick Wilson
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 23.
Son of Frederick J. Wilson and Edna M. Wilson, of Dorval, Province of Quebec, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Faithful Unto Death"
J/90300 Pilot Officer
William Henry Winder
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Edward Attree Winder and Laura Jane Winder, of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.
William Henry Winder
433 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Edward Attree Winder and Laura Jane Winder, of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.
Other Burial Details
2220018 Sergeant James Henry Marler, 433 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th July 1944, aged 32.
Son of William Thomas Marler and Lilian Ethel Marler, of Northfield, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "A Beloved Son And Brother"
2220018 Sergeant James Henry Marler, 433 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th July 1944, aged 32.
Son of William Thomas Marler and Lilian Ethel Marler, of Northfield, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "A Beloved Son And Brother"
