LE-BOIS-PLAGE-EN-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Charente-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.18404, Longitude: -1.39286
Location Information
Le-Bois-Plage-en-Ré is a seaside resort on the Ile de Re, an island off the Biscay coast opposite La Rochelle, reached by a toll bridge. The communal cemetery is situated to the left hand side of a roundabout in the centre of the town, 150 metres from the church. There are 13 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in 4 plots towards the rear of the cemetery. 6 of these burials are unidentified.
Total Burials: 13.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 6. New Zealand 1.
Unidentified Casualties: 6.
Burial Details
413408 Sergeant Douglas Huntly Gordon, 115 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 16th October 1942, aged 20.
Son of William Sutton Gordon and Mary Katherine Gordon, of Christ. church, Canterbury, New Zealand; nephew and ward of Ethel Styles, of Christchurch.
T/4186951 Serjeant David Meiron Jones, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 34. Son of David and Elizabeth Jones; husband of Mary Jones, of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire.
7613310 Sergeant Joseph Jump, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 21. Son of Joseph and Ann Jane Jump, of Melling, Lancashire.
1602731 Flight Sergeant William Eric Leake, 404 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th August 1944, aged 30. Son of Harold and Alice Leake, husband of Bessie Olive Leake, of Southall, Middlesex.
2188408 Private Thomas Taylor, Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 27. Son of Robert and Margaret Ann Taylor, of Preston, Lancashire.
148062 Sergeant William John Norton Taylor, E. F. I. Royal Army Service Corps, died between 28th May 1940 and 23rd June 1940, aged 30.
6289267 Private Jack Watts, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), died 17th June 1940, aged 21. Son of George and Emma Watts, of Canterbury.
Le-Bois-Plage-en-Ré is a seaside resort on the Ile de Re, an island off the Biscay coast opposite La Rochelle, reached by a toll bridge. The communal cemetery is situated to the left hand side of a roundabout in the centre of the town, 150 metres from the church. There are 13 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in 4 plots towards the rear of the cemetery. 6 of these burials are unidentified.
Total Burials: 13.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 6. New Zealand 1.
Unidentified Casualties: 6.
Burial Details
413408 Sergeant Douglas Huntly Gordon, 115 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 16th October 1942, aged 20.
Son of William Sutton Gordon and Mary Katherine Gordon, of Christ. church, Canterbury, New Zealand; nephew and ward of Ethel Styles, of Christchurch.
T/4186951 Serjeant David Meiron Jones, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 34. Son of David and Elizabeth Jones; husband of Mary Jones, of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire.
7613310 Sergeant Joseph Jump, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 21. Son of Joseph and Ann Jane Jump, of Melling, Lancashire.
1602731 Flight Sergeant William Eric Leake, 404 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th August 1944, aged 30. Son of Harold and Alice Leake, husband of Bessie Olive Leake, of Southall, Middlesex.
2188408 Private Thomas Taylor, Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 27. Son of Robert and Margaret Ann Taylor, of Preston, Lancashire.
148062 Sergeant William John Norton Taylor, E. F. I. Royal Army Service Corps, died between 28th May 1940 and 23rd June 1940, aged 30.
6289267 Private Jack Watts, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), died 17th June 1940, aged 21. Son of George and Emma Watts, of Canterbury.
Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux
Individual Headstones
Pictures © Jean-Claude Graux
There is an "In Memoriam" plaque attached to the wall regarding Two Royal Marines who were lost at sea on 8th December 1942 and are commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Devon
