LE THOUR COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Ardennes
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.54518, Longitude: 4.08833
Location Information
Le Thour is a village 22 kilometres west of Rethel and 4 kilometres east of the N366 road, which runs from Reims to Verins. The Communal Cemetery is about 1 kilometre north of the village.
History Information
Le Thour is a village and commune 13.75 miles (22 kilometres) west of Rethel and 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) east of the N.366 road which runs from Reims (Aisne) to Vervins. Rethel, on the Paris to Luxembourg line, is the most convenient station and taxis are available to complete the journey to Le Thour. The cemetery is about half a mile north of the village on a farm road leading off the D.35 road to La Croix Farm and the hamlet of Bethancourt. It contains the graves of eight airmen, six of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Seven of the graves are in one row in the north-eastern part of the cemetery; the other is in the south-western part.
Le Thour is a village 22 kilometres west of Rethel and 4 kilometres east of the N366 road, which runs from Reims to Verins. The Communal Cemetery is about 1 kilometre north of the village.
History Information
Le Thour is a village and commune 13.75 miles (22 kilometres) west of Rethel and 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) east of the N.366 road which runs from Reims (Aisne) to Vervins. Rethel, on the Paris to Luxembourg line, is the most convenient station and taxis are available to complete the journey to Le Thour. The cemetery is about half a mile north of the village on a farm road leading off the D.35 road to La Croix Farm and the hamlet of Bethancourt. It contains the graves of eight airmen, six of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Canadian Air Force. Seven of the graves are in one row in the north-eastern part of the cemetery; the other is in the south-western part.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
R/84121 Warrant Officer
Campbell Murray Smith
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1943, aged 22.
Son of John and Isabel Smith. of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts A Memory Is Kept Of One We Loved And Will Never Forget"
Campbell Murray Smith
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1943, aged 22.
Son of John and Isabel Smith. of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts A Memory Is Kept Of One We Loved And Will Never Forget"
The following from 115 Squadron were all killed on 11th May 1943 including Campbell Murray Smith above.
1335131 Sergeant Douglas Seymour Andrew, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Seymour Amos and Mildred Andrew, of Staines, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed By His Mother, Dad And Kathleen"
1332433 Sergeant Leonard Charles Fitt, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
1393093 Sergeant Edward Victor Hudson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Cecil Victor and Edith Hudson, of Westminster, London. His headstone bears the inscription "To Our Beloved Son At Rest"
R/70699 Sergeant Milford Alexander Lambert, Royal Canadian Air Force, aged 31. Son of Robert and Sarah A. Lambert, of Welwyn, Saskatchewan, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
1312656 Sergeant Arthur Brinley Thomas, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
1389001 Sergeant Valentine Robertson Wilson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 28. Son of Valentine and Nellie Wilson; stepson of Christine Wilson, of Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.
1332433 Sergeant Leonard Charles Fitt, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
1393093 Sergeant Edward Victor Hudson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Cecil Victor and Edith Hudson, of Westminster, London. His headstone bears the inscription "To Our Beloved Son At Rest"
R/70699 Sergeant Milford Alexander Lambert, Royal Canadian Air Force, aged 31. Son of Robert and Sarah A. Lambert, of Welwyn, Saskatchewan, Canada. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
1312656 Sergeant Arthur Brinley Thomas, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
1389001 Sergeant Valentine Robertson Wilson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 28. Son of Valentine and Nellie Wilson; stepson of Christine Wilson, of Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Other Burial Details
955374 Sergeant Thomas Baxter Cowley, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th February 1944, aged 24. Son of William and Alice Cowley; husband of Margaret Cowley, of Hull. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
955374 Sergeant Thomas Baxter Cowley, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th February 1944, aged 24. Son of William and Alice Cowley; husband of Margaret Cowley, of Hull. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man"
