LES HAUTES-RIVIÈRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Ardennes
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.88428, Longitude: 4.84365
Location Information
Les Hautes Rivières is a village near the Franco-Belgian border, 16 kilometres north-east of Mezieres and roughly half that distance east of Mentherone. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern side of the church. In the centre, about 6 metres south-west of the war memorial, are the graves of 7 airmen.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 6, Canada 1. Total 7.
Les Hautes Rivières is a village near the Franco-Belgian border, 16 kilometres north-east of Mezieres and roughly half that distance east of Mentherone. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern side of the church. In the centre, about 6 metres south-west of the war memorial, are the graves of 7 airmen.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 6, Canada 1. Total 7.
Cemetery images © Johan Pauwels
1393542 Flight Sergeant
Jack Dear
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
25th March 1944, aged 21.
Son of George William and Lillian Gertrude Dear, of Hanwell, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "May The Lord Receive The One We Gave. His Mim & Dad"
Jack Dear
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
25th March 1944, aged 21.
Son of George William and Lillian Gertrude Dear, of Hanwell, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription "May The Lord Receive The One We Gave. His Mim & Dad"
R/178854 Flight Sergeant
Robert Willard McNeil
78 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th March 1944, aged 28.
Son of William B. McNeil and Pearl McNeil, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Never Caused Anyone Sorrow Until He Passed Away"
Robert Willard McNeil
78 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th March 1944, aged 28.
Son of William B. McNeil and Pearl McNeil, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Never Caused Anyone Sorrow Until He Passed Away"
Other Burials
1809164 Sergeant William George Baker, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 20. Son of George William and Florence Mary Baker, of Clapton, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Memories Are Treasures No One Can Steal Leaving A Heartache No One Can Heal"
1626265 Sergeant Peter John Sprague Crawford, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 23. Son of John Robert and M. Crawford, of Ely, Cambridgeshire. First Class City and Guilds Certificate in gas-fitting. his headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Dear Son Peter, One We All Loved. Mum, Dad, and Brother Chris"
655767 Flight Sergeant Henry Jackson, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 25th March 1944. Son of Annie Jackson; husband of Annie Jackson, of Warrington, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give To Him, O Lord; And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
1316032 Sergeant Herbert Desmond (Sonnie) Patchett, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 20. Son of Mrs. D. Blamey, of St. Thomas', Exeter. His headstone bears the inscription "In Ever Loving Memory Of Sonnie "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
1383434 Flight Sergeant James Smith, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 23.
Son of Sydney and Nora Smith, of Crayford, Kent.
1809164 Sergeant William George Baker, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 20. Son of George William and Florence Mary Baker, of Clapton, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Memories Are Treasures No One Can Steal Leaving A Heartache No One Can Heal"
1626265 Sergeant Peter John Sprague Crawford, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 23. Son of John Robert and M. Crawford, of Ely, Cambridgeshire. First Class City and Guilds Certificate in gas-fitting. his headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Dear Son Peter, One We All Loved. Mum, Dad, and Brother Chris"
655767 Flight Sergeant Henry Jackson, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 25th March 1944. Son of Annie Jackson; husband of Annie Jackson, of Warrington, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give To Him, O Lord; And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him"
1316032 Sergeant Herbert Desmond (Sonnie) Patchett, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 20. Son of Mrs. D. Blamey, of St. Thomas', Exeter. His headstone bears the inscription "In Ever Loving Memory Of Sonnie "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
1383434 Flight Sergeant James Smith, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th March 1944, aged 23.
Son of Sydney and Nora Smith, of Crayford, Kent.
