LESGES CHURCHYARD
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.30656, Longitude: 3.50548
Location Information
Lesges is a village 16 kilometres south-east of Soissons and about 5 kilometres south of Braine a small town on the road from Soissons to Reims.
History Information
In the south-eastern part of the churchyard, near the southern boundary, are the graves of seven airmen. Six of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and one to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Lesges is a village 16 kilometres south-east of Soissons and about 5 kilometres south of Braine a small town on the road from Soissons to Reims.
History Information
In the south-eastern part of the churchyard, near the southern boundary, are the graves of seven airmen. Six of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and one to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
All of the following died on 29th June 1944
(Squadron 76)
J/25699 Flying Officer
Thomas Wellwood Thompson
76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
29th June 1944, aged 28.
Son of Amos Wellwood Thompson and Myrtle Thompson; husband of Vera Annie Thompson, of Scarborough Junction, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Husband Of Vera And Dearly Loved Son Of Amos And Myrtle Thompson R. I. P'"
Thomas Wellwood Thompson
76 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
29th June 1944, aged 28.
Son of Amos Wellwood Thompson and Myrtle Thompson; husband of Vera Annie Thompson, of Scarborough Junction, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Husband Of Vera And Dearly Loved Son Of Amos And Myrtle Thompson R. I. P'"
649091 Sergeant Burleigh Charles Acourt, Royal Air Force.
1874381 Sergeant Jack Edward Beeson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Beeson, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Sunshine Passes Shadows Fall Love And Memories Outlast All R. I. P'
1368438 Flight Sergeant Robert Logie Givens, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 24. Son of Peter and Margaret Logie Givens, of East Wemyss, Fife; husband of Mary B. Givens, of East Wemyss. His headstone bears the inscription "Born East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. A Loving Husband And Devoted Son"
151458 Flying Officer John Gordon Jannings, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Alfred Gordon and Florence Kathleen Jannings, of Golder's Green, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory"
1895744 Sergeant Ronald Paul Lucas, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Son of Harry and Ruby May Lucas, of Blackburn, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Fear Not... for It Is Your Father's Good Pleasure To Give You The Kingdom"
1576962 Sergeant Colin Francis Poole, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Samuel and Janet Gertrude Poole, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "For You Dear, Peace, For Us, Sweet Memories R. I. P."
1874381 Sergeant Jack Edward Beeson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Beeson, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Sunshine Passes Shadows Fall Love And Memories Outlast All R. I. P'
1368438 Flight Sergeant Robert Logie Givens, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 24. Son of Peter and Margaret Logie Givens, of East Wemyss, Fife; husband of Mary B. Givens, of East Wemyss. His headstone bears the inscription "Born East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. A Loving Husband And Devoted Son"
151458 Flying Officer John Gordon Jannings, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Alfred Gordon and Florence Kathleen Jannings, of Golder's Green, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory"
1895744 Sergeant Ronald Paul Lucas, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Son of Harry and Ruby May Lucas, of Blackburn, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Fear Not... for It Is Your Father's Good Pleasure To Give You The Kingdom"
1576962 Sergeant Colin Francis Poole, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Son of Samuel and Janet Gertrude Poole, of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "For You Dear, Peace, For Us, Sweet Memories R. I. P."
Flying Officer Thomas Thompson Original Grave Marker
