LIGNEROLLES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Côte-d'Or
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.90049, Longitude: 4.88664
Location Information
Lignerolles is a village and commune 44 kilometres north of Dijon, and 12 kilometres north of Recey-sur-Ource. The communal cemetery lies on the western side of the village, behind the church. It contains the graves of airmen from the United Kingdom to the left of the entrance.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Unit: 83 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JA928
Target: Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Aircraft crashed at Lignerolles after being brought down by a German night fighter. Four airmen were killed. Three others parachuted to safety and were picked by the Maquis Group RENE but were captured on their escape route and taken prisoner. They were F. Sgt. J. Pinkney, Flying Off. F. Chadwick and F. Sgt. R. L. Griffiths.
Cemetery pictures © Barry Cuttell
Lignerolles is a village and commune 44 kilometres north of Dijon, and 12 kilometres north of Recey-sur-Ource. The communal cemetery lies on the western side of the village, behind the church. It contains the graves of airmen from the United Kingdom to the left of the entrance.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Unit: 83 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial JA928
Target: Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Aircraft crashed at Lignerolles after being brought down by a German night fighter. Four airmen were killed. Three others parachuted to safety and were picked by the Maquis Group RENE but were captured on their escape route and taken prisoner. They were F. Sgt. J. Pinkney, Flying Off. F. Chadwick and F. Sgt. R. L. Griffiths.
Cemetery pictures © Barry Cuttell
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48966 Flight Lieutenant
Ernest Mirfin
Pilot in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 28.
Son of Alfred Ernest and Florence Beatrice Mirfin, of Woodseats, Sheffield; husband of Bertha Lilian May Mirfin.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Loving Father, Worthy Son. Nobly Lived, Gallantly Died"
Ernest Mirfin
Pilot in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 28.
Son of Alfred Ernest and Florence Beatrice Mirfin, of Woodseats, Sheffield; husband of Bertha Lilian May Mirfin.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Loving Father, Worthy Son. Nobly Lived, Gallantly Died"
Other Burial Details
1890601 Sergeant Edward John Fletcher, Flight Engineer in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 20. Son of Henry Hall Fletcher and Lilian Priscilla Fletcher, of Rotherhithe, London. His headstone bears the inscription "A Son To Be Proud Of, A Son Good And True. In God's Garden He Lies In Peace. R. I. P."
1178717 Warrant Officer Edmund William Green, Air Bomber in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 21. Son of Joseph Henry and Emma Green, of Derby. His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Thought Tender And True. Sweet Memories Remain, Dear One, Of You"
1214028 Warrant Officer Alfred Whitehouse, D. F. C. Air Gunner in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 24. Son of Alfred and Harriet Whitehouse, of Birmingham; husband of Ellen Whitehouse, of Hockley, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "I Mention Your Name, Speak Of You Often. God Bless You Alf, Never Forgotten"
1890601 Sergeant Edward John Fletcher, Flight Engineer in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 20. Son of Henry Hall Fletcher and Lilian Priscilla Fletcher, of Rotherhithe, London. His headstone bears the inscription "A Son To Be Proud Of, A Son Good And True. In God's Garden He Lies In Peace. R. I. P."
1178717 Warrant Officer Edmund William Green, Air Bomber in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 21. Son of Joseph Henry and Emma Green, of Derby. His headstone bears the inscription "Always In Thought Tender And True. Sweet Memories Remain, Dear One, Of You"
1214028 Warrant Officer Alfred Whitehouse, D. F. C. Air Gunner in 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th April 1944, aged 24. Son of Alfred and Harriet Whitehouse, of Birmingham; husband of Ellen Whitehouse, of Hockley, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "I Mention Your Name, Speak Of You Often. God Bless You Alf, Never Forgotten"
