MILIZAC CHURCHYARD
Finistère
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.46671, Longitude: -4.56697
Location Information
Milizac is a village and commune some 7 miles (11 kilometres) north-west of Brest, on a secondary road which leads off the main Brest-Ploudalmézeau road. The most convenient way of reaching the village is by taxi from Brest. In the churchyard, east of the entrance and north of the church, are the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force, one of the Royal Canadian Air Force and two of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Milizac is a village and commune some 7 miles (11 kilometres) north-west of Brest, on a secondary road which leads off the main Brest-Ploudalmézeau road. The most convenient way of reaching the village is by taxi from Brest. In the churchyard, east of the entrance and north of the church, are the graves of three airmen of the Royal Air Force, one of the Royal Canadian Air Force and two of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
40755 Sergeant
Malcolm Bruce Crooks
218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
22nd April 1941, aged 25.
Son of Douglas Harold and Daisy Crooks, of Wellington City, New Zealand.
Malcolm Bruce Crooks
218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
22nd April 1941, aged 25.
Son of Douglas Harold and Daisy Crooks, of Wellington City, New Zealand.
R/82368 Warrant Officer Class I
Edmond Joseph Vital Levesque
412 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th June 1943, aged 21.
Son of Leo H. Levesque and Pearl M. Levesque, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord; And May His Soul Rest In Peace"
Edmond Joseph Vital Levesque
412 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th June 1943, aged 21.
Son of Leo H. Levesque and Pearl M. Levesque, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord; And May His Soul Rest In Peace"
40665 Sergeant
William Henry Swain
218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
22nd April 1941, aged 23.
Son of Arthur William and Dora Goss Swain, of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.
William Henry Swain
218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
22nd April 1941, aged 23.
Son of Arthur William and Dora Goss Swain, of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.
Other Burial Details
907613 Sergeant Raymond Edward Finch, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 23. Son of Walter Alfred and Annie Finch, of South Croydon, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "His Life, A Glorious Memory, His Death, A Silent Grief"
944768 Sergeant Victor Marshall Raymond Lloyd, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 21. Son of George and Alice Milborough Lloyd, of Suckley, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "The Fairest Of Flowers Will Die"
985594 Sergeant Geoffrey Molyneaux, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 22.
Son of Fred and Alice Ellen Molyneaux; husband of Joan Molyneaux, of Bolton, Lancashire.
907613 Sergeant Raymond Edward Finch, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 23. Son of Walter Alfred and Annie Finch, of South Croydon, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "His Life, A Glorious Memory, His Death, A Silent Grief"
944768 Sergeant Victor Marshall Raymond Lloyd, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 21. Son of George and Alice Milborough Lloyd, of Suckley, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "The Fairest Of Flowers Will Die"
985594 Sergeant Geoffrey Molyneaux, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd April 1941, aged 22.
Son of Fred and Alice Ellen Molyneaux; husband of Joan Molyneaux, of Bolton, Lancashire.
