MOLIENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Oise
France
Location Information
Moliens is a village and commune 32 kilometres north-west of Beauvais, and 5 kilometres south of Abancourt. The communal cemetery lies on the north eastern side of the village at the junction of the road from Moliens to the neighbouring village of Sarcus.
Located in the southern corner of the cemetery are 12 Commonwealth war graves from the 1939-45 war.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Moliens is a village and commune 32 kilometres north-west of Beauvais, and 5 kilometres south of Abancourt. The communal cemetery lies on the north eastern side of the village at the junction of the road from Moliens to the neighbouring village of Sarcus.
Located in the southern corner of the cemetery are 12 Commonwealth war graves from the 1939-45 war.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
1668424 Sergeant
Kenneth George Alsopp
Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 20.
INSCRIPTION. ONE OF THE DEAREST, ONE OF THE BEST.
Son of William and Sarah Ann Alsopp, of Woodbury, Devon.
Kenneth George Alsopp
Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 20.
INSCRIPTION. ONE OF THE DEAREST, ONE OF THE BEST.
Son of William and Sarah Ann Alsopp, of Woodbury, Devon.
933476 Sergeant
Charles Arthur Balser
Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 23.
INSCRIPTION. IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER.
Son of Amelia Florence Balser, of Dagenham, Essex, husband of Peggy Balser.
Charles Arthur Balser
Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 23.
INSCRIPTION. IN LOVING MEMORY OF A DEAR SON AND BROTHER.
Son of Amelia Florence Balser, of Dagenham, Essex, husband of Peggy Balser.
172419 Flight Lieutenant
William Edwin Grantham
Pilot in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944.
William Edwin Grantham
Pilot in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944.
1394703 Flight Sergeant
William John Hobbs
Navigator in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 23.
INSCRIPTION. FOR EVER REMEMBERED.
Son of Harry John and Rhoda Josephine Hobbs, of Brent, Middlesex.
William John Hobbs
Navigator in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th July 1944, aged 23.
INSCRIPTION. FOR EVER REMEMBERED.
Son of Harry John and Rhoda Josephine Hobbs, of Brent, Middlesex.
R/145478 Flight Sergeant
Charles Joseph O'Connor
Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 28.
INSCRIPTION. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD.
Son of Joseph Patrick and Mary Ellen O'Connor, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Charles Joseph O'Connor
Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 28.
INSCRIPTION. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD.
Son of Joseph Patrick and Mary Ellen O'Connor, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
414913 Warrant Officer
Eric John Walter Stirling
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of Robert Stirling and of Lily Stirling (nee Saunders), of Maunu, Auckland, New Zealand.
Eric John Walter Stirling
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th July 1944, aged 24.
Son of Robert Stirling and of Lily Stirling (nee Saunders), of Maunu, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Other Burials
1852464 Sergeant Peter Henry Baigent, Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 19. Son of Anthony Warton Baigent and Lucy Edith Baigent.
1876641 Sergeant George Albert Higgins, Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 19. Son of Alfred John and Edith Lydia Higgins, of Leytonstone, Essex. His brother, Alfred Arthur John, also died on service and is buried in Woodgrange Park Cemetery, East Ham in London.
1506834 Flight Sergeant Clifford Jackson, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 23. Son of John Tucker Jackson and Alice Jackson, of St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS " BELOVED BY ALL. IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER.
1293920 Sergeant Edgar Charles Prytherch Lloyd, Pilot in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aghed 25. Son of Arthur and Olwen Lloyd, of Swansea; husband of Joan Lloyd, of Ecclesall, Sheffield.
1431592 Flight Sergeant Ronald Towndrow, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944.
1868828 Sergeant George Henry Tucker, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 22. Son of George Henry and Maud Tucker; husband of Agnes Evelyn Tucker, of Upton, Torquay, Devon.
INSCRIPTION. SUNSHINE PASSES, SHADOWS FALL, BUT MY MEMORIES OF YOU DARLING, OUTLIVE ALL.
1852464 Sergeant Peter Henry Baigent, Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 19. Son of Anthony Warton Baigent and Lucy Edith Baigent.
1876641 Sergeant George Albert Higgins, Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 19. Son of Alfred John and Edith Lydia Higgins, of Leytonstone, Essex. His brother, Alfred Arthur John, also died on service and is buried in Woodgrange Park Cemetery, East Ham in London.
1506834 Flight Sergeant Clifford Jackson, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 23. Son of John Tucker Jackson and Alice Jackson, of St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS " BELOVED BY ALL. IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER.
1293920 Sergeant Edgar Charles Prytherch Lloyd, Pilot in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aghed 25. Son of Arthur and Olwen Lloyd, of Swansea; husband of Joan Lloyd, of Ecclesall, Sheffield.
1431592 Flight Sergeant Ronald Towndrow, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944.
1868828 Sergeant George Henry Tucker, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th July 1944, aged 22. Son of George Henry and Maud Tucker; husband of Agnes Evelyn Tucker, of Upton, Torquay, Devon.
INSCRIPTION. SUNSHINE PASSES, SHADOWS FALL, BUT MY MEMORIES OF YOU DARLING, OUTLIVE ALL.
