MOUSSEY CHURCHYARD
Vosges
France
Location Information
Moussey is a village in the Department of the Vosges some 51 kilometres north-east of Epinal and 16 kilometres north-north-east of the small town of St Die on the D49. The graves of ten British soldiers lie in the south-west portion of the churchyard close to the wall.
Historical Information
There are now 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Burial Details
2369000 Signalman Peter Bannerman, attd. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., Royal Corps of Signals, died 20th October 1944, aged 23. Son of George Beattie Bannerman and Isabella Bannerman, of Inverbervie, Kincardineshire.
315950 Private Selwyn Percival Brown, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., died between 7th October 1944 and 16th October 1944, aged 36.
177329 Lieutenant Geoffrey Charles Castellain, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 12th October 1944, aged 24. Son of Ernest Frederick and Annie Ethel Castellain, of Hill Deverill, Wiltshire. Scholar of Westminster School and Christ Church. Oxford.
14567132 Private John Joseph Conway, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 19.
6898743 Sergeant Gerald Donovan Davis, G.H.Q. Liaison Regt., Royal Armoured Corps, died 20th August 1944, aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs G. H. Davis, of Maidenhead, Berkshire.
4200829 Lance Corporal John Herbert Elliott, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 27.
321375 Sergeant Michael Benedict Fitzpatrick M. M. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 27.
5550151 Sergeant, Rudolf Friedlaender D. C. M. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 18th August 1944, aged 36. Served as R LODGE. Son of Dr. Max Friedlaender and Bella Friedlaender, of Twickenham, Middlesex.
BNA/13301351 Corporal Boris Kasperovitch, attd. 2nd. Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., Pioneer Corps, died 26th September 1944. (Served as Boris KING).
14410725 Private Donald Lewis, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., died 16th October 194, aged 18. Son of Charles and Lily Lewis, of Potters Bar, Middlesex.
Pictures © Conrad Freeling
Moussey is a village in the Department of the Vosges some 51 kilometres north-east of Epinal and 16 kilometres north-north-east of the small town of St Die on the D49. The graves of ten British soldiers lie in the south-west portion of the churchyard close to the wall.
Historical Information
There are now 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Burial Details
2369000 Signalman Peter Bannerman, attd. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., Royal Corps of Signals, died 20th October 1944, aged 23. Son of George Beattie Bannerman and Isabella Bannerman, of Inverbervie, Kincardineshire.
315950 Private Selwyn Percival Brown, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., died between 7th October 1944 and 16th October 1944, aged 36.
177329 Lieutenant Geoffrey Charles Castellain, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 12th October 1944, aged 24. Son of Ernest Frederick and Annie Ethel Castellain, of Hill Deverill, Wiltshire. Scholar of Westminster School and Christ Church. Oxford.
14567132 Private John Joseph Conway, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 19.
6898743 Sergeant Gerald Donovan Davis, G.H.Q. Liaison Regt., Royal Armoured Corps, died 20th August 1944, aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs G. H. Davis, of Maidenhead, Berkshire.
4200829 Lance Corporal John Herbert Elliott, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 27.
321375 Sergeant Michael Benedict Fitzpatrick M. M. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 19th September 1944, aged 27.
5550151 Sergeant, Rudolf Friedlaender D. C. M. 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, died 18th August 1944, aged 36. Served as R LODGE. Son of Dr. Max Friedlaender and Bella Friedlaender, of Twickenham, Middlesex.
BNA/13301351 Corporal Boris Kasperovitch, attd. 2nd. Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., Pioneer Corps, died 26th September 1944. (Served as Boris KING).
14410725 Private Donald Lewis, 2nd Special Air Service Regiment, A.A.C., died 16th October 194, aged 18. Son of Charles and Lily Lewis, of Potters Bar, Middlesex.
Pictures © Conrad Freeling