NOGENT-LE-ROTROU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Eure-et-Loir
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.32174, Longitude: 0.81086
Location Information
Nogent-le-Rotrou is a small town and commune 32.5 miles (52 kilometres) west-south-west of Chartres, at the intersection of the N.23 (Chartres-Le Mans) and the N.955 (Alencon-Chateaudun) road.
The communal cemetery is on the western side of the town, south of the N.955 road. Near the centre of the southern wall, adjoining the French Military plot, are the graves of four airmen of the Royal Air Force and 3 airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Nogent-le-Rotrou is a small town and commune 32.5 miles (52 kilometres) west-south-west of Chartres, at the intersection of the N.23 (Chartres-Le Mans) and the N.955 (Alencon-Chateaudun) road.
The communal cemetery is on the western side of the town, south of the N.955 road. Near the centre of the southern wall, adjoining the French Military plot, are the graves of four airmen of the Royal Air Force and 3 airmen of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
J/90306 Pilot Officer
David Sinclair Campbell
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th July 1944, aged 31.
Son of Andrew and Cecelia Campbell, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died Beloved By All"
David Sinclair Campbell
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th July 1944, aged 31.
Son of Andrew and Cecelia Campbell, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died Beloved By All"
J/27480 Flying Officer
John Mason Neal
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th July 1944.
John Mason Neal
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th July 1944.
J/25943 Flying Officer
Gordon Howard Parker
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th July 1944.
Gordon Howard Parker
50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th July 1944.
Other Burial Details
147956 Pilot Officer Oswald Peter Marshall, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th July 1943, aged 23. Son of John Oswald and Harriet Ann Marshall, of Ruskington, Lincolnshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Befitting Resting Place For One Who Gave His All To The Cause Of Freedom"
125422 Flying Officer Norman Stewart Matthew Reid, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th July 1943.
1587294 Sergeant Leslie Salway, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th July 1944, aged 21. Son of Charles and Carrie Dorothy Salway, of Bristol. His headstone bears the inscription "We Loved You So Much In Life We Cannot Forget You In Death. Dad, Mum And Maurice"
966222 Sergeant Thomas William Thompson, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th July 1944, aged 27. Son of Peter and Polly Thompson, of Atherton, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
147956 Pilot Officer Oswald Peter Marshall, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th July 1943, aged 23. Son of John Oswald and Harriet Ann Marshall, of Ruskington, Lincolnshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Befitting Resting Place For One Who Gave His All To The Cause Of Freedom"
125422 Flying Officer Norman Stewart Matthew Reid, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th July 1943.
1587294 Sergeant Leslie Salway, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th July 1944, aged 21. Son of Charles and Carrie Dorothy Salway, of Bristol. His headstone bears the inscription "We Loved You So Much In Life We Cannot Forget You In Death. Dad, Mum And Maurice"
966222 Sergeant Thomas William Thompson, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th July 1944, aged 27. Son of Peter and Polly Thompson, of Atherton, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
