PERLES CHURCHYARD
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.32574, Longitude: 3.65451
Location Information
Perles is a village and commune 25 kilometres east of Soissons and 4 kilometres north-west of Fismes, a town on the Soissons-Reims road (N.31). There is one British grave in this churchyard, near the south-western corner of the church.
Flight Details provided by Barry Cuttell
Base: R.A.F. Melbourne, Yorkshire
Unit: 10 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial LV870
Target: Blainville, France
Incident: crashed near Perles (Aisne) Of the seven aircrew, Sgt. J. Cuffey was killed, Flying Officer J. Taylor and Sgts. K. L. Peakman & B. H. Orford were taken prisoner whilst Sgts. T. C. Hogg, R. Conde & C. C. Carpener escaped capture.
Burial Details
1896078 Sergeant Jonathan Cuffey, Air Gunner in 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 29th June 1944, aged 23. Son of Jonathan Charles and Annie Celia Cuffey, of Tottenham, Middlesex. His brother Fred also died on service and is buried in
Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard in the Netherlands. His headstone bears the inscription "His Brother Fred, R. A. F. (V. R) Is Buried In Holland. Both Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed"
Perles is a village and commune 25 kilometres east of Soissons and 4 kilometres north-west of Fismes, a town on the Soissons-Reims road (N.31). There is one British grave in this churchyard, near the south-western corner of the church.
Flight Details provided by Barry Cuttell
Base: R.A.F. Melbourne, Yorkshire
Unit: 10 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial LV870
Target: Blainville, France
Incident: crashed near Perles (Aisne) Of the seven aircrew, Sgt. J. Cuffey was killed, Flying Officer J. Taylor and Sgts. K. L. Peakman & B. H. Orford were taken prisoner whilst Sgts. T. C. Hogg, R. Conde & C. C. Carpener escaped capture.
Burial Details
1896078 Sergeant Jonathan Cuffey, Air Gunner in 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 29th June 1944, aged 23. Son of Jonathan Charles and Annie Celia Cuffey, of Tottenham, Middlesex. His brother Fred also died on service and is buried in
Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard in the Netherlands. His headstone bears the inscription "His Brother Fred, R. A. F. (V. R) Is Buried In Holland. Both Dearly Loved And Sadly Missed"
