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PERLES CHURCHYARD
Aisne
France

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:

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.

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INSCRIPTION. HIS BROTHER FRED, R.A.F. (V.R) IS BURIED IN HOLLAND. BOTH DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED.

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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