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POIVRES CHURCHYARD

Aube

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.68413, Longitude: 4.25793

Location Information

Poivres is a village in the Aube Department some 45 kilometres north of Troyes, 30 kilometres west-south-west of Vitry-le-Francois and 5 kilometres north-east of Mailly-le-Camp on the D198 road. The churchyard is located in the centre of the village.


History Information

There are 37, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.

World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 30, Australia 5, Canada 2. Total 37.
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Poivres Churchyard
Image above Barry Cuttell
Poivres Churchyard
Image above Barry Cuttell
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1867213 Sergeant
Charles Thomas Brown
50 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
4th May 1944.



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420654 Flying Officer
Graham Fryer
Pilot in 463 Squadron, 
Royal Australian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 24.


Son of Alfred Randal Fryer and Margaret Adelaide Fryer, of Hurlstone Park, New South Wales, Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"


(Headstone below)

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429948 Flight Sergeant
Michael John Hackett
101 Squadron, 
Royal Australian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 20.


Son of Francis Patrick and Mary Veronica Hackett, of Port Pirie, South Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Them Who Trespass Against Us:


(Headstone below)​

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1270135 Sergeant
Raymond Henri Martin
625 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
4th May 1944, aged 35.

Son of Emile Edouard and Annie Alice Martin; husband of Lily Martin, of Helmsley, Yorkshire.

His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave The Greatest Gift, His Life; We Must Not Rust His Sword With Our Tears"




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Group portrait of a crew of No. 625 Squadron RAF.
Identified second from right and buried in this cemetery is 429491 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Neal Earl Parker, RAAF attached to 625 Squadron RAF; all others are unidentified. A native of Charters Towers, Qld, Parker worked as a school teacher prior to enlisting on 8 October 1942. After completing his training at Bradfield Park, NSW, he was posted to the United Kingdom in May 1943. While serving as an Air Gunner with 625 Squadron RAF, Flt Sgt Parker was listed as missing officially presumed dead, aged 21, when his aircraft failed to return from an operation targeting Mailly Le Camp, France, on 4 May 1944. Son of William Thomas Parker and Annie Parker, of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "He Paid The Price And Gave his Life To Save His Friends R. I. P." (Headstone Below)
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R/161588 Warrant Officer Class II
John Albert Reynolds
625 Squadron, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 20.


Son of James Leslie and Marguerite Reynolds, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.

His headstone bears the inscription "If I Take The Wings Of The Morning Even There Shall Thy Hand Lead Me"





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1335602 Flight Sergeant
Edwin Andrew Stone
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 463 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
4th May 1944, aged 21.


Son of James Alfred and Jessie Elsie Stone, of Plumstead, London.

His headstone bears the inscription "A Smiling Face A Heart Of Gold The Dearest Son The World Could Hold" Mum And Dad

Image courtesy of David Stapley (Great Nephew)

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R/193905 Flight Sergeant
James Walker White
50 Squadron, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 20.

Son of James and Elizabeth White. of Toronto. Ontario. Canada.

His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember"




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421386 Flying Officer
Henry Edward Williams

Air Gunner in 463 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 25.


Son of John Robert and Minnie Gertrude Williams, of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia.

Shot down at Poivres on the final approach to the target during a raid on Barracks at Mailly-Le-Camp.

(Headstone below)

The Five Australian Headstones from the R. A. A. F. & Poivres War Memorial
Images below © Barry Cuttell

Poivres Churchyard
Poivres Churchyard
Poivres Churchyard
Poivres Churchyard
Poivres Churchyard
Poivres Churchyard

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