ROGÉCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.65536, Longitude: 3.43737
Location Information
Rogécourt is a small village and commune 24 kilometres south-south-east of St. Quentin and some 5 kilometres east of La Fère, a town on the St. Quentin-Laon road (N.44). The Communal Cemetery is east of the village. About 20 yards west of the Calvary in the cemetery, at the junction of the main paths, are the graves of six airmen. One of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and the others to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Leconfield, Yorkshire
Unit: 466 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial HX274
Target: Tergnier (Aisne) France
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Rogecourt. Six of the seven crew were killed. Flying Officer S. M. Slatter, Royal Australian Air Force was taken prisoner.
Identified Casualties: Australia 5, United Kingdom 1. Total 6.
Rogécourt is a small village and commune 24 kilometres south-south-east of St. Quentin and some 5 kilometres east of La Fère, a town on the St. Quentin-Laon road (N.44). The Communal Cemetery is east of the village. About 20 yards west of the Calvary in the cemetery, at the junction of the main paths, are the graves of six airmen. One of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and the others to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Leconfield, Yorkshire
Unit: 466 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk III, serial HX274
Target: Tergnier (Aisne) France
Incident: The aircraft crashed at Rogecourt. Six of the seven crew were killed. Flying Officer S. M. Slatter, Royal Australian Air Force was taken prisoner.
Identified Casualties: Australia 5, United Kingdom 1. Total 6.
Cemetery images © Johan Pauwels
Yorkshire, England. 10th January 1944. At Halifax No. 466 Squadron, RAAF Based At RAF Station Leconfield. Members of the crew of "W" before taking off on a raid over Berlin.
Identified on the extreme right and buried in this cemetery is 426822 Flight Sergeant Patrick John Bourke, Royal Australian Air Force who died on 11th April 1944, aged 22. Son of Patrick and Ruby Evelyn Bourke, of Herston, Queensland, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Other Burial Details
1804459 Sergeant Arthur Samuel Harman, Flight Engineer in 466 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 21. Son of John Samuel and Flora Emily Harman, of Clapton, London.
418954 Flight Sergeant Roy Alleyne Ince, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 21. Son of Stanley Joseph Polson Ince and Minna May Ince, of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
420203 Flight Sergeant Herbert Alfred Jacob, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 20. Son of Herbert George and Maud Eleanor Jacob, of Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia.
400387 Flying Officer Colin Neilson, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 25. Son of Alexander Neilson Lamb and Rita Elaine Lamb, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
418779 Flight Sergeant Robert Stephen Westerman, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944. Son of Robert and Gertrude Westerman, of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Other Burial Details
1804459 Sergeant Arthur Samuel Harman, Flight Engineer in 466 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 21. Son of John Samuel and Flora Emily Harman, of Clapton, London.
418954 Flight Sergeant Roy Alleyne Ince, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 21. Son of Stanley Joseph Polson Ince and Minna May Ince, of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
420203 Flight Sergeant Herbert Alfred Jacob, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 20. Son of Herbert George and Maud Eleanor Jacob, of Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia.
400387 Flying Officer Colin Neilson, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944, aged 25. Son of Alexander Neilson Lamb and Rita Elaine Lamb, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
418779 Flight Sergeant Robert Stephen Westerman, Royal Australian Air Force, died 11th April 1944. Son of Robert and Gertrude Westerman, of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
