SACQUENAY CHURCHYARD
Côte-d'Or
France
Location Information
Sacquenay is a village 36 kilometres north-east of Dijon and 5 kilometres south-east of Occey. The Churchyard is in the centre of the village. There are four aimen of WW2 buried here.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Lissett, Yorkshire
Unit: 158 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk II, serial HR752
Target: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Incident: Aircraft cashed near Sacquenay after being shot down by Hauptman Rauth of Group 4, Dijon. Four airmen were killed. Sgt. J. Little and Sgt. G. G. Arnold both escaped and were smuggled into Switzerland and Warrant Officer V. C. Wainwright was taken prisoner.
Burial Details
638104 Sergeant Ian Rex Locke Acton-Hill, Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 15th July 1943, aged 25.
Son of Herbert and Mable Irene Acton; stepson of Mr. E. H. Hill, of Smethwick, Staffordshire.
1211327 Sergeant Dennis Gordon Bingley, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943, aged 21. Son of George and Annie Bingley, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
1343832 Flight Sergeant Robert Deans, Pilot in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943n aged 21. Son of John and Ellen C. L. Deans, of Knightswood, Glasgow.
1318280 Sergeant Donald Stephen Loveland, Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943, aged 21. Son of Norman E. Loveland and Alice Loveland, of Ilfracombe, Devon.
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
Sacquenay is a village 36 kilometres north-east of Dijon and 5 kilometres south-east of Occey. The Churchyard is in the centre of the village. There are four aimen of WW2 buried here.
Flight Details:
Base: R.A.F. Lissett, Yorkshire
Unit: 158 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk II, serial HR752
Target: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Incident: Aircraft cashed near Sacquenay after being shot down by Hauptman Rauth of Group 4, Dijon. Four airmen were killed. Sgt. J. Little and Sgt. G. G. Arnold both escaped and were smuggled into Switzerland and Warrant Officer V. C. Wainwright was taken prisoner.
Burial Details
638104 Sergeant Ian Rex Locke Acton-Hill, Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 15th July 1943, aged 25.
Son of Herbert and Mable Irene Acton; stepson of Mr. E. H. Hill, of Smethwick, Staffordshire.
1211327 Sergeant Dennis Gordon Bingley, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943, aged 21. Son of George and Annie Bingley, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
1343832 Flight Sergeant Robert Deans, Pilot in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943n aged 21. Son of John and Ellen C. L. Deans, of Knightswood, Glasgow.
1318280 Sergeant Donald Stephen Loveland, Air Gunner in 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 15th July 1943, aged 21. Son of Norman E. Loveland and Alice Loveland, of Ilfracombe, Devon.
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
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