SAILLY-FLIBEAUCOURT CHURCHYARD
Somme
France
Location Information
Sailly-Flibeaucourt is a village and commune about 11 kilometres north-north-west of Abbeville and some 5 kilometres east of Noyelles-sur-Mer. Sailly is the main part of the commune, Flibeaucourt being a hamlet about 2 kilometres south of it.
The church is at Sailly, and in the south-eastern corner of the churchyard is a collective grave in which lie seven airmen. Five of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Pictures in first gallery © Johan Pauwels
Sailly-Flibeaucourt is a village and commune about 11 kilometres north-north-west of Abbeville and some 5 kilometres east of Noyelles-sur-Mer. Sailly is the main part of the commune, Flibeaucourt being a hamlet about 2 kilometres south of it.
The church is at Sailly, and in the south-eastern corner of the churchyard is a collective grave in which lie seven airmen. Five of them belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Pictures in first gallery © Johan Pauwels
Burial Details
175588 Pilot Officer David Ellis Blockley, D. F. M. Air Gunner in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 24. Son of George and Mary Jane Blockley of Chirbury, Montgomeryshire.
1802280 Sergeant Ronald Nevill, Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of Albert E. and Elizabeth Nevill of Stratford, Essex.
2208843 Flight Sergeant Fred Phillips, Air Gunner in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 20. Son of James and Doris Phillips of Heywood, Lancashire.
1138809 Sergeant Wilfred Ray, Wireless Operator in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of James and Florence Ray.
421628 Pilot Officer Alexander Gordon Rodgers, Air Bomber in 76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, died 19th July 1944, aged 30. Son of John and Theresa Mary Rodgers of Tomki, New South Wales, Australia.
420288 Flight Lieutenant Paul Ernest Sinclair, D. F. C. Pilot in 76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of John Malcolm and Grace Emily Sinclair of Moree, New South Wales, Australia.
140880 Flying Officer Gwynfor Watkins, Navigator in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944 aged 24. Son of William John and Catherine Hannah Watkins of Somerton, Newport, Monmouthshire.
Flight Details:
R.A.F. Base: Holme-on-Spalding Moor, North Yorkshire
Unit: 76 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk. III, serial LK873
Target: V1 storage and launch sites, Acquet
Incident: The aircraft was shot down by Oblt. Werner Hopf and crashed at Sailly-Flibeaucourt. There were no survivors
(Flight Information and pictures below courtesy of Barry Cuttell)
175588 Pilot Officer David Ellis Blockley, D. F. M. Air Gunner in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 24. Son of George and Mary Jane Blockley of Chirbury, Montgomeryshire.
1802280 Sergeant Ronald Nevill, Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of Albert E. and Elizabeth Nevill of Stratford, Essex.
2208843 Flight Sergeant Fred Phillips, Air Gunner in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 20. Son of James and Doris Phillips of Heywood, Lancashire.
1138809 Sergeant Wilfred Ray, Wireless Operator in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of James and Florence Ray.
421628 Pilot Officer Alexander Gordon Rodgers, Air Bomber in 76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, died 19th July 1944, aged 30. Son of John and Theresa Mary Rodgers of Tomki, New South Wales, Australia.
420288 Flight Lieutenant Paul Ernest Sinclair, D. F. C. Pilot in 76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, died 19th July 1944, aged 22. Son of John Malcolm and Grace Emily Sinclair of Moree, New South Wales, Australia.
140880 Flying Officer Gwynfor Watkins, Navigator in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th July 1944 aged 24. Son of William John and Catherine Hannah Watkins of Somerton, Newport, Monmouthshire.
Flight Details:
R.A.F. Base: Holme-on-Spalding Moor, North Yorkshire
Unit: 76 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Halifax Mk. III, serial LK873
Target: V1 storage and launch sites, Acquet
Incident: The aircraft was shot down by Oblt. Werner Hopf and crashed at Sailly-Flibeaucourt. There were no survivors
(Flight Information and pictures below courtesy of Barry Cuttell)
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THE KING OF LOVE MY SHEPHERD IS WHOSE GOODNESS FAILETH NEVER".
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HIS DUTY DONE, HE RESTS IN PEACE. HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR MEMORY.
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ALL THAT HE HAD ALL THAT HE HOPED FOR HE GAVE.
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HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED.
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OUR BELOVED ONLY SON WHO DIED NOBLY.
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TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE.
