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SAMER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France

Location Information

Samer is a small town in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, situated 18 kilometres south-south-east of Boulogne, on the main road (N.1) to Montreuil and Paris. The communal cemetery is on the Rue-du-Stade on the east side of the town and south of the D.52 road to Carly. There are two Commonwealth graves of the First World War and two from the Second World War. The graves are located near the north boundary and east of the crucifix.


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World War One Burials

First World War Burials

400 Sapper George Frederick Davies, 2nd Field Coy. Australian Engineers, died 22nd November1917. Son of George and Jane Davies of Wales; husband of Emma Davies of 50 Princes Street, Dawes Port, Sydney, New South Wales. Grave 2 on East side of Crucifix

T/23281 Driver Fredrick Joseph White, 6th Reserve Park, Army Service Corps, died 8th May 1915, aged 27. Husband of Elizabeth Kate White of Soans Cottage, Netherfield, Battle, Sussex. Born at Hastings, Sussex. Grave 3, East side of Crucifix

World War Two Burials

Second World War burials

41680 Flying Officer Peter Grenfell Dexter, D. F. C. Pilot in 611 Squadron, Royal Air Force., died 14th July 1941. Grave 5.

72259 Flight Lieutenant George Frederick Gregory,  Pilot in 601 Squadron, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve, died 10th June 1941, aged 22. Son of George Francis and Edith Rose Gregory of Ilford, Essex. B.Sc. Engineering (London). Grave 4.



Flight Details P. G. Dexter

Base: Not known at this time
Unit: 611 Sqdn. Fighter Command
Aircraft: Spitfire Mk Vb, serial P8581
Target: Circus 48
Incident: Collided with an aircraft of 54 Sqdn. over Boulogne. His body, still in his parachute harness was recovered, and is buried here


Flight Details G. F. Gregory

Base: Not known at this time
Unit: 601 Sqdn. Fighter Command
Aircraft: Hurricane Mk II, serial Z3026
Target: Operation Rhubarb
Incident: The aircraft failed to return

(Above information courtesy of Barry Cuttell)


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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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