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SOUZY-LA-BRICHE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Essonne

France


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 48.52928 Longitude: 2.15243

Location Information

Souzy-la-Briche is a village and commune 31 kilometres south of Versailles, and 10 kilometres north of Etampes. The communal  cemetery is on the north-eastern side of the village on the road leading to Arpajon. The collective grave of 3 Australian airmen is in the northern section of the cemetery.

Cemetery images © Christine Da Costa

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410193 Flight Sergeant
Charles Clement
Royal Australian Air Force, died 10th June 1944, aged 22. 

Son of William Henry and Mary Mildred Clement, of Auburn, Victoria, Australia.
 

His headstone bears the inscription "Lovely And Pleasant In Life, Noble in Death. Ever Remembered"



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Group portrait of No 23 Course, No 1 Initial Training School, Somers, Victoria.
Identified in the 2nd row, second from the left is 410193 Charles Clement (later Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) and killed during operations over France on 10 June 1944);
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429340 Flying Officer
John Alexander Douglas McGill
Royal Australian Air Force
10th June 1944, aged 26. 

Son of Alec Douglas and Eva Minnie Grace McGill, of Yeronga, Queensland, Australia.
 

His headstone bears the inscription "He Has Outsoared The Shadow Of Our Night"



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422725 Flight Sergeant
William John Seale
Royal Australian Air Force
10th June 1944, aged 22.



Son of William Lovel Seale and Sybel Amy Seale, of Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "Be Loved All Things Good Upon This Earth"


Studio portrait of 422725 Sergeant (Sgt) William John Seale RAAF. A bank clerk from Ardlethan NSW he was promoted to Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) before he was killed on operations flying with 97 Squadron RAF (Lancaster bombers) over France on 10 June 1944.

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BOISSY-SOUS-ST. YON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
MORIGNY-CHAMPIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY


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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.
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