St. Désir War Cemetery
Roll of Honour
A -K
R/163850 Flight Sergeant
John Herbert Barkwell
78 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th November 1943, aged 19.
Plot VII. B. 6.
Son of Roy L. and Helen L. Barkwell, of Isham, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
John Herbert Barkwell
78 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th November 1943, aged 19.
Plot VII. B. 6.
Son of Roy L. and Helen L. Barkwell, of Isham, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
R/62147 Warrant Officer Class II
Frank George Bell
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 24.
Plot VII. E. 4.
Son of Joseph and Florence Louise Bell; husband of Dorothy Bell, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Given - Your Life For Us, That We Might Live"
Frank George Bell
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 24.
Plot VII. E. 4.
Son of Joseph and Florence Louise Bell; husband of Dorothy Bell, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Given - Your Life For Us, That We Might Live"
J/24025 Flying Officer
Bruce Graham Black
Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 22.
Collective Grave VIII. A. 9-14.
Son of William Graham Black and Lily Blanche Black; husband of Gloria Morgan Black, of New York City, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Bruce, Beloved Husband Of Gloria Morgan"
Bruce Graham Black
Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 22.
Collective Grave VIII. A. 9-14.
Son of William Graham Black and Lily Blanche Black; husband of Gloria Morgan Black, of New York City, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Bruce, Beloved Husband Of Gloria Morgan"
J/4894 Flight Lieutenant
John Muir Candlish
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 25.
Plot VII. E. 2.
Son of Robert Fairlie Candlish, and of Eva Ethel Candlish, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live"
John Muir Candlish
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 25.
Plot VII. E. 2.
Son of Robert Fairlie Candlish, and of Eva Ethel Candlish, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live"
J/24075 Flying Officer
Ross Orval Ellsmere
97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 22.
Plot VIII. B. 10.
Son of Capt. George J. Ellsmere and Agnes E. Ellsmere, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of A Gallant Son. God Bless Him And His Crew"
Ross Orval Ellsmere
97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th May 1944, aged 22.
Plot VIII. B. 10.
Son of Capt. George J. Ellsmere and Agnes E. Ellsmere, of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of A Gallant Son. God Bless Him And His Crew"
J/18220 Pilot Officer
John Wilfred Harrison
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 28.
Plot VII. E. 5.
Son of John Vivian and Anna Stella Harrison, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
John Wilfred Harrison
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th November 1943, aged 28.
Plot VII. E. 5.
Son of John Vivian and Anna Stella Harrison, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Will Be Done"
Original Grave Marker
J/21597 Flying Officer
Ernest Osborne Heyworth
10 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 19.
Plot VII. C. 12.
Son of Ernest and Nellie Heyworth, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Walk Together Every Day In The Garden Of Memories"
Ernest Osborne Heyworth
10 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 19.
Plot VII. C. 12.
Son of Ernest and Nellie Heyworth, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Walk Together Every Day In The Garden Of Memories"
J/85052 Pilot Officer
Norman Johnston
Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 24.
Plot VII. C. 10.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember. Mother"
Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Johnston, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally from Powell River, British Columbia. On the 62nd anniversary, June 3, 1944 - June 3, 2006, of the crash of the Lancaster LQ-C ND-507 which took the lives of Pilot Officer Norman Johnston, Pilot Officer David A. Kelley, Pilot Officer J.G. Maurice Renaud, Pilot Officer Leslie A. McCrea and Squadron Leader George E. Coldrey were honoured at the unveiling of a monument at la Bossière-Ecole, France. Guests included former German Pilot Frithjof Fensch, who downed the plane; family members Edith Bannerman, sister of David A. Kelley; Pierre Monfette, nephew of J.G. Maurice Renaud;, Lucinda Brouwer, niece of Leslie A. McCrea. Tori Olson, daughter of American Lieutenant Leroy Q. Olson, Christopher O'Neill, son of British Flight Lieutenant John H. O'Neill, and George Court, son of Canadian Flight Lieutenant George L. Court, children of the three survivors of the crash attended in honour of their fathers whom all died since 1995. Representing La Boisseère-Ecole were Francois Heiliger, Mayor, Fabien Drouin, First Deputy Mayor and Fréderic Vincent, Historical Adviser whose research led to the unveiling and commemoration of the deceased.
The two other airmen not buried in this cemetery were interred in La Boissière-École Communal Cemetery in France.
Norman Johnston
Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1944, aged 24.
Plot VII. C. 10.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember. Mother"
Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Johnston, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally from Powell River, British Columbia. On the 62nd anniversary, June 3, 1944 - June 3, 2006, of the crash of the Lancaster LQ-C ND-507 which took the lives of Pilot Officer Norman Johnston, Pilot Officer David A. Kelley, Pilot Officer J.G. Maurice Renaud, Pilot Officer Leslie A. McCrea and Squadron Leader George E. Coldrey were honoured at the unveiling of a monument at la Bossière-Ecole, France. Guests included former German Pilot Frithjof Fensch, who downed the plane; family members Edith Bannerman, sister of David A. Kelley; Pierre Monfette, nephew of J.G. Maurice Renaud;, Lucinda Brouwer, niece of Leslie A. McCrea. Tori Olson, daughter of American Lieutenant Leroy Q. Olson, Christopher O'Neill, son of British Flight Lieutenant John H. O'Neill, and George Court, son of Canadian Flight Lieutenant George L. Court, children of the three survivors of the crash attended in honour of their fathers whom all died since 1995. Representing La Boisseère-Ecole were Francois Heiliger, Mayor, Fabien Drouin, First Deputy Mayor and Fréderic Vincent, Historical Adviser whose research led to the unveiling and commemoration of the deceased.
The two other airmen not buried in this cemetery were interred in La Boissière-École Communal Cemetery in France.
