ST. HILAIRE-SUR-RILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Orne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.72823, Longitude: 0.49829
Location Information
St. Hilaire-sur-Rille is a village and commune on the main Paris-Verneuil-l'Aigle-Argentan road. It is 10 kilometres west-south-west of l'Aigle. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village. There are 9 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the south-western corner.
St. Hilaire-sur-Rille is a village and commune on the main Paris-Verneuil-l'Aigle-Argentan road. It is 10 kilometres west-south-west of l'Aigle. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village. There are 9 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the south-western corner.
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R/126409 Sergeant
George Temple Doyle
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 32.
Son of A. Temple Doyle and Estelle Crockett Doyle, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His All"
George Temple Doyle
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 32.
Son of A. Temple Doyle and Estelle Crockett Doyle, of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His All"
R/156084 Flight Sergeant
Ernest James Firth
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick and Kate Ritchie Firth, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Life, Loved and Honoured. In Death, Remembered"
Ernest James Firth
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick and Kate Ritchie Firth, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Life, Loved and Honoured. In Death, Remembered"
R/154079 Flight Sergeant
James Edmund McGibbon
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 25.
Son of S. E. McGibbon and Marjorie McGibbon, of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. B. Comm. (McGill University, Montreal).
His headstone bears the inscription "He Went Out With His Hand In The Hand Of God"
James Edmund McGibbon
161 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th April 1944, aged 25.
Son of S. E. McGibbon and Marjorie McGibbon, of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. B. Comm. (McGill University, Montreal).
His headstone bears the inscription "He Went Out With His Hand In The Hand Of God"
Other Burial Details
133371 Flying Officer Peter William Booth-Smith, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944.
1433896 Warrant Officer George Colin Dinsdale, 65 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th July 1944, aged 21. Son of George and Doris Dinsdale, of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Here: For He Is Risen" St. Matthew XXVIII. 6.
1592490 Sergeant Duncan Alfred Johnson, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944.
1287371 Warrant Officer Ernest Mercer, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of William and Lizzie Mercer, of Maidstone, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Sunshine Passes Shadows Fall But Love And Remembrance Outlast All"
1817628 Sergeant George Oliver Parker, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 19.
Son of Ralph and Lily Parker, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
151016 Flying Officer John Rivers Herbert Willson, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 23. Son of Arthur Herbert and Alice Emily Willson, of Forest Gate, Essex.
133371 Flying Officer Peter William Booth-Smith, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944.
1433896 Warrant Officer George Colin Dinsdale, 65 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th July 1944, aged 21. Son of George and Doris Dinsdale, of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "He Is Not Here: For He Is Risen" St. Matthew XXVIII. 6.
1592490 Sergeant Duncan Alfred Johnson, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944.
1287371 Warrant Officer Ernest Mercer, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of William and Lizzie Mercer, of Maidstone, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Sunshine Passes Shadows Fall But Love And Remembrance Outlast All"
1817628 Sergeant George Oliver Parker, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 19.
Son of Ralph and Lily Parker, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
151016 Flying Officer John Rivers Herbert Willson, 161 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 11th April 1944, aged 23. Son of Arthur Herbert and Alice Emily Willson, of Forest Gate, Essex.
