ST. MARTENS-VOEREN (FOURONS ST. MARTIN) CHURCHYARD
Limburg
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.74913, Longitude: 5.81275
Location Information
The village of Sint-Martens-Voeren is located north of the town of Verviers off the motorway E25. From the motorway E25 which runs between Maastricht and Cheratte turn off at junction 1 and at the T junction turn right towards Moelingen. Follow this road through the village and through the next village 'S-Gravenvoeren and on into Sint-Martens-Voeren. On entering the village the church is on the left and the churchyard is behind the church. The graves are located by the right hand wall.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
St. Martens-Voeren Churchyard contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
World War Two Casualties: United Kingdom 5, Canada 1. Total 6.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
The village of Sint-Martens-Voeren is located north of the town of Verviers off the motorway E25. From the motorway E25 which runs between Maastricht and Cheratte turn off at junction 1 and at the T junction turn right towards Moelingen. Follow this road through the village and through the next village 'S-Gravenvoeren and on into Sint-Martens-Voeren. On entering the village the church is on the left and the churchyard is behind the church. The graves are located by the right hand wall.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
St. Martens-Voeren Churchyard contains the graves of six airmen of the Second World War.
World War Two Casualties: United Kingdom 5, Canada 1. Total 6.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
R/65812 Sergeant
Howard Hale
Air Observer in 149 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th August 1941, aged 22.
Son of Frederick and Lulah May Hale.
His headstone bears the inscription" In life, Loved and Honoured, In Death, Remembered"
Howard Hale
Air Observer in 149 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th August 1941, aged 22.
Son of Frederick and Lulah May Hale.
His headstone bears the inscription" In life, Loved and Honoured, In Death, Remembered"
Other Burial Details
1164028 Sergeant Frederick Douglas Fowler, Pilot in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 21. Son of Frederick Walter and Catherine Elizabeth Fowler, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Inscription "A loving smile, A heart of gold, The dearest one this world could hold"
1064705 Sergeant Solomon Morris, Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 27. Son of Abraham and Bessie Morris, of Salford, Lancashire. Inscription " Our precious and beloved son and brother. Deeply mourned. M. H. D. S. R. I. P. "
1150785 Sergeant Barrie Arthur John Richardson, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941.
955766 Sergeant Vernon Scholey, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 21. Son of Walter and Mary Emma Scholey, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Inscription " Loving memories of a dearly loved only son and brother. Mother, Dad, Sister"
912133 Sergeant Eric Alexander Raven Thomson, Pilot in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 20. Son of Alexander Raven Thomson and Elizabeth Rontgen Thomson, of Fulham, London. Inscription " He died in a brothers war that we might learn to live in peace"
1164028 Sergeant Frederick Douglas Fowler, Pilot in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 21. Son of Frederick Walter and Catherine Elizabeth Fowler, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Inscription "A loving smile, A heart of gold, The dearest one this world could hold"
1064705 Sergeant Solomon Morris, Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 27. Son of Abraham and Bessie Morris, of Salford, Lancashire. Inscription " Our precious and beloved son and brother. Deeply mourned. M. H. D. S. R. I. P. "
1150785 Sergeant Barrie Arthur John Richardson, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941.
955766 Sergeant Vernon Scholey, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 21. Son of Walter and Mary Emma Scholey, of Leeds, Yorkshire. Inscription " Loving memories of a dearly loved only son and brother. Mother, Dad, Sister"
912133 Sergeant Eric Alexander Raven Thomson, Pilot in 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th August 1941, aged 20. Son of Alexander Raven Thomson and Elizabeth Rontgen Thomson, of Fulham, London. Inscription " He died in a brothers war that we might learn to live in peace"
