ST. PALAIS-SUR-MER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Charente-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.65124, Longitude: -1.07645
Location Information
St. Palais-sur-Mer is a village and commune 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Royan, on the north shore at the mouth of the Gironde estuary. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village on the road to Vaux-sur-Mer. There are 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, to the far right from the entrance.
World War Two Casualties: Australia 6, United Kingdom 2. Total 8.
St. Palais-sur-Mer is a village and commune 3 miles (5 kilometres) west of Royan, on the north shore at the mouth of the Gironde estuary. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village on the road to Vaux-sur-Mer. There are 8 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, to the far right from the entrance.
World War Two Casualties: Australia 6, United Kingdom 2. Total 8.
432632 Flying Officer
Bruce Thomas Roberts
Royal Australian Air Force
5th January 1945, aged 20.
Son of Thomas Crawford Roberts and Gertrude Alice Roberts, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Patria"
Studio portrait of 432632 Flying Officer (FO) Bruce Thomas Roberts, RAAF, navigatior of 106 Squadron, RAF, born in Summer Hill, NSW. He enlisted from Sydney, NSW on 2 January 1943. FO Roberts died while on flying operations over France on 5 January 1945. He was 20 years of age.
Bruce Thomas Roberts
Royal Australian Air Force
5th January 1945, aged 20.
Son of Thomas Crawford Roberts and Gertrude Alice Roberts, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Patria"
Studio portrait of 432632 Flying Officer (FO) Bruce Thomas Roberts, RAAF, navigatior of 106 Squadron, RAF, born in Summer Hill, NSW. He enlisted from Sydney, NSW on 2 January 1943. FO Roberts died while on flying operations over France on 5 January 1945. He was 20 years of age.
Other Burials
437495 Flying Officer Clyde Allen Cassidy, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hampdon Cassidy, of Bronte, New South Wales, Australia.
1810413 Sergeant Peter Anthony Lane, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th January 1945. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lane, of Harrow, Middlesex.
433733 Flight Sergeant Charles Richard Mangnall, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 19. Son of John Leonard and Alice Corona Mangnall, of Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia.
743143 Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick Parton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 17th June 1940, aged 43. Husband of Mary Miller Kerr Parton, of Glasgow.
422982 Flying Officer Vernon Douglas Powell, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Frank Douglas and Thomasine Alice Powell, of Clifton Gardens, New South Wales, Australia.
205850 Flying Officer Andrew Hawkins Scott, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 25. Son of Andrew and Catherine Campbell Scott, of St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
434485 Flight Sergeant Percy William Keith Walter, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Henry Thomas Walter and Esme Dorothy Walter, of Albion Heights, Queensland. Australia.
437495 Flying Officer Clyde Allen Cassidy, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hampdon Cassidy, of Bronte, New South Wales, Australia.
1810413 Sergeant Peter Anthony Lane, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th January 1945. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lane, of Harrow, Middlesex.
433733 Flight Sergeant Charles Richard Mangnall, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 19. Son of John Leonard and Alice Corona Mangnall, of Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia.
743143 Aircraftman 1st Class Frederick Parton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 17th June 1940, aged 43. Husband of Mary Miller Kerr Parton, of Glasgow.
422982 Flying Officer Vernon Douglas Powell, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Frank Douglas and Thomasine Alice Powell, of Clifton Gardens, New South Wales, Australia.
205850 Flying Officer Andrew Hawkins Scott, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 25. Son of Andrew and Catherine Campbell Scott, of St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
434485 Flight Sergeant Percy William Keith Walter, Royal Australian Air Force, died 5th January 1945, aged 20. Son of Henry Thomas Walter and Esme Dorothy Walter, of Albion Heights, Queensland. Australia.
