ST. PIERRE-DE-JARDS COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Indre
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.09999, Longitude: 1.96559
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
St. Pierre-de-Jards is a village and commune 23 miles (37 kilometres) north-east of Chateauroux and 10 miles (16 kilometres) north of the town of Issoudun. It is on the road which connects the village of Reuilly with the town of Vatan. The communal cemetery is north of the village on the east side of the road to Massay.
There are 7 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, south-west of the entrance.
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
Hit by Flak and crashed near St-Pierre-de-Jards (Indre) some 14 km ENE of Vatan.
R/192437 Flight Sergeant
John Michael Fraser
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944, aged 20.
Son of William O. Fraser and Edythe E. Fraser, of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Beloved Of The Lord Shall Dwell In Safety By Him; And The Lord Shall Cover Him..."
John Michael Fraser
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944, aged 20.
Son of William O. Fraser and Edythe E. Fraser, of Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Beloved Of The Lord Shall Dwell In Safety By Him; And The Lord Shall Cover Him..."
J/26645 Flying Officer
John Alexander McHutchion
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944.
John Alexander McHutchion
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944.
R/142111 Flight Sergeant
Clarence Orville McMillan
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944.
Clarence Orville McMillan
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944.
J/92037 Pilot Officer
John Michael Stecyk
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Mike and Nellie Stecyk, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun An In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
John Michael Stecyk
625 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st July 1944, aged 21.
Son of Mike and Nellie Stecyk, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun An In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
Other Burial Details
643123 Sergeant Frank Norman Allen, 635 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 1st July 1944, aged 28.
1034670 Sergeant Frank Dickinson, 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 1st July 1944, aged 23. Son of Flt. Sgt. George Henry Dickinson, M.S.M., R.A.F. (V.R.), died on active service 6th July, 1946, and of Janet Dickinson, of Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Dorothy Dickinson, of Blackpool, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Stars Forget To Shine We Will Remember Him"
415944 Pilot Officer Harry Hale, Royal Australian Air Force, died 1st July 1944, aged 22. Son of Harry and Freda Rose Hale, of Cottesloe, Western Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Done"
643123 Sergeant Frank Norman Allen, 635 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 1st July 1944, aged 28.
1034670 Sergeant Frank Dickinson, 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 1st July 1944, aged 23. Son of Flt. Sgt. George Henry Dickinson, M.S.M., R.A.F. (V.R.), died on active service 6th July, 1946, and of Janet Dickinson, of Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Dorothy Dickinson, of Blackpool, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Stars Forget To Shine We Will Remember Him"
415944 Pilot Officer Harry Hale, Royal Australian Air Force, died 1st July 1944, aged 22. Son of Harry and Freda Rose Hale, of Cottesloe, Western Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Done"
