ST. SYLVAIN CHURCHYARD
Seine-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.84567, Longitude: 0.67373
Location Information
St Sylvain is a village 35 kilometres south-west of St Valery-en-Caux on the west side of the road to Cany-Barville and Fécamp. In the north-west corner of the Churchyard are the graves of 7 Commonwealth airmen, 6 U. K. and 1 Australian.
St Sylvain is a village 35 kilometres south-west of St Valery-en-Caux on the west side of the road to Cany-Barville and Fécamp. In the north-west corner of the Churchyard are the graves of 7 Commonwealth airmen, 6 U. K. and 1 Australian.
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423743 Flying Officer
Graydon Raymond Howe
Royal Australian Air Force
6th June 1944, aged 24.
Son of Percy Edgar and Fanny Pearl Howe; husband of Judith Rothwyn Howe, of Burwood, New South Wales. Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered"
Graydon Raymond Howe
Royal Australian Air Force
6th June 1944, aged 24.
Son of Percy Edgar and Fanny Pearl Howe; husband of Judith Rothwyn Howe, of Burwood, New South Wales. Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered"
Other Burial Details
1611070 Sergeant Ernest Leonard Belcher, Air Bomber, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 22. Son of Leonard and Dulcie H. Belcher, of Fulham, London.
1601469 Sergeant Bernard Percy Cane, Navigator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Percy Alfred and Ethel Cane, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "Earth Hath No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal"
904519 Flight Sergeant Alan Albert Clark, Navigator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 29. Son of George Albert Clark, and of Edith Ellen Clark, of Purbrook, Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Constant & Abiding Love Of Our Very Dear Son And Brother Alan. Beloved By All"
1581137 Sergeant Stanley Neale, Air Gunner/Wireless Operator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Neale, of Coventry. His headstone bears the inscription "May The Sunshine He Missed On Life's Highway Be Found In God's Haven Of Rest"
1868478 Sergeant Henry Edward Pearson, Air Gunner, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 19. Son of Frank and Maud Pearson, of Kingstanding, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts Of Those We Love Is Not To Die"
1681158 Sergeant Clifford Scargill, Air Gunner/Wireless Operator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 22. Son of Thomas and Marion Louisa Scargill, of Leeds, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"
1611070 Sergeant Ernest Leonard Belcher, Air Bomber, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 22. Son of Leonard and Dulcie H. Belcher, of Fulham, London.
1601469 Sergeant Bernard Percy Cane, Navigator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Percy Alfred and Ethel Cane, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "Earth Hath No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal"
904519 Flight Sergeant Alan Albert Clark, Navigator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 29. Son of George Albert Clark, and of Edith Ellen Clark, of Purbrook, Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription "In Constant & Abiding Love Of Our Very Dear Son And Brother Alan. Beloved By All"
1581137 Sergeant Stanley Neale, Air Gunner/Wireless Operator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Neale, of Coventry. His headstone bears the inscription "May The Sunshine He Missed On Life's Highway Be Found In God's Haven Of Rest"
1868478 Sergeant Henry Edward Pearson, Air Gunner, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 19. Son of Frank and Maud Pearson, of Kingstanding, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts Of Those We Love Is Not To Die"
1681158 Sergeant Clifford Scargill, Air Gunner/Wireless Operator, O. R. T. U. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 6th June 1944, aged 22. Son of Thomas and Marion Louisa Scargill, of Leeds, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace"