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VACQUERIE-LA-BOUCQ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France

Location Information

Vacquerie-le-Boucq is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, situated 40km west of Arras and about 15km south-south-west of St. Pol. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern side of the village on the north side of the road, the D941 (N41) to the neighbouring town of Auxi-le-Château. There are two rows of collective graves, all artillerymen of the Royal Artillery (Searchlight Regiment).



Burial Details
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818123 Lance Bombardier. Charles William Beacock, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 26. Son of Martin & Sarah Beacock; husband of Doris Edna Beacock, of Lexden, Colchester, Essex. 

1508783 Lance Bombardier 
John Christie, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment. Royal Artillery, died 18th May 1940, aged 21. Son of James and Birdyline Christie of Witton, Birmingham.

1497509 Gunner 
Reginald Henry A. Clark, 8th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died  20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of William and Clara Clark of Putney, London. 

1508841 Lance Bombardier 
Alfred Frederick Cox, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Alfred and Hilda Annie Cox of Hall Green, Birmingham.

1508856 Gunner 
Arthur James Crosby, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 19th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Arthur and Ellen Crosby of South Yardley, Birmingham.

1508921 Gunner 
Anthony Thomas Evans, 8th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Frederick J. & Margaret G. Evans of Balham, London.

1509021 Gunner 
James Arthur Harding, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 18th May 1940 and 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of James Henry & Florence Harding of Winson Green, Birmingham

1509176 Lance Bombardier 
Eric George La Band, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 20th May 1940 and 22nd May 1940, aged 21. Son of George & Florrie La Band of Birmingham; husband of Elizabeth Clara La Band of Bordesley Green, Birmingham. 

1509248 Gunner 
Raymond Alan Mason, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 22nd May 1940, aged 21. Son of Frank Hubert & Gladys Mason of Shirley, Birmingham. 

1509341 Gunner 
Charles William Perkins, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Charles Henry & Dorothy Perkins of Birmingham. 

1492518 Gunner 
Albert Edward Reynolds, 6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 18th May 1940 and 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Thomas & Mary Elizabeth Reynolds of Everton, Lancashire. 

6015569 Bombardier 
Ronald Henwood Smith,  6th Battery, 2 Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 19th May 1940 and 21st May 1940, aged 23. Son of Leonard H. & Ruth H. Smith of Walthamstow, Essex. 

239234 Lieutenant 
William Douglas Tuck, 2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died  20th May 1940, aged 42. Son of William Henry & Ada Mary Tuck (née Draper) of Palmer's Green, Middlesex. B.Sc. Engineering. 

1509625 Gunner
 Leslie Charles Weston, 6th Battery, 2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 20th May 1940 and 22nd May 1940, aged 22. Son of William W. & Annie E. Weston of Witton, Birmingham.

1509689 Gunner
 Harry Yewdall, 6th Battery, 2nd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery, died between 18th May 1940 and 20th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Squire & Norah Yewdall of Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire.


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