VANDENESSE-EN-AUXOIS CHURCHYARD
Côte-d'Or
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.21911, Longitude: 4.61577
Location Information
Vandenesse-en-Auxois is a village and commune 34 kilometres south-west of Dijon. The churchyard, which lies in the centre of the village, contains two British airmen's graves situated to the left of the entrance.
Flight Details:
RAF Base: Syerston, Nottinghamshire
Unit: 106 Sqdn., Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial DV196
Target: Milano, Northern Italy
Incident: The Lancaster was shot down by Capt. Hans Wolfgang Niebelschütz and crashed at Vandenesse-en-Auxois. Two are buried here. Sgt. A. R. Kidley was wounded and taken prisoner. Flying Officer D. McGourlick and Sgts. T. H. Adams, H. L. Nielson and J. W. Windiate escaped capture.
Burial Details
1575873 Sergeant John Cole, Bomb Aimer in 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th august 1943, aged 21. Son of Horace William and Emily Winifred Cole, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Labor Omnia Vincit"
129565 Flying Officer Frank George Wodehouse, Pilot in 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th August 1943, aged 20. Son of Harry Joseph and Ethel May Wodehouse, of Norwich, Norfolk. His headstone bears the inscription "For Liberty"
Picture and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell and Dan Gilberti
Vandenesse-en-Auxois is a village and commune 34 kilometres south-west of Dijon. The churchyard, which lies in the centre of the village, contains two British airmen's graves situated to the left of the entrance.
Flight Details:
RAF Base: Syerston, Nottinghamshire
Unit: 106 Sqdn., Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial DV196
Target: Milano, Northern Italy
Incident: The Lancaster was shot down by Capt. Hans Wolfgang Niebelschütz and crashed at Vandenesse-en-Auxois. Two are buried here. Sgt. A. R. Kidley was wounded and taken prisoner. Flying Officer D. McGourlick and Sgts. T. H. Adams, H. L. Nielson and J. W. Windiate escaped capture.
Burial Details
1575873 Sergeant John Cole, Bomb Aimer in 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th august 1943, aged 21. Son of Horace William and Emily Winifred Cole, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Labor Omnia Vincit"
129565 Flying Officer Frank George Wodehouse, Pilot in 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th August 1943, aged 20. Son of Harry Joseph and Ethel May Wodehouse, of Norwich, Norfolk. His headstone bears the inscription "For Liberty"
Picture and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell and Dan Gilberti
