VOUÉ CHURCHYARD
Aube
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.45833, Longitude: 4.12815
Location Information
Voué is a village and commune 16 kilometres north of Troyes, and 12 kilometres south of Arcis-sur-Aube. In the churchyard, near the middle of the northern boundary, are the graves of nine British airmen.
Flight Details:(A)
RAF Base: Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire
Unit: 101 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial LM467
Target: Mailly-le-Camp, Aube
Incident: Crashed at Voué, Aube. There were no survivors.
Flight Details:(B)
RAF Base: Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Unit: 166 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk I, serial LL743
Target: Mailly-le-Camp, Aube
Incident: Crashed at Chapelle-Vallon, Aube.
Sgt. W. T. Violett escaped. The following were taken prisoner: Sgts. F. S. Soloman,
R. G. Marks, C. Farley and Flt. Sgt. J. A. Sanderson.
Burial Details:
Flight A
The following from 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve were all killed on 4th May 1944.
1591915 Sergeant James Bailey, aged 19. Son of John and Alice Bailey of Harden, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription At Rest "Thy Will Be Done"
1578199 Sergeant Norman Reginald Bishop, aged 20. Son of Herbert Reginald and Elsie Bishop of Billesley, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "May The Sunshine He Missed On Life's Highway Be Found In God's Haven Of Rest"
1868872 Sergeant Eric Edward Borton.
1590669 Sergeant Arthur James Bowles, aged 19. Son of Lt. Commdr. Herbert Bowles, R.N.V.R. and Hilda Bowles of Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne. His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved Son Of Hilda And The Late Lieut. Commander Herbert Bowles, R. N. V. R."
168781 Pilot Officer John Joseph Gorman, aged 25. Son of John William and Hilda Gorman.
1576434 Flight Sergeant Nigel Arthur Lacey Johnson, aged 23. Son of Richard Arnold and Florence Christine Lacey-Johnson of Christmas Common, Oxon. His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving And Constant Remembrance"
146137 Flying Officer Kenneth William Angus Muir, aged 22. Son of William Angus and Clara A. Muir; stepson of Nora Muir of Whatlington, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "To The Treasured Memory Of Kenneth, Age 22 Son Of W. A. Muir, MC., MA. Of Hawkhurst, Kent"
1486640 Sergeant John Gregory Woods.
Flight B
The following from 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve was killed on 4th May 1944.
1853136 Sergeant Jack Arthur William Bodsworth, aged 27. Son of Arthur and Alice Daisy Bosworth of Bromley, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Darling Jack, Always A Thought Always A Tear Always Wishing You Were Here"
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
Voué is a village and commune 16 kilometres north of Troyes, and 12 kilometres south of Arcis-sur-Aube. In the churchyard, near the middle of the northern boundary, are the graves of nine British airmen.
Flight Details:(A)
RAF Base: Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire
Unit: 101 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk III, serial LM467
Target: Mailly-le-Camp, Aube
Incident: Crashed at Voué, Aube. There were no survivors.
Flight Details:(B)
RAF Base: Kirmington, Lincolnshire
Unit: 166 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk I, serial LL743
Target: Mailly-le-Camp, Aube
Incident: Crashed at Chapelle-Vallon, Aube.
Sgt. W. T. Violett escaped. The following were taken prisoner: Sgts. F. S. Soloman,
R. G. Marks, C. Farley and Flt. Sgt. J. A. Sanderson.
Burial Details:
Flight A
The following from 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve were all killed on 4th May 1944.
1591915 Sergeant James Bailey, aged 19. Son of John and Alice Bailey of Harden, Yorkshire. His headstone bears the inscription At Rest "Thy Will Be Done"
1578199 Sergeant Norman Reginald Bishop, aged 20. Son of Herbert Reginald and Elsie Bishop of Billesley, Birmingham. His headstone bears the inscription "May The Sunshine He Missed On Life's Highway Be Found In God's Haven Of Rest"
1868872 Sergeant Eric Edward Borton.
1590669 Sergeant Arthur James Bowles, aged 19. Son of Lt. Commdr. Herbert Bowles, R.N.V.R. and Hilda Bowles of Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne. His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved Son Of Hilda And The Late Lieut. Commander Herbert Bowles, R. N. V. R."
168781 Pilot Officer John Joseph Gorman, aged 25. Son of John William and Hilda Gorman.
1576434 Flight Sergeant Nigel Arthur Lacey Johnson, aged 23. Son of Richard Arnold and Florence Christine Lacey-Johnson of Christmas Common, Oxon. His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving And Constant Remembrance"
146137 Flying Officer Kenneth William Angus Muir, aged 22. Son of William Angus and Clara A. Muir; stepson of Nora Muir of Whatlington, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "To The Treasured Memory Of Kenneth, Age 22 Son Of W. A. Muir, MC., MA. Of Hawkhurst, Kent"
1486640 Sergeant John Gregory Woods.
Flight B
The following from 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve was killed on 4th May 1944.
1853136 Sergeant Jack Arthur William Bodsworth, aged 27. Son of Arthur and Alice Daisy Bosworth of Bromley, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Darling Jack, Always A Thought Always A Tear Always Wishing You Were Here"
Pictures and Flight Details © Barry Cuttell
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