WARHEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.97638, Longitude: 2.48808
Image above © Werner Van Caneghem
Location Information
The village of Warhem is 12 kilometres south-east of Dunkirk and about 5 kilometres east of Bergues.
The Cemetery is about 200 metres west of the Church on a narrow road leading towards Bergues. The Commonwealth plot is near the north western corner.
Historical Information
Total Commonwealth Burials: 87.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 46, Australia 2, New Zealand 1. Total 49.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 38.
Images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
104694 Squadron Leader
Reginald Wiseman Brown, D. F. C.
7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th June 1944, aged 30.
Row A. Collective Grave 8.
Son of Alvin C. and Agnes Brown, of Antler, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Name Is Written In Letter Of Gold In Hearts He Left At Home. Mother"
Reginald Wiseman Brown, D. F. C.
7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th June 1944, aged 30.
Row A. Collective Grave 8.
Son of Alvin C. and Agnes Brown, of Antler, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Name Is Written In Letter Of Gold In Hearts He Left At Home. Mother"
417818 Flight Lieutenant
Clifford Harris Drewer
Royal Australian Air Force
24th June 1944, aged 34.
Row A. Collective Grave 48.
Son of Hubert Harris Drewer and Minna Little Drewer; husband of Rita Kathleen Drewer, of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting "Thy Will Be Done"
Studio portrait of 417818 Pilot Officer Clifford Harris Drewer, formerly a teacher of Millicent, SA, shortly after graduating from navigator training in Australia. Later promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt), he was seconded to the RAF in the United Kingdom and attached to No. 7 Squadron. While on operations over France, Flt Lt Drewer was killed in action on 24 June 1944, aged 34. His Lancaster aircraft was reported to have crashed at approximately 1 am in a field near the village of Warhem. The remains of the crew were buried in a communal grave at Warhem cemetery, France.
Clifford Harris Drewer
Royal Australian Air Force
24th June 1944, aged 34.
Row A. Collective Grave 48.
Son of Hubert Harris Drewer and Minna Little Drewer; husband of Rita Kathleen Drewer, of Millswood Estate, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting "Thy Will Be Done"
Studio portrait of 417818 Pilot Officer Clifford Harris Drewer, formerly a teacher of Millicent, SA, shortly after graduating from navigator training in Australia. Later promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt), he was seconded to the RAF in the United Kingdom and attached to No. 7 Squadron. While on operations over France, Flt Lt Drewer was killed in action on 24 June 1944, aged 34. His Lancaster aircraft was reported to have crashed at approximately 1 am in a field near the village of Warhem. The remains of the crew were buried in a communal grave at Warhem cemetery, France.
2658916 Guardsman
Leonard Hasman
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
1st June 1940, aged 19.
Row B. 7.
Son of John James Hasman and Louisa Jane Hasman, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting Where No Shadows Fall, In Perfect Peace He Awaits Us All"
Leonard Hasman
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
1st June 1940, aged 19.
Row B. 7.
Son of John James Hasman and Louisa Jane Hasman, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting Where No Shadows Fall, In Perfect Peace He Awaits Us All"
3451303 Fusilier
Peter Hope
1/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
8th June 1940, aged 21.
Row B. 17.
Son of Peter and Eliza Ann Hope, of Withington, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Hath Lived Much, Although He Lived Not Long. He Died That We Might Live R. I. P."
Peter Hope
1/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
8th June 1940, aged 21.
Row B. 17.
Son of Peter and Eliza Ann Hope, of Withington, Manchester.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Hath Lived Much, Although He Lived Not Long. He Died That We Might Live R. I. P."
3384830 Private
Harry Martin
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st May 1940, aged 26.
Row A. Grave 16.
Son of Richard John and Elizabeth Martin, of Burnley, Lancashire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action"
Harry Martin
1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment
31st May 1940, aged 26.
Row A. Grave 16.
Son of Richard John and Elizabeth Martin, of Burnley, Lancashire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Killed In Action"
34851 Major
Angus McCorquodale, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
1st June 1940, aged 34.
Row A. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCorquodale; husband of Pamela McCorquodale.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace Your Memory Hallowed In The Land You Loved"
Angus McCorquodale, Mentioned in Despatches
2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
1st June 1940, aged 34.
Row A. 2.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCorquodale; husband of Pamela McCorquodale.
His headstone bears the inscription "Rest In Peace Your Memory Hallowed In The Land You Loved"
26757 Lieutenant Colonel
Ronald Graham Sharp, T. D.
Cdg. 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps
29th May 1940, aged 39.
Row A. Grave 45.
Son of John and Eleanor Sharp.
Ronald Graham Sharp, T. D.
Cdg. 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps
29th May 1940, aged 39.
Row A. Grave 45.
Son of John and Eleanor Sharp.
