WIMILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.76898, Longitude: 1.62881
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Wimille is a village and commune some 5 kilometres north of Boulogne on the N1 road to Calais.
The communal cemetery is north-east of the village on a by-road (D233) to Wimereux. The CWGC graves are in the southern part.
Historical Information
There was heavy fighting over the area in 1940, and Wimille was devastated when the garrison at Boulogne fought a very gallant delaying action to cover the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force to Dunkirk, holding out from May 22nd to May 25th. There was fighting in Wimille again in 1944 before it was liberated.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 9.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 4, New Zealand 2, Canada 1. Total 7.
Unidentified Casualties: United Kingdom 2.
631925 Sergeant
William James Morgan
40 Squadron, Royal Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 21.
Son of James and Ann Morgan, of Plasmarl, Swansea.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Our Garden Of Memories We Meet Every Day"
William James Morgan
40 Squadron, Royal Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 21.
Son of James and Ann Morgan, of Plasmarl, Swansea.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Our Garden Of Memories We Meet Every Day"
R/56850 Sergeant
Thomas Herbert Rose
40 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 19.
Son of Herbert Cecil and Annie Marion Rose, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Son And Brother. We Shall Remember"
Thomas Herbert Rose
40 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 19.
Son of Herbert Cecil and Annie Marion Rose, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Son And Brother. We Shall Remember"
40670 Sergeant
Thomas Geoffrey Webb
40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 19.
Son of James Herbert and Beatrice Annie Webb, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Thomas Geoffrey Webb
40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th March 1941, aged 19.
Son of James Herbert and Beatrice Annie Webb, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Other Burials
40764 Sergeant Douglas William Gough, 40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 12th March 1941, aged 19. Son of William Henry Charles Gough and of Violet Gough (nee Jimmieson), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
973995 Sergeant Henry Jones, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 12th March 1941, aged 20. Son of Thomas Price Jones and Martha Ann Jones, of Aintree, Liverpool. His headstone bears the inscription "At Peace With God"
748624 Sergeant Rowland Clifford Jones, 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th February 1941, aged 24. Son of Rowland Harry and Charlotte Jones, of Purley, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Brother Of Dennis And Ruby, Broad St., Leominster, Herefordshire.
975763 Sergeant Frank Stones, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 12th March 1941, aged 21. Son of William and Emma Stones, of Tyldesley, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
40764 Sergeant Douglas William Gough, 40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 12th March 1941, aged 19. Son of William Henry Charles Gough and of Violet Gough (nee Jimmieson), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
973995 Sergeant Henry Jones, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 12th March 1941, aged 20. Son of Thomas Price Jones and Martha Ann Jones, of Aintree, Liverpool. His headstone bears the inscription "At Peace With God"
748624 Sergeant Rowland Clifford Jones, 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 5th February 1941, aged 24. Son of Rowland Harry and Charlotte Jones, of Purley, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Brother Of Dennis And Ruby, Broad St., Leominster, Herefordshire.
975763 Sergeant Frank Stones, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 12th March 1941, aged 21. Son of William and Emma Stones, of Tyldesley, Lancashire. His headstone bears the inscription "Too Dearly Loved To Be Forgotten"
The two U. K. Unidentified soldiers. Picture © Johan Pauwels
