ZUYTPEENE CHURCHYARD
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.79367, Longitude: 2.43021
Image above © Jean-Claude Graux
Location Information
Zuytpeene is a village about 27 kilometres south of Dunkirk and 4 kilometres west of Cassel, a town on the Dunkirk-Paris road. In a special enclosure near the war memorial, in the north-eastern corner of the churchyard, are the graves of 3 soldiers and 4 airmen from the United Kingdom and 1 Canadian airman.
Zuytpeene is a village about 27 kilometres south of Dunkirk and 4 kilometres west of Cassel, a town on the Dunkirk-Paris road. In a special enclosure near the war memorial, in the north-eastern corner of the churchyard, are the graves of 3 soldiers and 4 airmen from the United Kingdom and 1 Canadian airman.
Images in gallery below © Jean-Claude Graux
R/107107 Warrant Officer Class I
Henry William Davy D. F. C.
Navigator in 156b Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Henry William and Louisa Agnes Davy, of Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
Henry William Davy D. F. C.
Navigator in 156b Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Henry William and Louisa Agnes Davy, of Bend, Oregon, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
1815835 Flight Sergeant
Edward Bonsor Riley
Air Gunner in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of Edward Herbert and Elizabeth Riley. of Humberstone, Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Edward Bonsor Riley
Air Gunner in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th June 1944, aged 20.
Son of Edward Herbert and Elizabeth Riley. of Humberstone, Leicester.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Other Burial Details
5181991 Private Frank King, 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment, died between 10th May 1940 and 5th January 1941, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King; husband of Daisy Mary King, of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
51737 Flight Lieutenant Robert Edward Manvell D. F. C. & D. F. M. Flight Engineer in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 24th June 1944. Son of Albert Edward and Alice Elizabeth Manvell, of New Eltham, London. His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life That We Might Live. our Greatest Treasure Is Our Memory Of Him"
5184293 Private Everett James Sims, 2nd Bn. Gloucester Regiment, died between 10th May 1940 and 14th June 1940, aged 22.
5181627 Private Henry Frederick Victor Tilling, 2nd Bn. Gloucester Regiment, died between 3rd June 1940 and 2nd October 1940, aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Tilling; husband of Margaret Tilling, of Upper Cam, Gloucestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "Him That Cometh To Me I Will In No Wise Cast Out"
1382396 Flight Sergeant Fred Urch, Wireless Operator in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th June 1944, aged 28. Son of William James Urch and Mary Anne Urch, of Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Deed Is Done"
1590994 Flight Sergeant George Arthur Wilby, Air Gunner in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th August 1944.
5181991 Private Frank King, 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment, died between 10th May 1940 and 5th January 1941, aged 21. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King; husband of Daisy Mary King, of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.
51737 Flight Lieutenant Robert Edward Manvell D. F. C. & D. F. M. Flight Engineer in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 24th June 1944. Son of Albert Edward and Alice Elizabeth Manvell, of New Eltham, London. His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life That We Might Live. our Greatest Treasure Is Our Memory Of Him"
5184293 Private Everett James Sims, 2nd Bn. Gloucester Regiment, died between 10th May 1940 and 14th June 1940, aged 22.
5181627 Private Henry Frederick Victor Tilling, 2nd Bn. Gloucester Regiment, died between 3rd June 1940 and 2nd October 1940, aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Tilling; husband of Margaret Tilling, of Upper Cam, Gloucestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "Him That Cometh To Me I Will In No Wise Cast Out"
1382396 Flight Sergeant Fred Urch, Wireless Operator in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th June 1944, aged 28. Son of William James Urch and Mary Anne Urch, of Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire. His headstone bears the inscription "Thy Deed Is Done"
1590994 Flight Sergeant George Arthur Wilby, Air Gunner in 156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th August 1944.
