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| Six additional British and Commonwealth graves in a different part of Vaufleury Cemetery from the 14 airmen from the two Halifax bombers. One of the six was Australian Flying Officer K. J. Trask. |
I wondered why there were 20 names listed in the cemetery when the number of airmen who crashed was 14 (two crews of seven men each). The number of tombstones in the cemetery in the airmen's section is 14. Where did the other six come from and where are they located?
The Belgian link provided above gives some of the answers. It cites a 55-page book on French grave sites published in 1960 by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. I now have a copy of this book.
The six additional graves are in a different part of the Vaufleury Cemetery. The five soldiers and one Australian airman are in section A, sub-section A, row 28.
The six additional graves are in a different part of the Vaufleury Cemetery. The five soldiers and one Australian airman are in section A, sub-section A, row 28.
The airman is Flying Officer Kenneth John Trask from the Royal Australian Air Force, who died November 11, 1943 at age 24, and is buried in grave #42500. He was the son of Albert Oswald Trask and Claudia Adair Trask of Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
The five soldiers are:
- Frank Edward Clark III, age 34 (the second-oldest of the victims buried in the cemetery, two years younger than Sgt. Peake in the plane piloted by Henderson; both van Stockum and Wicks were 33 when they were killed).
- Ambrose Hunt,
- William Morgan,
- James Enoch Sharratt, and
- Arthur Stokes.
Here is a complete list in the form of a table. The ages of two of the dead are missing:
Here is a complete list in the form of a table. The ages of two of the dead are missing:
| LAST NAME First Names | Citizen | Enlisted | Age, Date Died | Rank, Assignment, Service Number |
BEALES Fred
|
Canada
|
RCAF
|
20, 10-6-44
|
Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.), 10 (R.A.F.) Sqdn, J/89951
|
BRADBURY Hugh
|
UK
|
RAF
|
20, 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (Air Bomber), Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn., 1425774
|
BROTHERTON Leslie Arthur
|
UK
|
RAF
|
24, 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 1576786
|
CLARK Frank Edward
|
UK
|
Royal Artill.
|
34, 23-9-39
|
Warrant Officer Class III (T S M), 27 Field Regt. 1064423
|
DANIEL GILBERT
|
UK
|
RAF
|
22, 10-6-44
|
Flying Officer (Nav.), 10 Sqdn. 151788
|
ELLYATT John
|
UK
|
RAF
|
27, 10-6-44
|
Flying Officer (Flt Engr.) Royal Air Force 10 Sqdn. 51911
|
GAINES Philip
|
UK
|
RAF
|
?, 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (W. Op.), Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 1549492
|
HENDERSON Norman Random
|
UK
|
RAF
|
21, 10-6-44
|
Flying Officer (Nav.), Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 144341
|
HENDERSON Thomas Whyndam
|
Australia
|
RAAF
|
27, 10-6-44
|
Pilot Officer, 10 Sqdn. 415981
|
HUNT Ambrose
|
UK
|
Manch.Reg.
|
26, 27-9-39
|
Private, 2nd Bn. 3524489
|
MARSHALL Robert Keith
|
UK
|
RAF
|
30, 10-6-44
|
Flying Officer (Bomb Aimer) Volunteer Res. 10 Sqdn. 151917
|
MASON Albert
|
UK
|
RAF
|
?, 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 2211801
|
MORGAN William
|
UK
|
RoyalArmy
|
23, 15-5-40
|
Driver, Service Corps, 528 Ammunition Company. T/110288
|
PEAKE Stanley William
|
UK
|
RAF
|
36, 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 1606629
|
PERKINS Alfred Charles
|
UK
|
RAF
|
22. 10-6-44
|
Sergeant (W. Op. [Air]) Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. 1461925
|
SHARRATT James Enoch
|
UK
|
Royal Artill.
|
27, 23-9-39
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Warrant Officer Class II (B.S.M.) 27 Field Regt. 1070673
|
STOKES Arthur
|
UK
|
Royal Artill.
|
21, 10-10-39
|
Lance Bombardier, 1 Heavy Regt. 886972
|
TRASK Kenneth John
|
Australia
|
RAAF
|
24, 11-11-43
|
Flying Officer, 409357
|
VAN STOCKUM Willem Jacob
|
Holland
|
RCAF
|
33, 10-6-44
|
Flying Officer (Pilot), Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn., 144600
|
WICKS Edward Charles
|
UK
|
RAF
|
33, 10-6-44
|
Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Volunteer Res. 10 Sqdn. 1376921.
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For those who want to do their own research on World War II airplanes and grave sites, here are two comprehensive sources:
List of planes that crashed in France (text in French) -
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