List of Graves
emetery: BLACK BOURTON (OR
BURTON ABBOTS) (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Country: United Kingdom
Locality: unspecified
Historical Information: During the 1939-
1945 War, the churchyard was used by
the R.A.F. Station at Brize Norton,
approximately 5 miles away, and most of
the war graves are those of airmen.
They are together in a group
immediately to the left of the
entrance. The other graves are
elsewhere in the churchyard.
No. of Identified Casualties: 37
ALLEN, RALPH NORMAN, R N
Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 401247
Royal New Zealand Air Force
30/01/1942 24 Row E.
Grave 2.
BOWERS, BERNARD, B
Pilot Officer ( Pilot Instr. ) 104452
Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 12/10/1941 30 Row D.
Grave 3.
BRADLEY, CHARLES CARROL, C C
Pilot Officer 404024 Royal
Australian Air Force 11/03/1944
30 Row F. Grave 1.
BROWN, MATHEW PARKINSON, M P
Sergeant ( Pilot ) 1347708 Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
17/06/1943 Unknown
Row E. Grave 5.
BURNSIDE, WALTER, W
Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/105756
Royal Canadian Air Force
23/06/1942 19 Row G.
Grave 3.
CHILD, HARRY IAN, H I
Sergeant ( Pilot U/T ) 745894 Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
12/05/1940 Unknown
Row A. Grave 4.
COLEMAN, ELWOOD LINCOLN JOSEPH, E L J
Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/75449 Royal
Canadian Air Force 10/05/1942
23 Row F. Grave 4.
DOLLING, LESLIE JOHN, L J
Leading Aircraftman ( Pilot U/T )
1382696 Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 15/11/1941
21 Row D. Grave 4.
DWYER, JOHN, J
Serjeant 7013702 Royal Ulster
Rifles 01/06/1944 31
GRAY, DONALD DEAN, D D
Flight Lieutenant 74109 Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15/02/1941 41 Row C.
Grave 3.
HEWETT, ERIC IVER, E I
Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 41178
Royal Air Force 12/03/1940
24 Row A. Grave 3.
HISSON, R. WALTER JOHN, R W J
Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) R/85928
Royal Canadian Air Force
31/08/1942 22 Row F.
Grave 5.
HORIE, LAWRENCE RUSSELL, L R
Leading Aircraftman ( Pilot U/T )
922101 Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 31/03/1941
19 Row C. Grave 4.
HOWSE, ARTHUR GORDON, A G
Leading Aircraftman 1152078 Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
28/12/1940 19 Row B.
Grave 4.
JORDAN, OWEN HENRY JOHN, O H J
Corporal ( Pilot ) 565607 Royal
Air Force 18/10/1939 23
Row A. Grave 2.
KRIZ, VACLAV, V
Sergeant 787714 Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 21/05/1941
23 Row D. Grave
MORRIS, VERNON LEWIS, V L
Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/73169 Royal
Canadian Air Force 08/04/1942
20 Row F. Grave 2.
PARKER, FRANCIS WILLIAM, F W
Private 1780 Berkshire
Yeomanry 20/11/1915 19
POCOCK, HAROLD VIVIAN RAYMOND, H V R
Second Lieutenant 165264 Royal
Artillery 09/01/1942 28
Row E. Grave 1.
RALSTON, HERBERT JAMES, H J
Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/79409 Royal
Canadian Air Force 13/07/1942
20 Row G. Grave 5.
RYALL, GEORGE WILLIAM, G W
Cadet 901751 Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 01/09/1940
26 Row B. Grave 1.
SCOTT, ALEC MAXTONE WRIGHT, A M W
Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 76023
Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 02/01/1941 29 Row C.
Grave 1.
SMITH, JOHN ALEXANDER, J A
Sergeant ( Pilot ) 413496 Royal
New Zealand Air Force 11/07/1942
19 Row G. Grave 4.
SPENCER, RICHARD MOWBRAY, R M
Leading Aircraftman 934363 Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve
04/12/1940 19 Row B.
Grave 3.
STRANGE, JOHN WILLIAM, J W
Warrant Officer ( Pilot ) 1336651
Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 17/11/1944 22 Row D.
Grave 1A.
WALSH, PATRICK OLIVER, P O
Sergeant ( W.Op./Air Gnr. ) 1415747
Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve 09/11/1943 Unknown
Row D. Grave 5.
WARNOCK, JOHN MERVYN, J M
Pilot Officer ( Pilot ) 402231
Royal New Zealand Air Force
08/04/1942 26 Row E.
Grave 2.
WASHINGTON, LEONARD GEORGE, L G
Leading Aircraftman ( Pilot U/T )
1272116 Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve 03/08/1941
33 Row D. Grave 2
WILLIAMS, FREDERICK GEORGE, F G
Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/77474
Royal Canadian Air Force
10/05/1942 20 Row F.
Grave 3.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM KYNASTON, W K
Flight Lieutenant 37704 Royal
Air Force 05/10/1940 25
Row B. Grave 2.
WOODLEY, DONALD SCHLUETER, D S
Flight Sergeant ( Pilot ) R/75098
Royal Canadian Air Force
08/04/1942 22 Row E.
Grave 4
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