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Roll of Honour - Rennes troop train bombing, 17th June 1940
 At approximately 10.00am on the 17th of June 1940, as the British Expeditionary Force desperately tried to make their escape from France, via any available port a group of around 4 or 5 trains, loaded with troops, stores and ammunition converged on the town of Rennes, approximately 60 miles from St. Nazaire. One of the trains was carrying refugees from the north of France who were trying to escape the German advance. Almost certainly the majority of troops were en route to St. Nazaire and embarkation on one of the waiting troop carriers, the Lancastria being one of them.
As they waited in the main railway station 3 German bombers appeared from the West and flying at low level towards the town. No air raid warning was sounded as they started their attack, in which they initially strafed the main street of the town, before banking slightly right and which led them directly to the main railway station. A French military munitions train had pulled in alongside, belonging to the 212 French artillery Regiment. As the German bomber dropped their bombs they scored a direct hit on the wagons of this Regiment, causing it to explode in a massive blast which demolished nearby buildings and the other trains alongside. However, as readers will see from the list below, a large number of the British troops killed belonged to ordinance or ammunition units and it is quite possible equipment and stores they were carrying with them exacerbated the scale of the incident.
 177 British troops are believed to have been killed, with 78 of them remaining unidentified such was the ferocity of the blast. Rescue efforts were hampered as the remaining munitions continued to explode for the next 24 hours as adjoining wagons caught fire. However the greatest toll was amongst the refugee train and historians now believe around 800 people, including the British troops, were killed in the bombing with thousand more left wounded.
For decades these 78 men were assumed, by the Commonwealth war Graves Commission, to have been killed aboard the Lancastria. Through extensive follow-up research by Lancastria author Brian Crabb and others we now know this is not the case. Whilst the names of these men do appear, mistakenly, in some lists of Lancastria dead, including the first edition of Brian Crabb’s book, the Forgotten Tragedy, it now appears their remains, although unidentifiable, were buried in the communal plot of Rennes Eastern cemetery. It is a reasonable assumption to make that given the inability to properly identify these men, that it is likely they were closest to the initial, and most major blast when the French munitions train exploded.
 The German army occupied the town the following day, the 18th. At least 2 of the victims, buried in the cemetery, died of their wounds in the days following the attack.
Included below, for the first time, is the list of all known British dead from this incident, along with photographs of the devastation which followed the explosions.
RENNES EASTERN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Rennes is a town in the Department of the Ille-et-Vilaine. Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery is situated on the Boulevard Villebois-Mareuil, about 2 kilometres east of the railway station. From the station follow Bd. Solferino, turn right into Rue St Helier, then left into Rue De Chateaugiron, then left again along Avenue Monseigneur Mouezy, and the Communal Cemetery is just facing you. A CWGC sign is on the cemetery wall. The Commonwealth plot is near the middle of the eastern boundary of the cemetery, in section 18.
The following were killed in action following a German air raid on Rennes, 17th June 1940. We will remember them. (list compiled by Brian Crabb and Mark Hirst)
Airey, John Alan, Pte, 4742642, York and Lancaster Regt, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps (AMPC), Son of Robert and Rachel Airey; husband of Dorothy Muriel Airey, of Bradford, Yorkshire.
Allen, Robert, L/Cpl, 1867988, 1 supply depot, Royal Engineers, son of John George Allen, and of Susan Allen, of Cork, Irish Republic
Allen, Horace, (36) L/Cpl, 4910570, South Staffordshire Regt, Son of Thomas and Florence Allen, of Willenhall, Staffordshire; husband of Ethel Allen, of Willenhall.
Astle, Norman Ernest, (31) Pte, 2185475, 115 Coy, AMPC. Son of Ernest and Bertha Astle.
Balls, Kenneth Arthur, (21) Sapper, 1505919, 6 Movement Control Group, Royal Engineers, Son of Harry Charles and Kate May Balls.
Bell, John Edward Scott, (29) Sapper, 1914607, 1 Supply Base Depot, Royal Engineers, Son of Jacob and Margaret Bell, of Blaydon-on-Tyne, Co. Durham; husband of Irene Bell, of Leicester.
Beresford, George Charles, (20) Pte, 2185835, 115, Coy, AMPC, Son of Mrs. A. M. Beresford, of Coseley, Staffordshire.
Black, Charles, (20) Sapper, 1891863, 6 Movement Control, Royal Engineers, Son of Charles Black, and of Dolina Black, of Ayr.
Bower, Ernest, (32) Pte, 4742538, York and Lancaster Regt, Son of Samuel and Mary Bower; husband of Kathleen Dorothy Bower, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
Burns, William, (39) Cpl, 529164, 115 Coy, AMPC, Son of Simeon and Kate Burns.
Butterworth, Thomas Taylor, (27) Pte 2182540, 115 Coy, AMPC, Son of Alfred and Leah Butterworth, of Northfield, Birmingham.
Carless, Francis Henry, (29) Pte, 5104872, 115 Coy, AMPC, Husband of May Elizabeth Carless, of King's Heath, Birmingham.
Clay, Donald, (21) L/Cpl, 2193464, 1 Supply Base Depot, Royal Engineers, Son of Emily Clay, of Luddendenfoot, Yorkshire.
Clay, Albert, (24) Sgt, 1872270, 1 Supply Base Depot, Royal Engineers, Son of Joseph T. and Mary E. Clay, of Mapperley, Nottingham.
Cooper, Walter Alan, (23) Pte, 2184102, 115 Coy, AMPC,
Cummings, James Joseph, (34) Cpl, 2185400, 115 Coy, AMPC, Son of James and Eleanor Leyden Cummings; husband of Janet Cummings, of Fallside, Lanarkshire.
Dowling, Frank, (29) Sgt, 1867367, 1 Supply Depot, Royal Engineers,
Elward, William John, Sapper, 1927414, Royal Engineers,
Evans, Walter Cyril, Pte, 2184039, 115 Coy, AMPC,
Ferrie, James, (37) Pte, 15957, AMPC, Son of Daniel and Mary Ferrie.
Fletcher, Albert, (33) Cpl, 5044351, North Staffordshire Regt.,
Fowler, Richard, (36) Sgt, 2186362, 115 Coy AMPC,
Grant, Alphonso Kinmont, (25) Pte, 2184064, 115 Coy AMPC,
Griffiths, Stanley, (28) Pte, 4913025, South Staffordshire Regt.,
Griffiths, James, (31) Cpl, 4029688, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Son of Albert and Sarah Ann Griffiths; husband of Monica Griffiths, of Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex.
Hale, Peter John, (20) Pte, 7612364, 4 Base ammo Depot, Royal Army Ordinance Corps, Son of Henry Joseph and Amy Florence Hale, of Hilsea, Portsmouth.
Hall, John William, (34) Cpl, 4445255, AMPC,
Hall, Cecil Pinnington, (24) Sapper, 1880671, Store Depot, Royal Engineers, Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hall, of Chester.
Hancock, Lewis William, (24) Pte, 2182526, 115 Coy AMPC,
Harris, William James, (42) Pte, 19080425, 154 Rly. Operating Coy. Royal Engineers,
Heywood, Clifford Gordon, (22) Pte, 3856961, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Arthur Heywood, and stepson of Mabel Heywood, of Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Holsworth, Henry John, (26) Pte, 4800138, North Staffordshire Regt., Son of Henry John Holsworth, and of Sophia Holsworth, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Horan, Stephen Anthony, (20) Pte, 2185416, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of John Thomas Horan and Margaret Horan, of Birkenhead.
Hutchinson, Thomas Allen, (30) L/Cpl, 4911193, South Staffordshire Regt.,
John, John, (26) Sapper, 1927266, 154 Railway Const Coy, Royal Engineers, Son of Ernest W. John, and of Emily A. John, of Barry, Glamorgan.
Johnson, Leonard William, (31) Cpl, 7583809, 4 Base Ammunition Depot RAOC,
Lawley, John Thomas, (30) L/Cpl, 2183077, 115 Coy AMPC,
Lester, John Thomas, (36) Comp. Quartermaster, 4904890, 15 Coy AMPC, Son of Thomas Barnaby Lester and Margaret Annie Lester; husband of Margaret Ellen Lester, of Heswall, Cheshire.
Marsden, Frank, (35) Pte, 4741358, York and Lancaster Regt., Husband of E. Marsden, of Codnor Derbyshire.
Matthews, Philip, (24) Pte, 2182395, 114 Coy AMPC, Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Matthews, of King's Heath, Birmingham.
McCamley, Thomas, (32) Pte, 2183234, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Patrick and Mary McCamley.
McCue, William, (28) Pte, 2183234, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Peter and Margaret McCue.
McDonough, John Joseph, (35) Pte, 2183261, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of John Joseph and Sarah Ann McDonough; husband of Rosa McDonough, of Acocks Green, Birmingham.
McLuckie, William Bennie, (22) Pte, 7612303, 4 Base Ammo Depot, RAOC, Son of William Bennie and Margaret Adams McLuckie; husband of Joan Burt Thomson McLuckie.
Miller, Alfred, (30) Pte, 4911522, 15 Coy South Staffordshire Regt., Husband of Annie Miller, of Nottingham.
Milton, William Thomas, (27) Pte, 5046962, North Staffordshire Regt., Husband of Doris May Milton, of Winshill, Burton-on-Trent.
Mitchell, Samuel Philip, (21) Cpl, 7613317, 11 Ordinance Coy RAOC, Son of Philip Mitchell, and of Elizabeth Ellen Mitchell, of Handforth, Cheshire.
Moyle, Robert, (20) Pte, 7612934, 4 Base Amm Depot, RAOC, Son of Robert Moyle, and of Elizabeth Moyle, of Hett Village, Co. Durham.
Oakley, William Frederick, (34) Pte, 2182016, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Harry and Ethel Oakley; husband of Beatrice Oakley, of Wolverhampton.
O’Connell, Simon, (31) Pte, 2182529, AMPC, Son of Eugene and Margaret O'Connell.
O’Neill, Frank, (30) Pte, 2182011, 115 Coy AMPC, Husband of Martha O'Neill, of Coventry.
Payton, Sidney Thomas, (41) Sapper, 1898948, 190 Railway Const Coy, Royal Engineers, Husband of P. E. Payton, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Price, Arthur Edward, (39) Pte, 3645404, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Thomas and Mary Price.
Probert, Albert Joseph, L/Cpl, 3527803, 4 Base ammo Depot RAOC, Son of Albert and Minnie Probert; husband of Mary Alice Probert, of Denton, Lancashire.
Rayner, Stanley George, (43) Military Medal, Sapper, 1898804, Royal Engineers, Son of William and Elizabeth Rayner; husband of Ruby Lilian Rayner, of Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire. Also served in The London Regt (1914-1918).
Reynolds, William Joseph, (32) Pte, 2183168, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of William Joseph Reynolds, and of Edith Reynolds, of Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
Rhodes, Arthur Cecil, (21) Pte, 7611557, 4 Base Ammo Depot, RAOC, Son of John William and Eva Blanche Rhodes, of Mexborough, Yorkshire.
Ritchie, Adam, (36) L/Cpl, 2971379, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Thomas and Harriet Ritchie; husband of E. M. Ritchie, of Newport, Isle of Wight.
Robinson, William, (20) Sapper, 2047649, 228 Field Coy, Royal Engineers, Son of William and Sarah Ann Robinson, of Parson Cross, Sheffield.
Rozier, James Charles, (33) Pte, 5044148, North Staffordshire Regt.,
Rudman, John, (27) Fusilier, 3525214, Lancashire Fusiliers, Son of Christopher Rudman, and of Beatrice Rudman, of Mumps, Oldham, Lancashire.
Shadwick, William Robert Peter, (20) L/Cpl, 1875632, 1 Store Base Depot Royal Engineers, Son of Jonathan Shadwick, and of Ellen Elizabeth Shadwick, of Wells, Somerset.
Shears, Frank James, (23) L/Sgt, 1873141, 1 Store Base Depot, Royal Engineers, Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Shears, of Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex.
Shepherd, Stanley George, (22) Sapper, 1908948, 154 Railway Const Coy Royal Engineers,
Shirley, James, (31) Pte, 2183062, 115 Coy AMPC, Husband of Theresa Shirley, of Birmingham.
Sutton, George, (31) Pte, 5044881, 15 Coy North Staffordshire Regt.,
Thomas, Leonard, (33) Pte, 4744281, York and Lancaster Regt., Son of John and Elizebeth Thomas; husband of Ivy Thomas, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.
Tomlinson, William, (27) L/Cpl, 4031197, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Son of William and Sarah Tomlinson; husband of Dorothy Edna Tomlinson, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Tucker, Reginald Robert, (29) L/Sgt, 1983641, 115 Railway Const Coy Royal Engineers, Son of Robert Reginald and Catherine Tucker; husband of Josephine Prina Hazel Tucker, of Cardiff.
Turner, Ernest, (20) Pte, 7601686, 4 Base Ammo Depot RAOC, Son of George and Charlotte Turner; husband of Alice P. M. Turner, of Ward End, Birmingham.
Walker, Harry, (32) Pte, 5044931, North Staffordshire Regt.,
Ward, George Albert, (37) Sgt, 2186859, 115 Coy AMPC, Son of Harry and Rose Ward; husband of Jessie May Ward, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Warren, Joshua William Albert, (32) Pte, 5044408, North Staffordshire Regt., Son of William Albert and Ruth Warren; husband of Ellen Warren, of Wilmorton, Derby.
Weir, James, (38) Cpl, 264229, AMPC,
Wilkins, Dennis, (30) Pte, 3522627, 2nd Batt. Manchester Regt., Husband of Mary Wilkins, of Eccles, Lancashire.
Woodhouse, Richard, (30) Pte, 4743120, York and Lancaster Regt.,
Wright, James, (34) Pte, 2215645, North Staffordshire Regt., Son of James and Mary Ann Wright.
Wynne, Frederick Thomas, (25) Pte, 7603738, 4 Base ammo Depot, RAOC, Son of Frederick Thomas Wynne and Ada Florence Wynne, of Hammersmith, London.
Total: 78 with a further 99 soldiers who were identified after the bombing and are buried in Rennes Eastern Cemetery listed below:
ANDERTON, HENRY, H Sapper 1880397 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 48.
ANDREWS, ROBERT JOHN, R J Private 5242384 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 37 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 45.
APPS, HERBERT JOHN CHARLES JAMES, H J C J Lance Serjeant 1868802 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 25 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 55.
ARMSTRONG, FREDERICK GEORGE, F G Private 6395257 Durham Light Infantry 17/06/1940 35 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 81.
ATHERTON, JOSEPH CUTHBERT, J C Sapper 1880572 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 73.
ATKINSON, DONALD, D Sapper 2193864 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 23 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 65.
BAYLISS, ERNEST WILLIAM, E W Sapper 1926144 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 47 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 31.
BENNETT, HENRY JAMES, H J Lance Serjeant 7607645 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 32.
BENNS, NORMAN WILFRED, N W Driver T/70507 Royal Army Service Corps 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 64.
BICKERSTAFF, GEORGE THOMPSON, G T Private 2181172 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 25 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 17.
BOOTH, NORMAN, N Private 2185508 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 27 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 56.
BRADSHAW, REGINALD, R Private 7612410 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 27 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 18.
BRITT, FREDERICK GEORGE, F G Lance Serjeant 311142 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 46 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 14.
BROMFIELD, EDWARD ARTHUR, E A Sapper 1875389 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 79.
BUCKINGHAM, VICTOR GEORGE, V G Private 2181327 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 9.
BUTTERWORTH, HARRY, H Sapper 1986624 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 23 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 68.
BYRNE, JOHN ANTHONY, J A Sapper 1880214 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 46.
CATMORE, GEORGE EDWARD, G E Corporal 564599 Royal Air Force 27/03/1940 25 Sec. 18. Plot 2. Row H. Grave 2.
CHAMPION, ALFRED, A Private 7607366 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 91.
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN, W J Sapper 1872206 Royal Engineers 19/06/1940 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 66.
CLARKE, SAMUEL WALTER, S W Sapper 4973924 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 98.
COCHRANE, EDWARD, E Private 13001950 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 48 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 60.
COLE, REGINALD RICHARD JOSEPH, R R J Sapper 5498481 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 20 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 67.
COLES, ALBERT FREDERICK, A F Sapper 1927431 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 34 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 94.
CONKIE, ROBERT, R Corporal 543598 Royal Air Force 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 109.
COX, CHARLES, C Private 2183072 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 19 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 4.
COXHEAD, RICHARD GODFREY, R G Serjeant 1867969 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 49.
DAVEY, GEORGE JAMES, G J Sapper 1927325 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 31 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 22.
DAVIS, ERNEST ROBERT, E R Private 4741128 York and Lancaster Regiment 17/06/1940 34 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 88.
DEACON, HARRY SYDNEY, H S Sapper 3528225 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 29 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 39.
EDLEY, WILLIAM ALFRED, W A Pilot Officer 56396 Royal Air Force 17/06/1945 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 3.
EDWARDS, HAROLD, H Lance Corporal 2193222 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 72.
ELMS, EDWARD GEORGE, E G Private 6198727 Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 17/06/1940 33 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 82.
FELLENDER, RICHARD REUBEN, R R Lance Serjeant 1927191 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 35 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 20.
FITZPATRICK, GEORGE, G Serjeant 1866342 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 30 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 76.
FUGGLE, WILLIAM FREDERICK, W F Sapper 1923629 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 20 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 35.
GIBBINS, WILLIAM, W A Sapper 2193850 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 44.
GIBSON, HENRY WILLIAM, H W Corporal 2573023 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 36.
GOODE, JOSEPH IVOR, J I Sapper 1927439 154 Railway Construction Coy Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 37 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 110. (see headstone picture below)
HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY, W H Private 2181707 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 62.
HEGGETY, JOHN JAMES, J J Private 2183365 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 32 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 46.
HESKINS, ALFRED EDWARD, A E Corporal 2021129 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 34 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 52.
HICKS, ALBERT ERNEST, A E Corporal 7605366 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 89.
HILL, ERIC TENNISON, E T Sapper 2193201 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 16.
HODGSON, ROBERT COLIN, R C Flying Officer 31444 Royal Air Force 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 107.
HORDERN, THOMAS, T Serjeant 2182006 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 37 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 23.
HUGHES, JAMES HUBERT, J H Second Lieutenant 100608 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 43 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 108.
HUSSELBEE, NORMAN, N Lance Corporal 1927376 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 30 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 61.
JOHNSON, JOHN HENRY, J H Private 4911487 South Staffordshire Regiment 17/06/1940 29 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 84.
LEE, GEORGE HENRY, G H Lance Corporal 7610401 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 27 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 1 9.
MARSH, GEORGE ALFRED, G A Lance Corporal 851738 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 19 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 33.
MAYER, WILLIAM ARTHUR, W A Private 5044717 North Staffordshire Regiment 17/06/1940 32 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 24.
MAYLOR, CHARLES, C Private 7613358 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 20 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 102.
McBRIDE, JAMES, J Private 2187370 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 36 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 67.
McDONALD, WILLIAM, W Private 2182010 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 38 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 48.
McGARY, THOMAS, T Lance Corporal 4744499 York and Lancaster Regiment 17/06/1940 27 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 100.
McHALE, JAMES, J Lance Corporal 2187273 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 36 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 47.
McNALLY, THOMAS, T Lance Corporal 7680165 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 31 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 112.
MEDDINGS, WILLIAM H., W H Corporal 5043943 North Staffordshire Regiment 17/06/1940 34 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 25.
MELVILLE, JAMES, J Private 2189220 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 38 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 45.
PERRIN, HENRY GEORGE, H G Private 5094474 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 40 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 25.
PICKUP, ARTHUR, A Lance Corporal 7613382 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 44.
POWELL, VICTOR GEORGE, V G Sapper 1898067 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 20 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 95.
PURSEHOUSE, HENRY, H Bombardier 878629 Royal Artillery 17/06/1940 19 Sec. 18. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 1.
RIDGE, JAMES (JIM), J Private 4744654 York and Lancaster Regiment 17/06/1940 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 86.
ROWLEY, HENRY ALBERT, H A Sapper 1898906 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 97.
SCOTT, PERCY, P Lance Corporal 1915180 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 74.
SIMMONDS, GEORGE, G Private 7612698 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 35 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 93.
SMITH, EDWARD JEREMIAH, E J Private 7618593 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 24 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 106.
SMITH, SAMUEL, S Private 5047269 North Staffordshire Regiment 17/06/1940 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 29.
STONE, JOSEPH BENJAMIN, J B Private 2186128 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 26 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 59.
STUART, DOUGLAS ALBERT, D A Lieutenant 125435 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 43 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 28.
SYKES, EDWARD, E Private 4742171 York and Lancaster Regiment 17/06/1940 33 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 42.
TANNER, WILFRED JOHN, W J Private 2182350 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 28 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 75.
THOMPSON, WILLIAM HENRY, W H Sapper 1492113 Royal Engineers 28/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 2. Row C. Grave 1.
WALKER, THOMAS, T Sapper 1869996 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 Unknown Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 71.
WALTON, HARRY RICHARD JOSEPH, H R J Private 2182533 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 30 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 55.
WEBB, HAROLD, H Sapper 2194547 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 50.
WESTMORELAND, MARTIN ERNEST JOHN, M E J Private 7610835 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 20 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 99.
WHITE, MILTON, M Corporal 7613390 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 21 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 92.
WILLIAMS, FRANCIS HERBERT, F H Sapper 1870080 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 27 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 56.
WILLIAMS, JAMES HENRY (JIM), J H Private 4911729 North Staffordshire Regiment 17/06/1940 28 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 2.
WINDSOR, THOMAS S.F., T S F Private 2185187 Pioneer Corps 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 104.
WOODWARD, WALTER LESLIE, W L Sapper 1927338 Royal Engineers 17/06/1940 36 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 54.
YATES, WILLIAM SMITH, W S Private 7612237 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 17/06/1940 22 Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 21.
Sapper Joseph Goode from Devon’s headstone at Rennes. He left a widow, Theresa and daughter. He was from Ilfracombe, Devon. |
