Commonwealth War Graves Chevillon

At the Municipal Cemetery Chevillon are 10 Commonwealth war graves from the Second World War. These are the graves of two bombers who crashed only two days after another in Chevillon.

The first was the Lancaster JB644, the plane took off on July 12th 1944 at 2120 from Kirmington airbase, with the mission to bomb the railways in Revigny, France to avoid the supply of German war materials to Normandy. After D-Day these types of operations were performed to support the advancing Allies. On the way home, the plane was shot down by a German night-fighter and crashed in Chevillon. Five crew members were killed in the crash, it were Sgt F.J. Collins, Sgt J.T.E. Chalk, F/O L.H. Ellerker, P/O J. McLaren and Sgt. D.F. Paton, the other two crew members were able to go into hiding.

The second bomber was the Lancaster ME755, the took off on July 14th 1944 at 2138 from Binbrook airbase and like the first bomber that crashed here, the mission was to bomb the railways in Revigny. On the way home the plane was shot down by a German night-fighter and crashed in Chevillon. Five crew members were killed in the crash, it were Sgt. A. Allan, F/S K.L.T. Dickerson, F/S F. Jeffries, Sgt. H.S. Kilsby and P/O W.A.H. Vaughan, the other two crew members were able to go into hiding.

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