Commonwealth War Graves Prez-sur-Marne

On the Cemetery in Prez-sur-Marne, are seven Commonwealth war graves from World War II. These are the graves of F/S D.J. Davey, Sgt J.B. Lawrie, F/O D.W. Muir, Sgt A. Relton, F/O E.J. Welchman, Sgt M.G. Wood and Sgt L.J. Worrall. On July 12, 1944 at 2103 departs from airbase Kirmington, the Lancaster PD202 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. Presumably, the plane is accidentally shot by another Lancaster before it crashed in Prez-sur-Marne. All crew members were killed in the crash, they are all buried in this cemetery.

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• Text: TracesOfWar.nl
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