Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery
Nord, France

Pictures courtesy of Barry Cuttell

 

 

Avesnes-les-Aubert is a village situated 12 kilometres east of Cambrai in the Department of the Nord. The Communal Cemetery is on the west side of the village on the Rue du 19 Mars 1962. Buried near the northern wall and north-west of the entrance gate are five airmen of the 1939-1945 War who died on the 13th June 1944

 

Flight Details:

Base: R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire
Unit: 408 Sqdn. Bomber Command
Aircraft: Lancaster Mk II, serial DS772
Target: Cambrai (Nord)
Incident: Aircraft crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert. The remaining two airmen on board were also killed (date of death uncertain). Flying Officer A. J. G. Dulait, buried in Marchiennes Communal Cemetery and Flying Officer C. A. G. Hanchar, who is commemorated on the Pelouse d'Honneur, Brussels Town Cemetery

 

Burial Details:

 

Pilot Officer William Harvey GOODWIN. Royal Canadian Air Force


Fl. Lieut. Henry Carbee McIVER. Royal Canadian Air Force, aged 31. Son of Malcolm and Charlotte McIver of Rapid View, Saskatchewan, Canada


Fl. Lieut. Thomas Oswald PLEDGER, D.F.C. Royal Canadian Air Force, aged 27. Son of Oswald and Mary Somers Pledger of Hillsdale, Ontario, Canada


Sgt. Donald Mac RUSSELL. Royal Air Force. Son of Frank Jeffrey and Lucy Russell; husband of Doris M. Russell of Radford, Nottingham


Flying Officer John Harker WYATT. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 28. Son of Herbert John and Mary Bella Wyatt of Bristol

 

 

 

Pilot Officer William Harvey Goodwin

Royal Canadian Airforce

13th June 1944

 

William was born in Coburg, NB, Canada. He enlisted in R.C.A.F. April 16th, 1942 in Moncton, NB, Canada. He arrived in the U.K. April 17th, 1943. William (Bill) was shot down June 13th, 1944, 5 1/2 miles east of Cambari France at Avesnes Les Aubert. His plane was a Lancaster # DS772. He was reported missing in action and then in October 1944 he was reported killed in action. Bill's last squadron was # 408 For Freedom.

 

 

The above picture was taken in 1956. and shows his nephew's parents, Woodford W and Charlotte Goodwin

 

The above pictures and text was provided by William's Nephew, Lorne Alan Goodwin and his wife Mary.

 

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