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War Graves Consigny

Consigny Communal Cemetery, beyond the church, contains the graves of six British and one New Zealand airmen of the Second World War.
These are the graves of:

RNZAF - 17-11-1942
Flying Officer Leonard John Fairbairn, 401492, age 30

RAF - 17-11-1942
Sergeant Jack de-La-War, 1376882, age 30
Sergeant Richard Barton Greensmith, age 35
Sergeant George Johnson, 1042645
Sergeant Cecil John Murray, 1250449, age 26
Squadron Leader Paul de Grey Horatio Seymour, 33042
Flight Lieutenant Robert Tudor-Jones,105185, age 31.

Also in this cemetery is the French War Grave of André Drioux, died on 21-06-1940 in World War II.

In the little church at the cemetery in Consigny is the former grave marker of three crew members of the Commonwealth.
They are: John Fairbairn, George Johnson and Robert Tudor Jones.
Along with the other four crew members they died on 17-11-1942 and all their graves are beside this church.

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