Commonwealth War Graves Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf

Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf Churchyard contains 2 Commonwealth war graves from World War II.
It concerns:

GARDINER JOHN EDWIN
Canadian Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force 403 Sqdn. Age: 23 19/08/1942 Service No: J/8140

MONCHIER NORMAN
Canadian Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force 403 Sqdn. Age: 19 19/08/1942 Service No: J/15619

During the landing operation at Dieppe, two Spitfires from Squadron 403 of RAF Mansto collided with each other and crashed on St. Aubin-Le-Cauf, five miles southeast of Dieppe. Both pilots died in the air crash. Both pilots were officially listed as missing in action over enemy territory. After the crash, their bodies were buried by the Germans in the cemetery of Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf.

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Source

• Text: Willem Visser
• Photos: Willem Visser