404325 SERGEANT J E BEARTZ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 10TH MARCH 1942 AGE 21 HIS COUNTRY'S CALL HE ANSWERED NOW IN GOD'S HANDS HE RESTS FLYING OFFICER H D FREAKES OF SOUTH AFRICA PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 10TH MARCH 1942 AGE 28	Sergeant Beartz and Flying Officer Freakes died when Hudson V8995 crashed on the approach to Honeybourne airfield on 10th March 1942. Source: Worcestershire at War,by Glyn Warren (see Links and Sources)
R101979 SERGEANT A F ALCOCK WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 17TH JUNE 1942 AGE 22 "HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP"	Sergeant Alcock was a WAG pupil on A.W. Whitley V BD358 from Honeybourne Airfield. All 7 on board were killed. The others are buried elsewhere. Source:Angry Skies across the Vale (see Links & Sources
R82657 SERGEANT H R N MCCORMICK AIR OBSERVER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 21ST JUNE 1942	Drowned in the Avon while having an off-duty swim.
R83416 FLIGHT SERGEANT W H TERWILLIGER PILOT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 31ST AUGUST 1942 AGE 25 FATHER IN HEAVEN HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL AND KEEP HIS SPIRIT FREE FREE AS THE AIR ON HIGH,BR. THIS IS OUR PRAYER	Flight Sergeant Terwilliger was the pilot of Whitley P 5100 flying out of Honeybourne. On a landing approach, the plane overshot, hit a tree and lost part of a wing. It eventually crashed at Bowers Hill near Badsey. Sergeant G.W. West was also killed, but is buried elsewhere. Source; Worcestershire at War

The following five are from the crash of Wellington X9671 (from Wellesbourne) near Pebworth. An eye-witness account is quoted in Angry Skies across the Vale (Note that this account erroneously lists H. Casimiri's name as H Casimin)

R58198 FLIGHT SERGEANT D H HALSTEAD WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 21	1332872 AIRCRAFTSMAN 1ST CL. L. HOLLOWAY ROYAL AIR FORCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 20 IN MEMORY OF LESLIE BELOVED HUSBAND OF IRENE AND SON OF MAGGIE AND REUBEN HOLLOWAY
PILOT OFFICER A J FAWCETT PILOT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 22 THEY ARE NOT DEAD - THEIR HANDS CLASP YOURS AND MINE	PILOT OFFICER H CASIMIRI WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM
R70461 WARRANT OFFICER I J W O'BRIEN AIR OBSERVER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 16TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 21 HE DIED THE HELPLESS TO DEFEND A FAITHFUL AIRMAN'S NOBLE END

The following were casualties of the crash near Hidcote of Wellington HF630 from Wellesbourne. Three crew were already dead when emergency services arrived, one died in hospital. Sgt. Foster of the RCAF was the only survivor, although injured. Source: Angry Skies across the Vale

FLYING OFFICER J CHERKINSKY NAVIGATOR ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 5TH MAY 1943 AGE 25 HE DIED AS HE LIVED WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE	R154061 SERGENT J E L BURGESS BOMB AIMER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE LE 5 MAI 1943 AGE 24
R126388 SERGEANT A A F HALL PILOT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 5TH MAY 1943	R70901 SERGEANT F R SANTO WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 5TH MAY 1943 AGE 22

The next two graves are from the crew of Whitley Z6639 from Honeybourne airfield, which flew in poor visibility into the hillside near Broadway tower. Four crew were killed instantly, the fifth dying later. The other crew members are buried elsewhere. Detailed accounts can be found in Worcestershire at War by Glyn Warren, and Brian Kedward's Angry Skies across the Vale (see Links).
Glyn Warren's account lists the accident as happening on the 6th June (date of newspaper report??)

R99069 FLIGHT SERGEANT H G HAGEN PILOT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 2ND JUNE 1943 AGE 27 ONLY AND DEARLY LOVED SON OF BLANCHE AND HARRIS

R113903 FLIGHT SERGEANT D H KELLY BOMB AIMER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 2ND JUNE 1943 AGE 20

Note: The Evesham Journal for the 8th of May, 2000 has an account, with photos, of the unveiling of a memorial to the men of Whitley Z6639 on the site of the crash, at 2.15pm on June 2nd 2000, the 57th anniversary. For the inscription on the memorial, see the Broadway page.

Other graves:

[*] 204578 A. JENNINGS WORCESTERSHIRE REGT. 8TH NOVEMBER 1918 AGE 39 ALSO NORA THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE DIED 19 I 1917 REUNITED	TRS/9604 PRIVATE D. CHANDLER 5TH TRAINING RESERVE BN. 25TH FEBRUARY 1917 AGE 33 "JESUS SAID COME"
[*] IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ROBERT STANTON DIED DEC 14TH 1931 AGED 81 ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH ANN STANTON DIED SEP 12TH 1921 AGED 60 AND OF THEIR ELDEST SON ROBERT WEST STANTON KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME JULY 1ST 1916 AGE 23	FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G.A. LIVERSIDGE PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 10TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 32 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G.A. LIVERSIDGE, KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 10 FEBY. 1945 AGE 32 LAURA JANE, BELOVED WIFE OF ALBERT A LIVERSIDGE, DIED 31ST MAY 1922 AGED 51
[*] 15032 PRIVATE F GROVE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 29TH JUNE 1915 AGE 24 DEATH DIVIDES BUT MEMORY EVER CLINGS	IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK LESLIE RUNDLE HALFORD 1901-1936 SGT. WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
[*] IN MEMORY OF LOUISA DECIMA JONES DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES H JONES DIED JAN 1ST 1939 AGED 62 I SLEEP BUT MY HEART WANETH RUSSELL SHEDDON JONES, 2ND LIEUTENANT WORC. REGIMENT KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME SEP 3RD 1916 AND CHARLES HENRY JONES HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE DIED DEC 29TH 1950 AGED 83 YEARS

2061857 ACW 2ND CLASS J.M. LORD WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE 1ST OCTOBER 1943 AGE 19 IN MEMORY OF JOAN MARY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN ENGLAND'S SERVICE REST IN PEACE

Joan Lord was killed in a road accident while cycling through Weston-sub-edge

R99962 FLIGHT SERGEANT J W DRINKWATER AIR GUNNER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 18TH SEPTEMBER 1942 AGE 19 [A flower urn:] IN MEMORY OF BILL KILLED IN ACTION SEPT 18TH 1942	[*] VOLUNTEER D.N. BEECHEY 4TH WORCESTERSHIRE BN. HOME GUARD 14TH SEPTEMBER 1941 AGE 17 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM [an urn in front of this grave:] IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR BROTHER JACK AT REST
31126 (FORMERLY 2613) PRIVATE J. TAYLOR WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT AND KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS 12TH JANUARY 1920 AGE 39 THE LORD GIVETH THE LORD TAKETH AWAY	[*] PO/X 110640 MARINE E.A. STEPHENSON R M H.M.L.C.G. 15 25TH APRIL 1943 AGE 18 HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL HIS UNFINISHED LIFE
[*] 275798 CORPORAL C. HORSFIELD ROYAL AIR FORCE 30TH OCTOBER 1918 AGE 30 AT REST	241453 PRIVATE A.G. BEDENHAM WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT 2ND AUGUST 1921 AGE 26 THY WILL BE DONE
521711 L.S.J.T. F WILSDON THE WORCESTERSHIRE RGT. 15TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 35 AND HIS WIFE, VIOLET EMILY WILSDON WHO DIED MAY 25TH 1992 AGED 84 YEARS	942850 LDG AIRCRAFTMAN A E JAMES ROYAL AIR FORCE 14TH DECEMBER 1943 AGE 25