Commonwealth War Graves Perwez

Avenue Des Tourterelles, Perwez
Walloon Brabant, Belgium

In the cemetery near the church in Perwez are eight Commonwealth War Graves from World War II. There lies the grave of Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), John Lewis Sullivan, 37643. On May 14, 1940 Sullivan was shot down in Hurricane P2621 over Belgium by German fighter Oberleutnant Hans Hahn "Assi". The aircraft crashed near Perwez. John Lewis Sullivan is shown on photo 5. The other seven victims all died on March 15, 1945. Flying Officer (Air Bomber), George Henry Davis, J/35097, age 34 Flight Lieutenant (Nav.), Albert Gordon Edward, J/13417, age 31 Pilot Officer (Flt. Engr.),Alfred Charles Harris, 187961, age 35 Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), Roy Robert Haw, J/85451, age 25 Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.), Robert Ernest Horne, J/195283, age 21 Flying Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.), Joseph Lucien Viateur Morin, J/37326, age 25 Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.), Peter Paul Repsys, J/93258, age 21 On March 15, 1945 departed at 1621 from Croft airfield, the Lancaster KB815 with a bombing mission over the city of Hagen in Germany. The aircraft crashed for unknown reasons in Perwez. In the crash, all crew members were killed, they are all buried in this cemetery.

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Text by: TracesOfWar.nl

Photo(s): Koen Swennen (1,2,3,4), Family of J.L. Sullivan (5)

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