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208571 F/O. Sydney Brown Royal Canadian Air Force 420 Squadron from:North Bay, Ontario (d.15th Apr 1943) I remember that my mother told me that a British airman was killed and found in the village of Ribemont 11 kilometre east of St. Quentin (France) during the World War 2. Who is this airmen? The Ribemont registry office knows nothing, and the British graves in this country date back 1918. By Internet "Commonwealth War Graves", the next cemetery from Ribemont is Mesnil Saint Laurent. Two british airmen are buried: Sydney Brown, Canadian Flying, Flying Officer (Air Bomber), Royal Canadian Air Force, 420 Sqdn. J/5744 and John Alexander Simpson, Canadian Flying, Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.), Royal Canadian Air Force, 420 Sqdn. J/17113. The history of 420 squadon say about Crash of Wellington - Mk.X - s/n HE550 PT-C, Perhaps one is the good. But in this case, who was the airmen found in the village of Ribemont? Why was he buried in Mezsnil Saint Laurent cemetery? Can anyone help me, please? Sorry for language, but I don't speak, school is remote past. Ma mère me racontait autrefois qu'un soldat aviateur britannique avait été tué pendant la seconde guerre mondiale et exposé dans un local communal de Ribemont village situé près de Saint Quentin à une dizaine de kilomètres à l'est, en France. Il n'y a rien dans les registres de l'état civil de la commune de Ribemont et les tombes de soldats britanniques dans le cimetière communal datent de 1918. En revanche, le site internet du « Commenwealth war graves » indique que dans le cimetière de Mesnil saint Laurent, le plus proche de Ribemont, deux aviateurs sont inhumés. Il s'agit de : Sydney Brown, Royal Canadian Air Force, 420 Sqdn. J/5744 et John Alexander Simpson, Royal Canadian Air Force, 420 Sqdn. J/17113. Ils faisaient partie du même équipage. Peut être s'agit il de cet évènement, mais dans ce cas lequel a été retrouvé sur Ribemont et pourquoi sont ils enterrés à Mesnil Saint Laurent ? Pouvez vous m'aider ? Moussu Jean Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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