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The commemoration covers Jack Marsden's escape in June 1944, assisted by villagers from Courboin. A second part of the commemoration is a tale about Gaston Charruet who was caught by the Germans for assisting a British airman as witnessed by a child…

Joseph refers to the loss of the seven airmen on 3 May 1944 at Courboin. Included are photographs of a visit by Joseph to Leicestershire, Clifford Shenton's parents, Graves in Courboin on the day of the funeral and a view over Courboin to the crash…

Two images of four crosses with a date of '3.5.44'.
On the reverse 'close up..'

Two photographs of seven crosses adorned with flowers.
On the reverse 'all graves'.

A woman standing amongst graves of airmen.
On the reverse the scanning notes state 'Phyllis'.

A group of French men and women following the coffins.

French men and women at the graves of the RAF airmen.

Six coffins covered in flowers and watched by a group of French mourners and a policeman.

Coffins being carried into the churchyard. Believed to be at Courbin, France.

The account of an RAF aircraft shot down at the village. The remains of the crew were collected and buried, with appropriate respect.

A detailed memoir of the operation to Mailly-le-Camp when Lancaster JB314 crashed, killing all eight crew on board. It includes an eye-witness account by one of the villagers. The remains of the airmen were collected and buried with ceremony.

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The memoir details the events of Sergeant George Reid Williamson following his bale out of his Lancaster, over Chateau-Thierry. After hiding in a wood for a few days, he met a local farmer who took him back to the farmhouse and provided him with…