Battle of Aubusson

Memorial to British officers and soldiers killed in action for the liberation of Aubusson.
Plaque text:

LA BATAILLE D'AUBUSSON 16 AOUT 1944
British officers and soldiers killed in action

Soldier G.W BADLAN 22 years old - 4K.S.L.I
Captain D.H BENNETT 28 years old - Ayrshire Yeomanry
Soldier A.E COLE22 years old -4K.S.L.I
Soldier P.J FOULKES26 years old -4K.S.L.I
Captain P.S.Y.GARRETT-Ayrshire Yeomanry
Sergeant J.W JAMESON 24 years old - 4K.S.L.I
Soldier H.KENWORTHY 24 years old - 3R.T.R
Lieutenant ES KERSHAW 21 years old - 3R.T.R
Private E.T MASON 22 years old - 4K.S.L.I
Private W.G SALT 35 years old - 4K.S.L.I
Corporal E.H SMITH 32 years old - 2Norhants
Sergeant F.W TITCOMBE 31 years old - 2Norhants
Captain R.0 WALFORD 31 years old - 4K.S.L.I
Soldier T.R WALKER 24 years old - 4K.S.L.I

Civilian casualties from June to August 1944

Léon BETTON August 14
Camille BRIARD June 11
Mathilde CAILLON August 12
Marie-Claude CHERADAME August 11
Jeanne DEVOLDER August 17
Antoinette ELIE June 7
Henriette LEFEVRE August 16
Jeanne LEPELTIER August 12
Alico MESROULE August 17
Henriette TREMPII August 16
Yvette TREMPU August 17

On the slopes of Aubusson perished a dozen British, from the 4^e KSLI, from the 3^e RTR and the 151^e Ayrshire Yeomanry: captains RC Walford, PSY Garrett, DH Bennett, lieutenant ES Kershaw, sergeant JW Jameson, privates GW Badlan, AE Cole, PJ Foulkes, H Kenworthy, ET Mason, TR Walker. A little further south, at La Guermondière, Sergeant FW Titcombe and Corporal EH Smith were mortally wounded in their scout-car. German losses between the Moulin d'Aubusson and Clos de la Mare, between the Pont de Vère and Hamel du Bois, and between the village and Guermondière, were also high. Caught up in the turmoil of battle, civilians were killed or seriously wounded. Flériennes Henriette and Yvette Trempu, and Aubussonnaise Alice Mesrouze did not survive. During the night, Léon Betton, from Caligny, and Jeanne Devolder, from Montilly-sur-Noireau, were killed at La Masure by a shell.

The battle of Aubusson was thus the bloodiest in the Flers region. (source Wikipedia)

Memorial to British officers and soldiers killed in action for the liberation of Aubusson.Plaque text:LA BATAILLE D'AUBUSSON 16 AOUT 1944 British officers and soldiers killed in action Soldier G.W BADLAN 22 years old - 4K.S.L.I Captain D.H BENNETT 28 years old - Ayrshire Yeomanry Soldier A.E COLE22 years old -4K.S.L.I Soldier P.J FOULKES26 years old -4K.S.L.I Captain P.S.Y.GARRETT-Ayrshire Yeomanry Sergeant J.W JAMESON 24 years old - 4K.S.L.I Soldier H.KENWORTHY 24 years old - 3R.T.R Lieutenant ES KERSHAW 21 years old - 3R.T.R Private E.T MASON 22 years old - 4K.S.L.I Private W.G SALT 35 years old - 4K.S.L.I Corporal E.H SMITH 32 years old - 2NorhantsSergeant F.W TITCOMBE 31 years old - 2Norhants Captain R.0 WALFORD 31 years old - 4K.S.L.I Soldier T.R WALKER 24 years old - 4K.S.L.I Civilian casualties from June to August 1944 Léon BETTON August 14 Camille BRIARD June 11Mathilde CAILLON August 12 Marie-Claude CHERADAME August 11Jeanne DEVOLDER August 17 Antoinette ELIE June 7 Henriette LEFEVRE August 16 Jeanne LEPELTIER August 12 Alico MESROULE August 17 Henriette TREMPII August 16Yvette TREMPU August 17 On the slopes of Aubusson perished a dozen British, from the 4e KSLI, from the 3e RTR and the 151e Ayrshire Yeomanry: captains RC Walford, PSY Garrett, DH Bennett, lieutenant ES Kershaw, sergeant JW Jameson, privates GW Badlan, AE Cole, PJ Foulkes, H Kenworthy, ET Mason, TR Walker. A little further south, at La Guermondière, Sergeant FW Titcombe and Corporal EH Smith were mortally wounded in their scout-car. German losses between the Moulin d'Aubusson and Clos de la Mare, between the Pont de Vère and Hamel du Bois, and between the village and Guermondière, were also high. Caught up in the turmoil of battle, civilians were killed or seriously wounded. Flériennes Henriette and Yvette Trempu, and Aubussonnaise Alice Mesrouze did not survive. During the night, Léon Betton, from Caligny, and Jeanne Devolder, from Montilly-sur-Noireau, were killed at La Masure by a shell.The battle of Aubusson was thus the bloodiest in the Flers region. (source Wikipedia)