SIN-LE-NOBLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.36756, Longitude: 3.11039
Location Information
Sin-le-Noble Communal Cemetery is situated on rue Lamendin. A secondary entrance is situated rue Sembat which is off rue de Douai (D13) in the centre of the village. There are 4 graves in one plot situated at the end of the path marked A25 on the right hand side of the central path.
Visiting Information
Cemetery opening hours : 01/10 to 31/03: 08.00 to 17.30 01/04 to 30/09: 08.00 to 19.00 Wheelchair access possible.
Sin-le-Noble Communal Cemetery is situated on rue Lamendin. A secondary entrance is situated rue Sembat which is off rue de Douai (D13) in the centre of the village. There are 4 graves in one plot situated at the end of the path marked A25 on the right hand side of the central path.
Visiting Information
Cemetery opening hours : 01/10 to 31/03: 08.00 to 17.30 01/04 to 30/09: 08.00 to 19.00 Wheelchair access possible.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Captain
Jerry Hope Laurice Wilfrid Flynn
32nd Squadron, Royal Air Force
3rd September 1918, aged 19.
Son of John Irwin Flynn and Lilly Hilliard Flynn, of 88, William St., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Photo of Jerry Flynn – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Jerry Hope Laurice Wilfrid Flynn
32nd Squadron, Royal Air Force
3rd September 1918, aged 19.
Son of John Irwin Flynn and Lilly Hilliard Flynn, of 88, William St., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Photo of Jerry Flynn – In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
Lieutenant
Clarence Edward Kinton
Royal Canadian Regiment and 57th Squadron, Royal Air Force
5th September 1918, aged 26.
Son of Mackie and Mary E. Kinton, of Huntsnlle, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Patria"
CEK was born on July 07, 1892 at Huntsville, Ontario, the son of Mackie Kinton and Mary Emma (Llywd) Kinton. At the time of his enlistment, he was working as an insurance clerk in Toronto, Ontario. His CEF file is here.
He mobilised with the 77th Wentworth Regiment (militia) at Hamilton, Ontario on June 15, 1915 as a provisional lieutenant. From August 16 to October 07, 1915, he attended the provisional officer's course at Niagara Camp. On successful completion of this course, he was appointed as a lieutenant with the 95th Battalion at Toronto. On April 10, 1916, CEK transferred to the 97th (American Legion) Battalion at Toronto. The 97th was one of five battalions recruited in Canada that specifically targeted Americans living in Canada as potential recruits. Only two of these battalions proceeded to England, (the other being the 211th Battalion), and only one went to France; the 211th was transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops and became the 9th Bn CRT. The 97th moved to England in October, 1916. Two months after arrival, the battalion was posted to the RCR and PPCLI Depot. On November 30, CEK was posted to the RCR in France. The attached photo (which you also have) shows him wearing RCR cap and collar badges, so it must have been taken after this date.
In mid-March, 1917, CEK was attached to the 3rd Canadian Division as Registration Officer, (I assume this was "Graves" registration). Thirteen months later, he applied to join the Royal Air Force for aircrew training. On May 05, 1918, he was seconded to the RAF in England, where he trained as an observer. His RAF service file is available digitally from the National Archives, but it's behind a paywall, and a fee payment is now required to download it. He graduated as an Observer on August 29. On September 01, he returned to France to join the 57th Squadron. 57 Squadron was then flying Airco DH 4 aircraft in the photo/reconnaissance and light bomber role. CEK's air war would last five days. On the afternoon of September 05, he was crewed up with pilot Lt Alexander Platt in DH 4 s/n F6168. They were flying south of Douai when they were attacked and shot down by German air ace Lt Paul Baumer. About a month later, German sources confirmed their deaths, but they continued officially to be MIA. On January 16, 1920, they were confirmed as KIA after their graves were located at Sin-le-Noble, France. According to one source, CEK's grave was located by his brother.
CEK's Veterans Affairs virtual memorial page is here
He has a Find a Grave memorial page here
All the images and additional text are provided by Jim Busby
Clarence Edward Kinton
Royal Canadian Regiment and 57th Squadron, Royal Air Force
5th September 1918, aged 26.
Son of Mackie and Mary E. Kinton, of Huntsnlle, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Pro Patria"
CEK was born on July 07, 1892 at Huntsville, Ontario, the son of Mackie Kinton and Mary Emma (Llywd) Kinton. At the time of his enlistment, he was working as an insurance clerk in Toronto, Ontario. His CEF file is here.
He mobilised with the 77th Wentworth Regiment (militia) at Hamilton, Ontario on June 15, 1915 as a provisional lieutenant. From August 16 to October 07, 1915, he attended the provisional officer's course at Niagara Camp. On successful completion of this course, he was appointed as a lieutenant with the 95th Battalion at Toronto. On April 10, 1916, CEK transferred to the 97th (American Legion) Battalion at Toronto. The 97th was one of five battalions recruited in Canada that specifically targeted Americans living in Canada as potential recruits. Only two of these battalions proceeded to England, (the other being the 211th Battalion), and only one went to France; the 211th was transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops and became the 9th Bn CRT. The 97th moved to England in October, 1916. Two months after arrival, the battalion was posted to the RCR and PPCLI Depot. On November 30, CEK was posted to the RCR in France. The attached photo (which you also have) shows him wearing RCR cap and collar badges, so it must have been taken after this date.
In mid-March, 1917, CEK was attached to the 3rd Canadian Division as Registration Officer, (I assume this was "Graves" registration). Thirteen months later, he applied to join the Royal Air Force for aircrew training. On May 05, 1918, he was seconded to the RAF in England, where he trained as an observer. His RAF service file is available digitally from the National Archives, but it's behind a paywall, and a fee payment is now required to download it. He graduated as an Observer on August 29. On September 01, he returned to France to join the 57th Squadron. 57 Squadron was then flying Airco DH 4 aircraft in the photo/reconnaissance and light bomber role. CEK's air war would last five days. On the afternoon of September 05, he was crewed up with pilot Lt Alexander Platt in DH 4 s/n F6168. They were flying south of Douai when they were attacked and shot down by German air ace Lt Paul Baumer. About a month later, German sources confirmed their deaths, but they continued officially to be MIA. On January 16, 1920, they were confirmed as KIA after their graves were located at Sin-le-Noble, France. According to one source, CEK's grave was located by his brother.
CEK's Veterans Affairs virtual memorial page is here
He has a Find a Grave memorial page here
All the images and additional text are provided by Jim Busby
Other Burial Details
20815 Corporal J. Baptie, 13th Bn. Royal Scots, died 30th March 1918.
Lieutenant A. Platt, 5th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 5th September 1918.
20815 Corporal J. Baptie, 13th Bn. Royal Scots, died 30th March 1918.
Lieutenant A. Platt, 5th Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 5th September 1918.
