Metz, France
Choloy Military Cemetery

Post War Burials at Choloy
Veterans Affairs Canada

Those of us that are familiar with the RCAF cemetery at Choloy are aware of the number of service and civilian personnel which were buried at this location during the "glory days" of 1 Air Division during the "Cold War". This file provides basic information on each burial and also contains photos of grave markers and, where available, other detail on those who were buried in the "Post-War" section of the cemetery.

This file has been compiled "alphabetically" based on detail in the fifth column which is "Surname". We are hoping to obtain additional detail such as the cause of death and the home base for each entry. Please send us an email message if you have any detail that you think would be of assistance.

We should also indicate that we found many examples of conflicting detail between the listing as provided by Veterans Affairs of Canada and the detail as depicted on the actual grave marker. The conflict of detail was usually in the areas of initials, date of death, and in a few cases, even the spelling of the surname. In all of these situations, we resorted to the detail on the grave marker for the material which is made available on this web site.

Section – Row – Grave

Date

Number

Rank

Surname

Initials

Remarks

10 – A – 1

15 Jan 68

14491

FS

Acton

RK

 

5 - B - 8

2 Mar 56

47136

F/O

Adams

FK

F-86 flying accident - 4 Wing

5 – A – 7

25 Nov 53

19608

S/L

Aitchison

GH

Auto accident - AAFCE

6 – A – 14

20 Nov 54

26123

F/O

Aitken

TW

- AAFCE

9 – A – 4

25 Jun 68

Missing

Capt

Andree

ASI

CF-104 flying accident – 1 Wing

9 – A – 8

27 Oct 67

Missing

LAC

Andrews

DJ

Accidental - 3 Wing

9 – A – 5

3 Apr 68

Missing

Capt

Archibald

RC

CF-104 flying accident –

8 – A – 7

17 Nov 58

43555

F/O

Arseneault

JWR

Auto accident – 2 Wing

5 – C – 18

14 Mar 58

41790

F/O

Ashmore

RA

CF-100 flying accident – 1 Wing

8 – J – 2

10 Sep 66

237709

LAC

Atkinson

DC

Auto accident - 1 Wing

5 – B – 8

2 Mar 56

47136

F/O

Axtell

FK

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

7 – H – 5

30 Dec 63

Missing

Sgt

Bach

PAG

Bristol crash – 2 Wing

7 – G – 2

7 Oct 62

17193

Sgt

Balcom

GR

Heart Attack – 4 Wing

7 – B – 2

20 Nov 58

243810

F/O

Barnes

DHG

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

6 – A – 18

29 Sep 54

211441

F/O

Baron

P

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

7 – E – 4

18 Aug 60

246231

F/O

Baxter

JF

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

8 – J – 3

23 Dec 66

207116

Sgt

Beaudin

FB

 

5 – A – 18

11 Aug 54

44718

F/O

Beaulac

GL

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

7 – J – 9

6 Aug 66

73409

LAC

Beausoleil

JJ

 

6 – A – 7

18 Mar 55

12806

LAC

Bell

GW

Heart Attack – 2 Wing

6 – C – 12

23 Jan 57

10655

FS

Bergie

DP

Heart Attack – 2 Wing

8 – A – 1

25 Aug 58

39630

F/L

Bice

WJ

CF-100 flying accident – 2 Wing

8 – E – 6

17 Feb 61

124329

LAC

Blackman

GR

Auto accident - 2 Wing

8 – H – 6

3 Apr 65

202206

LAC

Boulay

JIJY

- 1 Wing

10 – A – 5

28 Feb 69

Missing

Sgt

Boutet

JLF

 

5 – B – 12

19 Apr 56

216017

LAC

Bowen

JL

Natural Causes - 1 Wing

6 – C – 13

6 Jan 57

21054

F/O

Bowes

IW

Auto accident – 3 Wing

6 – C – 17

27 Sep 56

4084

FS

Bowland

CW

Natural Causes – 1 Wing

6 – C – 18

20 Aug 56

44228

F/O

Bradley

DE

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

8 – D – 6

22 Apr 60

35797

LAC

Bradley

JU

Auto accident – 2 Wing

9 – A – 3

25 Jul 69

Missing

Capt

Brason

WE

CF-104 flying accident – 4 Wing

10 – A – 8

18 Nov 69

Missing

Lt

Breault

DME

 

5 – C – 5

28 Jun 57

14849

Cpl

Brietzke

A

Auto accident - 1 Wing

9 – B – 7

15 Oct 72

437384316

Cpl

Briffett

K

 

8 – H – 5

14 Mar 65

41344

Cpl

Brockelhurst

GC

Auto accident - 1 Wing

7 – D – 3

2 Dec 59

4584 H

AS

Brouillette

WL

Drowning accident – 2 Wing

7 – E – 5

2 Sep 60

36342

LAC

Buchan

GF

2 Wing

8 – B – 2

21 Dec 58

34277

LAC

Burlock

CR

Dakota crash – 2 Wing

5 – A – 2

30 May 53

90269

F/O

Burns

BC

Motorcycle accident – 3 Wing

5 – C – 10

28 Nov 57

17604

Cpl

Burns

WK

 

7 – F – 1

26 May 61

151725

F/O

Cameron

TJ

Auto accident – 2 Wing

7 – J – 1

3 Sep 65

219502

LAC

Campbell

BE

 

6 – B – 2

3 Dec 55

209208

F/O

Campbell

JGH

Bristol crash – 2 Wing

7 – B – 4

2 Jan 59

211876

LAC

Carrier

JRD

Auto accident – 1 Wing

7 – E – 7

25 Sep 60

213205

LAC

Cass

JA

Auto accident - 1 Wing

7 – D – 4

21 Dec 59

243766

F/O

Chalmers

RJ

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

10 – A – 2

20 Jan 68

55547

Cpl

Chisholm

JA

 

7 – G – 7

30 May 63

Missing

FS

Clairmont

JG

 

7 – H – 1

30 Dec 63

30752

F/L

Clouthier

VI

Bristol crash – 1 Wing

5 – A – 3

9 Jun 53

35151

F/O

Cloutier

JGA

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

7 – D – 1

11 Nov 59

40854

Cpl

Cochrane

WT

Auto accident – 2 Wing

5 – C – 8

2 Sep 57

Missing

F/O

Coleman

LS

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

10 – B – 2

18 Nov 72

103919866

Cpl

Comeau

MD

 

7 – F – 6

23 Sep 61

218611

LAC

Conley

FR

Natural Causes – 1 Wing

8 – F – 7

23 Jun 62

133211

LAC

Cook

JH

Auto accident – 1 Wing

8 –A – 4

25 Aug 58

135470

F/O

Cooling

GA

CF-100 flying accident – 2 Wing

9 – B – 4

29 Apr 83

627517352

MCpl

Cory

SB

 

7 – G – 5

12 Feb 63

28407

Sgt

Courtemanche

GJ

Auto accident – Metz

5 – B – 5

31 Jan 56

45459

LAC

Crosbie

PH

Natural Causes – 1 Wing

6 – C – 2

18 May 57

212285

LAC

Crozier

JP

Accidental Fall – 4 Wing

5 – A – 16

1 Aug 54

32889

F/O

Cunningham

PK

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

6 – A – 17

26 Oct 54

204945

F/O

Curran

RH

Auto accident – 2 Wing

6 – C – 6

2 Apr 57

233152

F/O

Cushing

AR

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

8 – A – 6

9 Nov 58

209438

LAC

Cyr

JY

 

8 – F – 8

13 Jul 62

139131

F/O

Dann

FRE

Drowning accident – 3 Wing

5 – A – 9

15 Mar 54

19614

W/C

Darragh

FH

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

6 – C – 4

2 May 57

206587

F/O

Davidson

HA

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

8 – C – 1

17 Jul 59

30286

S/L

Day

CJ

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

5 – A – 17

30 Jul 54

205434

F/O

Day

WM

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

6 – C – 9

2 Mar 57

221766

LAC

Dent

RL

 

8 – E – 3

3 Jan 61

9686

FS

Dion

AN

 

6 – B – 15

21 Jul 55

41950

F/O

Donald

BG

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

5 – C – 4

20 Jun 57

204488

F/O

Donald

RB

CF-100 flying accident – 3 Wing

5 – C – 6

17 Aug 57

207899

Cpl

Doucette

GA

Auto accident – 2 Wing

7 – F – 3

18 Jun 61

28336

Cpl

Downey

GV

Auto accident – 1 Wing

7 – A – 1

28 Mar 58

236167

LAC

Doyle

JJ

Auto accident - 1 Wing

8 – E – 2

9 Nov 60

35727

F/O

Duffie

RA

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

8 – F – 1

29 Sep 61

12320

LAC

Dylke

SR

 

8 – G – 7

5 Oct 63

Missing

AC1

Epp

W

Auto accident – 1 Wing

9 – A – 1

6 Nov 69

Missing

Lt

Fetchyshyn

R

CF-104 flying accident –

5 – C – 13

15 Dec 57

34938

LAC

Field

JB

 

7 – B – 3

2 Dec 58

243691

F/O

Fitt

MHP

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

7 – A – 2

15 Apr 58

219518

Cpl

Fortin

JMAV

 

6 – C – 5

27 Apr 57

18579

Cpl

Foster

DC

 

5 – A – 4

18 Jun 53

45139

F/O

Foxton

GD

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

7 – C – 7

10 Jul 59

42542

F/O

Franko

SS

Flying Club accident - 1 Wing

7 – J – 8

30 Jun 66

9534

Cpl

Frezell

DRD

Auto accident – 4 Wing

6 – B – 18

8 May 53

35798

LAC

Furois

JCAG

- 3 Wing

7 – D – 7

20 Mar 60

13382

F/O

Gagosz

JEWB

Auto accident - 4 Wing

7 – D – 2

11 Nov 59

3304

Cpl

Gallagher

D

Auto accident – 2 Wing

8 – A – 5

16 Oct 58

9401

Cpl

Gibson

WI

 

8 – H – 8

12 Jun 65

47021

LAC

Glover

D

1 Wing

6 – C – 11

31 Jan 57

215866

LAC

Godin

JGH

Suicide – 2 Wing

5 – C – 17

14 Mar 58

130922

F/O

Grant

FAS

CF-100 flying accident – 1 Wing

6 – A – 4

17 May 55

201984

F/O

Grant

RA

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

10 – B – 1

9 May 70

Missing

Cpl

Gratton

JEP

Auto accident - 4 Wing

8 – B – 3

21 Dec 58

27196

LAC

Gray

SR

Dakota crash – 2 Wing

6 – B – 9

3 Oct 55

230609

AC1

Green

DD

 

5 – B – 15

26 May 56

207816

LAC

Green

PJ

 

8 – G – 6

25 May 64

4517

FS

Green

GW

 

5 – B – 14

24 May 56

224694

F/O

Griffith

TR

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

6 – B – 14

30 Jul 55

208597

LAC

Habart

LF

Auto accident - 2 Wing

7 – C – 6

3 Jul 59

7293

Cpl

Hallyburton

H

 

7 – H – 4

30 Dec 63

33004

F/L

Hamlen

JK

Bristol crash – 2 Wing

8 – C – 4

19 Oct 59

20604

LAC

Harquail

TA

Auto accident – 3 Wing

5 – A –12

6 Jun 54

49903

LAC

Haskill

KC

Motorcycle accident – 2 Wing

8 – B – 4

21 Dec 58

Missing

F/L

Haugh

JH

Dakota crash – 2 Wing

8 – J – 4

23 Feb 67

30769

Cpl

Heasman

WJW

Motorcycle accident – 1 Wing

8 – J – 6

3 May 67

34478

Cpl

Hilderbrand

J

 

7 – C – 1

28 Apr 59

35471

F/O

Hirst

DS

T-33 flying accident – 3 Wing

7 – C – 5

27 Jun 59

4942

LAC

Hobson

GNW

 

9 – A – 7

18 Jan 68

5429

F/O

Holmes

JW

CF-104 flying accident -

5 – B – 3

24 Jan 56

43091

F/O

Horn

RG

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

6 – B – 3

3 Dec 55

216165

F/O

Hrenyk

JP

Bristol crash – 2 Wing

8 – D – 2

7 Apr 60

27831

LAC

Hurlbert

RW

Auto accident – Metz

5 – C – 15

5 Mar 58

232692

LAC

Ingram

KH

Work related accident – 2 Wing

8 – G – 5

12 Apr 64

1972

Sgt

Jesse

WC

 

7 – H – 3

30 Dec 63

Missing

F/L

Johnston

BL

Bristol crash – 1 Wing

8 – E – 1

31 Oct 60

36737

LAC

Jones

LM

 

6 – A – 5

24 Apr 55

43198

LAC

Keymer

DWT

Auto accident – 2 Wing

7 – B – 6

7 Mar 59

Missing

LAC

Kiley

HL

Auto accident – 1 Wing

8 – A – 3

25 Aug 58

43884

F/O

Kirkham

B

CF-100 flying accident – 2 Wing

8 – C – 5

19 Oct 59

21846

LAC

Kleist

JR

 

6 – B – 4

3 Dec 55

15107

Cpl

Knight

PG

Bristol crash – 2 Wing

6 – C – 3

14 May 57

70390

F/O

Komar

RW

CF-100 flying accident – 2 Wing

6 – C – 14

10 Dec 56

32653

F/L

Konrad

F

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

6 – C – 7

17 Mar 57

13014

LAC

Korobko

S

Auto accident – 1 Wing

6 – A – 3

12 Jun 55

205535

F/O

Kostiuk

RW

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

7 – F – 2

26 May 61

2341

F/O

Kovar

DJ

Auto accident – 1 Wing

7 – E – 1

3 May 60

6359

FS

LaFortune

HG

Auto accident - 2 Wing

8 – G – 9

5 Oct 63

5059

LAC

LaFramboise

JAC

Auto accident – 1 Wing

7 – G – 1

8 Sep 62

1664

LAC

LaLiberte

TS

Auto accident – Metz

5 – B – 17

9 Aug 56

110470

F/O

Lambert

JRJJ

Auto accident – 1 Wing

6 – B – 6

29 Oct 55

1928

Major

Lankin

HS

 

8 – D – 7

22 Apr 60

45559

LAC

LaPointe

JF

Auto accident – 2 Wing

5 – A – 8

10 Jan 54

41613

F/O

Latta

KI

Auto accident – 2 Wing

7 – B – 5

7 Mar 59

211519

LAC

Lavigueur

JMA

Auto accident – 1 Wing

6 – A – 2

19 Jun 55

40261

LAC

Lavoie

JGM

 

7 – J – 2

20 Sep 65

96285

LAC

Lavoie

JLC

 

7 – J – 7

4 Mar 66

216056

F/L

Lawson

DC

CF-104 flying accident –

8 – B – 1

21 Dec 58

42859

F/O

Leah

H

Dakota crash – 2 Wing

9 – A – 2

22 Oct 69

430298075

Major

Legendre

JPA

Auto accident – 4 Wing

6 – C – 1

29 May 57

45081

F/O

Levere

OH

T-33 flying accident – 3 Wing

5 – B – 4

30 Jan 56

24655

Sgt

Lewis

RF

 

6 – A – 9

3 Mar 55

40305

F/O

Liggett

JLG

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

6 – B – 8

26 Oct 55

216034

F/O

Linklater

RG

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

5 – A – 6

30 Oct 53

46500

LAC

Lint

HD

Motorcycle accident – 3 Wing

8 – C – 6

8 Nov 59

Missing

LAC

Lumb

FE

Flying club accident – Metz

7 – G – 9

29 Jul 63

20362

G/C

MacBride

RE

Medical Complications - 2 Wing

5 – A – 11

12 May 54

42265

F/O

MacDonald

GD

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

6 – A – 11

19 Feb 55

39657

F/O

Mace

DA

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

6 – A – 13

29 Nov 54

43943

F/O

MacEachern

ML

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

5 – B – 6

10 Feb 56

38200

LAC

MacLaren

ID

 

8 – H – 2

16 Jan 65

235810

LAC

MacLaren

MR

Auto accident – 1 Wing

7 – H – 8

7 Aug 64

33888

F/L

MacLean

IW

CF-104 flying accident – 4 Wing

7 – D – 6

28 Feb 60

210315

LAC

Maheu

JRL

 

8 – G – 3

14 Jan 64

232251W

LAW

Maltais

PJ

Auto accident – Metz

7 – H – 6

17 Jul 64

45642

Cpl

Marks

HB

Auto accident – 4 Wing

8 – J – 5

28 Apr 67

83776

Cpl

Martin

DR

 

8 – G – 8

5 Oct 63

73054

LAC

May

CA

Auto accident – 1 Wing

9 – B – 6

16 May 76

613414812

Capt

McBride

RG

Helicopter accident - Lahr

6 – A – 1

25 Jun 55

48364

F/O

McCallum

AG

F-86 flying accident – 1 Wing

5 – A – 15

1 Aug 54

48496

F/O

McCombs

DW

F-86 flying accident – 3 Wing

5 – A – 13

20 Jun 54

34770

LAC

McConnell

RE

Accidental Fall – 2 Wing

7 – E – 9

11 Oct 60

151747

F/O

McCoy

ER

CF-100 flying accident – 4 Wing

8 – F – 5

24 Feb 62

224236

LAC

McDonald

HJ

Auto Accident - 1 Wing

5 – C – 11

10 Dec 57

1012

W/C

McDonald

MV

Sudden Illness - 1 Wing

7 – C – 3

24 May 59

220717

LAC

McDonald

WRB

Accidental fall – 2 Wing

8 – F – 4

2 Feb 62

239774

LAC

McDougall

JG

 

5 – C – 14

23 Dec 57

7696

Sgt

McFall

CL

Auto accident - 1 Wing

8 – H – 1

25 Oct 64

202350

Cpl

McFarlane

KH

Auto accident – 4 Wing

7 – F – 7

6 Oct 61

246431

F/O

McKay

RC

F-86 flying accident – 2 Wing

5 – B – 7

2 Mar 56

37464

F/O

McLarty

JD

F-86 flying accident – 4 Wing

5 – C – 3

20 Jun 57

19982

W/C

McLeish

WA

CF-100 flying accident – 3 Wing

8 – G – 4

18 Jan 64

242896

Cpl

McNabb