British Plot, Grave 3

An inscribed Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial headstone.

On December 10, 1943, four flight crews from the elite No. 617 "Dambusters" Squadron RAF were temporarily detached to RAF Tempsford to conduct highly secretive Special Operations Executive (SOE) supply drop missions (codenamed "arms drops") to the French Resistance. Lancaster ED 825, one of the original "Dambuster" aircraft, was shot down during this operation.  The entire crew was killed in action during this covert mission to include two Americans, Warrant Officer Edward Walters (Bombardier) and Warrant Officer Robert Cummings (Rear Gunner).

See Site Calais Canadian War Cemetery,  ISOB Robert Regis Cummings -RAF Squadron 617, 'The Dambusters', for crewmate Warrant Officer Cummings grave.

Note: Lancaster ED 825 was piloted by Joseph Charles "Joe" McCarthy DSO DFC and BAR
     - The RCAF's American Dambuster, during the famous 1943 Dam Raids.

Source: https://wingleader.co.uk/last-of-the-dambusters/

R.131192 WARRANT OFFICER II

E.J. WALTERS

(OF U.S.A.)

NAVIGATOR (BOMBER)

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

10TH DECEMBER 1943 AGE 26

ETERNAL REST

GIVE TO HIM, O LORD;

AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT

SHINE UPON HIM