Gloucestershire Echo - Wednesday 29 October 1941 (page 3) reported:
'R.A.F. MEN BURIED. BLAZING 'BUS VICTIMS. Eight of the nine Royal Air Force victims of the blazing 'bus tragedy at Charlton Kings last week were buried together, with full military honours, in the churchyard of a little country church on Tuesday afternoon. Other than relatives and comrades in uniform, one or two of whom had bandages that showed their escape in the disaster, there were few who witnessed the impressive and inspiring ceremony, which was the Force's last tribute to men who died while in the service of their country. The funeral service took place in a chapel some distance from the burial place, after which the wreath - covered coffins were placed in pairs on four R.A.F. tenders. The solemn procession along country roads to the nearest point to the churchyard was headed by officers and a large body of N.C O.s and men, the firing party, and the band. Then came the tenders, while on either side of each marched in ceremonial step six bearers and six members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. There followed the private cars of the relatives and a coach with other R.A.F. personnel. When the coffins were taken by the bearers, the women took the wreaths, and handed those that they could not carry to a party of R.A.F. men who were detached from the main body for this purpose. By the time that the last mourners had left their cars those early in the procession had already traversed the long dipping and steeply rising walk to the church on the hill and were taking their places on three sides of the grave with its beautiful drapings of chrysanthemums and evergreens. LAST POST On the other side stood two Church of England and one Roman Catholic Royal Air Force chaplains, and, in a silence broken only by the passage of aeroplanes above, they performed their last rites. The band softly played the hymn "Lead, Kindly Light," after which the firing party fired three volleys over the grave and the buglers sounded "Last Post ' and "Reveille." Mourners filed past, and R.A.F. officers and warrant officers, an officer of the W.A.A.F., and two Army officers walked individually to the grave and saluted. The large mound of earth taken from the common grave was almost completely covered with floral tributes from their families and friends in private life, their comrades, and their station. THE DEAD Those who were buried were:— L.A.C. Harold Thomas Stokes, aged 60, of 2, Hales-road, Cheltenham; A.C.2 Kenneth John Fuller, aged 20, of Mosterton, near Crewkerne, Somerset; Corporal Sidney Francis Andrews, aged 25. of Swincombe-avenue, Ealing; A.C.2 John Vaseley, aged 32, of 14, Swanscombe-road, Notting Hill; A.C.2 Robert Leslie Coppin, aged 27, of Peldon, near Colchester; A.C.2 Fred Poulton, aged 26, of 22, Carnley - street, West Melton, near Rotherham; L.A.C. Sidney George Medwin, aged 19, of Cookham, Dean, Berks, and L.A.C. Michel Brady de Maynard, aged 18, of Chivenore, North Devon. The other victim of the tragedy, A.C.2 Ronald Rosenthall, aged 20, of Carlton Lodge, Hornsea, was taken away for burial at his home...'
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