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Grave: 1.C.23 in the British section

Isolated Burial
 
A standard Commonwealth Grave Commission (CWGC) inscribed gravestone.
 
The Isolated Burial of the American Francis H. Beaufort who served with the 104th Squadron of the Royal Air Force.  He was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1890 , Auburn College student, and trained to become a pilot in Canada. During the war his parents were listed as living in New York.  He was reported MIA on August 13, 1918 after failing to return from a flying mission.

Monument Text:

LIEUTENANT
F.H.BEAUFORT
 
ROYAL AIR FORCE
13TH AUGUST 1918   AGED 27
 
ONE OF NATURE'S NOBLEMEN

Commemorates:

People:

Francis Henry 'Frank' Beaufort

Units:

Royal Air Force (RAF)

Royal Flying Corps

Wars:

WWI

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