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AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Charente-Maritime

France


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.13669, Longitude: -1.10954

Location Information

Aytré is a village and commune about 5 kilometres south-west of La Rochelle. The communal cemetery is in the Rue de la Gare, 200 yards from the church.


Historical Information

There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, close to the right-hand end of the rear wall of the cemetery.
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Burial Details

52872 Corporal Daniel Augustus Burke, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 32. Son of Matthew and A. M. Burke; husband of Rebecca Burke, of Ballycarry, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. His headstone bears the inscription "Too Good In Life to Be Forgotten"

7624270 Private Edward William Kent, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 24. Son of Albert Edward and Lucy Maria Kent, of Gloucester; husband of Eunice Kent. his headstone bears the inscription "We'd Give The World And More To See The Boy We Loved  Come Smiling Thro The Door"

Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux

AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
AYTRÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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CHÂTELAILLON-PLAGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
LA ROCHELLE (ST. ELOI) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
YVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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Disclaimer


The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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