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BÉHEN (BOËNCOURT) CHURCHYARD

Somme

France
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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.05655, Longitude: 1.76803

Location Information

Béhen is a village and commune 8 kilometres south-west of Abbeville and 2 kilometres north-west of the main road (N.28) from that town to Rouen. Boëncourt is a hamlet in the commune about 1.25. kilometres east of Béhen village. In the south-western corner of Boëncourt Churchyard are the graves of three British soldiers one of whom is not identified.



Burial Details
 
2821495 Lance Corporal Thomas Francis Ferguson, 4th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, died 5th June 1940, aged 23. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Ferguson; husband of Ena Lilian Ferguson of Upper Caterham, Surrey.


2821428 Private Duncan McLennan, 4th Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, died  4th June 1940, aged 35. Son of Catherine McLennan of Diabaig, Ross and Cromarty. His headstone bears the inscription "As Long As Life And Memory Last, With Love We Will Remember Him"

Images in gallery below  Johan Pauwels

Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard
Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard
Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard
Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard
Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard
Béhen (Boëncourt) Churchyard

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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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