BOSC-BORDEL CHURCHYARD
Seine-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.59235, Longitude: 1.40851
Location Information
Bosc-Bordel is a village and commune 20 miles (32 kilometres) north-east of Rouen, and 7 miles (10 kilometres) west of Forges-les-Eaux, which is a small town on the N.l 5 (Dieppe-Paris) road 34 miles (54 kilometres) south-east of Dieppe. The village of Bosc-Bordel is on the Rouen-Buchy-Forges-les-Eaux bus route. The British grave is just north of the War Memorial in the churchyard.
Burial Details
2932244 Private Robert Atkinson, 4th Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, died 9th June 1940, aged 21. Son of Thomas and Sarah Atkinson, of Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died The Helpless To Defend, A British Soldier's Noble End" "At Rest"
Bosc-Bordel is a village and commune 20 miles (32 kilometres) north-east of Rouen, and 7 miles (10 kilometres) west of Forges-les-Eaux, which is a small town on the N.l 5 (Dieppe-Paris) road 34 miles (54 kilometres) south-east of Dieppe. The village of Bosc-Bordel is on the Rouen-Buchy-Forges-les-Eaux bus route. The British grave is just north of the War Memorial in the churchyard.
Burial Details
2932244 Private Robert Atkinson, 4th Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, died 9th June 1940, aged 21. Son of Thomas and Sarah Atkinson, of Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died The Helpless To Defend, A British Soldier's Noble End" "At Rest"
