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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"

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Bosc-Bordel Churchyard
Bosc-Bordel Churchyard
Bosc-Bordel Churchyard
Bosc-Bordel Churchyard
Bosc-Bordel Churchyard
Bosc-Bordel Churchyard

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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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