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BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Essonne

France


GPS Coordinates Latitude: 48.55936 Longitude: 2.17341

Location Information

Breux is a village and commune 28 kilometres south-south-east of Versailles, and 6 kilometres south-west of Arpajon. The communal cemetery is on the south side of the village, and on the south side of a by-road leading to the hamlet of Jouy. The grave of the 1 Australian airman is near the middle of the southern boundary.

Cemetery images © Christine Da Costa

BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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416949 Pilot Officer 
Bryan Wilba Giddings 
Royal Australian Air Force
10th June 1944, aged 29. 

Son of William Arthur and Violet Giddings, of Millicent, South Australia.
 

His headstone bears the inscription "Silver Wings, Heart Of Gold"




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Identified in the centre row, fifth from the left is 416949 PO Bryan Wilba Giddings (lost on operations over France on 10 June 1944

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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BOISSY-SOUS-ST. YON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SOUZY-LA-BRICHE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
BRÉTIGNY-SUR-ORGE 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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