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BRUCAMPS COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Somme

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.06953, Longitude: 2.0596

Location Information

Brucamps is a village and commune in the Department of the Somme, 30 kilometers north-west of Amiens and 18 kilometers east-south-east of Abbeville. The communal cemetery is south of the village. From the centre of the village take the Rue du Four on the east side of the D158. Then take the left fork on to the Rue Jean Martin and the cemetery is 100 meters on the right. The two WW2 British graves are on the southern side of the main path, about seven metres from the entrance.

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Brucamps Communal Cemetery
Brucamps Communal Cemetery
Brucamps Communal Cemetery
Brucamps Communal Cemetery
Brucamps Communal Cemetery
Brucamps Communal Cemetery
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4194607 Lance Corporal
Idris Emlyn Smith
7th Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
3rd September 1944, aged 30.

Son of Richard and Sarah Jane Smith; husband of Florence Marion Smith of Herne Bay, Kent.

His headstone bears the inscription "He Loved Us But Gave His Life For All. We Shall Meet Again At Eventide"



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4203923 Fusilier
Harold Thomas
7th Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
3rd September 1944, aged 30.

Son of Henry and Elizabeth Ann Thomas of Wrexham, Denbighshire; husband of Violet Thomas of Wrexham.

His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Husband Harold. Gone From Our Homes But Not Our Hearts"



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FRANSU CHURCHYARD
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SURCAMPS 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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