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BURSARD CHURCHYARD

Orne

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.54033, Longitude: 0.21056

Location Information

The village and commune of Bursard is 16 kilometres north-north-east of Alençon, about 3 kilometres east of the road from that town to Sées, Gace, Bernay and Rouen (N.138). There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the north-eastern corner of the churchyard.


Burial Details


148458 Flying Officer Francis Carr, Navigator in 487 (R. N. Z. A. F. ) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th July 1944, aged 24. Son of Francis and Emily Carr, of Swinton, Manchester. His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give Unto Him, O Lord; And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him. R. I. P."

116119 Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Clark, Pilot in 487 (R. N. Z. A. F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th July 1944, aged 24. Son of Robert O. Clark and Edith N. Clark, of Fulham, London. His headstone bears the inscription "There's Some Corner Of A Foreign Field That Is For Ever England"

Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels

Bursard Churchyard
Bursard Churchyard
Bursard Churchyard
Bursard Churchyard
Bursard Churchyard
Bursard Churchyard

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS

ALENÇON (ST. LEONARD) CEMETERY
Sées Communal Cemetery
LE CHÂTEAU-D'ALMENÊCHES 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.
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