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CHÊNEDOLLÉ CHURCHYARD

Calvados

France
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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.8549, Longitude: -0.7614

Location Information

Chênedollé is a village and commune 31 miles (50 kilometres) south-west of Caen, 29 miles (47 kilometres) south of Bayeux, and 6 miles (10 kilometres) east of Vire, which is a sub-prefecture in the department of the Calvados. The village is 1 mile (2 kilometres) north of the N.812 road from Vire to Vassy. 

There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, 18 yards south of the church tower.


Burial Details

1592990 Sergeant Gordon Humphries, Air Gunner in 576 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 7th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Frederick and Annie Humphreys, of Sheffield; husband of Kathleen Laura Humphreys, of Chapeltown, Sheffield. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died For Those He Loved And Those He Loved Remember"


Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Chênedollé Churchyard
Chênedollé Churchyard
Chênedollé Churchyard
Chênedollé Churchyard
Chênedollé 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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