COMBRIT CHURCHYARD
Finistère
France
Location Information
Combrit is a small town and commune 12 kilometres south-west of Quimper, and 6 kilometres north-east of the small town of Pont-L'Abbe. Combrit is east of the main road from Quimper to Pont-L'Abbe, on the road to Benodet. Quimper is on the Paris-Le Mans-Angers-Nantes-Redon railway line, whence a bus or taxi completes the journey. The churchyard is in the centre of the town. Behind the centre of the church are the graves of two airmen of the Royal Air Force.
Burial Details
1107517 Flight Sergeant Richard Rigby, Navigator in 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1944.
176020 Pilot Officer Walter Tonge, Pilot in 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1944.
Combrit is a small town and commune 12 kilometres south-west of Quimper, and 6 kilometres north-east of the small town of Pont-L'Abbe. Combrit is east of the main road from Quimper to Pont-L'Abbe, on the road to Benodet. Quimper is on the Paris-Le Mans-Angers-Nantes-Redon railway line, whence a bus or taxi completes the journey. The churchyard is in the centre of the town. Behind the centre of the church are the graves of two airmen of the Royal Air Force.
Burial Details
1107517 Flight Sergeant Richard Rigby, Navigator in 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1944.
176020 Pilot Officer Walter Tonge, Pilot in 248 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th June 1944.
