COUTERNE (ST. LIGNOU) CHURCHYARD
Orne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.52363, Longitude: -0.404454
Location Information
Couterne is a village and commune 20 kilometres west-north-west of Alençon, on the main route to Domfront (N.12 and N.807 roads). The village is on the N.807 road between Pre-en-Pail, some 12 miles (20 kilometres) to the south-east, and Domfront about the same distance to the north-west. Lignou is a hamlet 2 kilometres north of the village. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here in the churchyard at Lignou, near the south western corner and entrance.
Couterne is a village and commune 20 kilometres west-north-west of Alençon, on the main route to Domfront (N.12 and N.807 roads). The village is on the N.807 road between Pre-en-Pail, some 12 miles (20 kilometres) to the south-east, and Domfront about the same distance to the north-west. Lignou is a hamlet 2 kilometres north of the village. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here in the churchyard at Lignou, near the south western corner and entrance.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
J/88096 Pilot Officer
Robert Dunlop Davidson
Pilot in 410 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force,
28th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of William and Jessie McLeod Davidson, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of William And Jessie Davidson. Born, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
Robert Dunlop Davidson
Pilot in 410 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force,
28th June 1944, aged 21.
Son of William and Jessie McLeod Davidson, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved Son Of William And Jessie Davidson. Born, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"