CROZON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistère
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.24516, Longitude: -4.48485
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
Crozon is a small town in the Finistère region of France. The Communal Cemetery is located on the Rue Graveran.
History Information
There are now 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 1 is unidentified.
Plot 10 Row 6 Graves 1-3 (Cemetery images © Thierry Grier)
J/25813 Flying Officer
Hugh Gordon Gilchrist
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
14th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of John Spence Gilchrist and Isabella May Gilchrist, of Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus O Grave Where Is Thy Victory"
Hugh Gordon Gilchrist
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
14th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of John Spence Gilchrist and Isabella May Gilchrist, of Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Safe In The Arms Of Jesus O Grave Where Is Thy Victory"
R/151652 Flight Sergeant
John Malcolm McLeod
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
14th August 1944, aged 31.
Son of Donald and Christina McLeod, of Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of John, Born 1913. Mother, Brother And Sisters"
John Malcolm McLeod
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
14th August 1944, aged 31.
Son of Donald and Christina McLeod, of Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of John, Born 1913. Mother, Brother And Sisters"
425714 Flying Officer Richard Walter Mercer, Royal Australian Air Force, died 14th August 1944, aged 23. Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Mercer, of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life For His Country, Thy Will Be Done"
Plot 12 Row 3 (Collective Grave 2-4) All images © Thierry Grier
528040 Sergeant Martin Field, Royal Air Force, died 18th June 1940, aged 24. Son of Martin and Emily Field, of Aish, South Brent, Devon. His headstone bears the inscription "He Left Us Suddenly His Thoughts Unknown He Left A Memory Proud To Own"
751305 Sergeant David Murrie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th June 1940, aged 19. Son of Thomas Murrie and of Kate Murrie, of Boreland, Fife. his headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
966179 Aircraftman 1st Class Edward Pickford, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th June 1940.
751305 Sergeant David Murrie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th June 1940, aged 19. Son of Thomas Murrie and of Kate Murrie, of Boreland, Fife. his headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
966179 Aircraftman 1st Class Edward Pickford, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th June 1940.
Plot 12 Row 5 Grave 2 (All images © Thierry Grier)
88024 Flying Officer George Reginald Bayley, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 9th January 1942.
Plot 12 Row 5 Graves-6-7 (All images © Thierry Grier)
406450 Sergeant Charles Herbert Goldie, Royal Australian Air Force, died 9th January 1942, aged 19. Son of Lillian Anne Goldie, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Too Dearly Loved To Ever Be Forgotten"
Plot 12 Row 5 Grave 13 (All images © Thierry Grier)
407808 Sergeant William Rex Seymour, Royal Australian Air Force, died 9th January 1942, aged 23. Son of William Thomas Seymour and Elizabeth Alice Maude Seymour, of Port Pirie, South Australia. his headstone bears the inscription "Duty Nobly Done. Ever Remembered By Mother, Father And Sisters, South Australia"
