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ÉCOTS CHURCHYARD

Calvados

France
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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.98869, Longitude: 0.02948

Location Information

Ecots is a village and commune 22 miles (35 kilometres) south-east of Caen, and 14 miles (23 kilometres) southwest of Lisieux. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, 15 yards south-east of the church.


Burial Details

14544396 Lance Corporal Alfred Raymond Hope, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died 18th August 1944, aged 33. Son of Alfred and Letitia Hope, of Darlington, Co. Durham; husband of Alice Ivy Hope, of Darlington. His headstone bears the inscription He Loved Us And Give Himself For Us "Peace Perfect Peace"


Churchyard pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Écots Churchyard
Écots Churchyard

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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BRETTEVILLE-SUR-DIVES CHURCHYARD
CASTILLON-EN-AUGE CHURCHYARD
PERCY-EN-AUGE 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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