GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.79247, Longitude: -3.48501
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
Guidel is a village 60 kilometres west-north-west of Vannes and 10 kilometres north-west of Lorient. It lies 2 kilometres off the Lorient-Quimperle Road. The communal cemetery is on the north-eastern side of the village on the road to Gestel.
Total Burials: 117.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 86, Canada 14, Australia 6, New Zealand 2, Poland 1. Total 109.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 8.
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
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C/2233 Flight Lieutenant
Harry Thomas Amy
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 29.
Row 6. 16.
Son of Ira Alfred and Emma Mitchell Amy.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Giveth And God Taketh Away"
Harry Thomas Amy
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 29.
Row 6. 16.
Son of Ira Alfred and Emma Mitchell Amy.
His headstone bears the inscription "God Giveth And God Taketh Away"
403045 Warrant Officer
Edmund Daniel Fogden
Royal Australian Air Force
12th August 1943, aged 24.
Row 6. 3.
Son of Edmund Watt Fogden and Esther May Fogden; husband of Gwladys Jane Fogden, of Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This..."
Edmund completed his training in Canada in 1941 and later served in the United Kingdom.
Edmund Daniel Fogden
Royal Australian Air Force
12th August 1943, aged 24.
Row 6. 3.
Son of Edmund Watt Fogden and Esther May Fogden; husband of Gwladys Jane Fogden, of Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This..."
Edmund completed his training in Canada in 1941 and later served in the United Kingdom.
J/27881 Flying Officer
Louis Rockford Georgeson
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 26.
Row 6. 14.
Son of Mrs Edith Georgeson of Calgary, Alberta and the late George Georgeson.
Louis Rockford Georgeson
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 26.
Row 6. 14.
Son of Mrs Edith Georgeson of Calgary, Alberta and the late George Georgeson.
J/20374 Flying Officer
Leo Garth Gibson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943, aged 23.
Row 6. 22.
Son of Charles May Gibson and Susan Adelia Gibson, of Wallacetown, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Fought And Died Defending His Dear Canadian Home"
Leo Garth Gibson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943, aged 23.
Row 6. 22.
Son of Charles May Gibson and Susan Adelia Gibson, of Wallacetown, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Fought And Died Defending His Dear Canadian Home"
R/117691 Flight Sergeant
Joseph Emery Romeo Giguere
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 25.
Row 4. 11.
Son of Louis and Bernadette Giguere.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of One Who Gave His Life So That We, Who Remain, Can Live In Peace"
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Joseph Emery Romeo Giguere
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 25.
Row 4. 11.
Son of Louis and Bernadette Giguere.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of One Who Gave His Life So That We, Who Remain, Can Live In Peace"
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J/9738 Flying Officer
Robert Joseph Keyes
199 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943, aged 24.
Row 5. 6.
Son of Robert James Keyes and Regina De Sales Keyes, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Requiescant In Pace"
Robert Joseph Keyes
199 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th February 1943, aged 24.
Row 5. 6.
Son of Robert James Keyes and Regina De Sales Keyes, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Requiescant In Pace"
R/102653 Flight Sergeant
Herbert Dalton Lewis
61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 27.
Row. 4. 24.
Son of Edward R. Lewis and Alice M. Lewis, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "One Of The Best"
Herbert Dalton Lewis
61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 27.
Row. 4. 24.
Son of Edward R. Lewis and Alice M. Lewis, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "One Of The Best"
J/26745 Flying Officer
Thomas Ralph Bernard Millman
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 29.
Row 6. 31.
Thomas Ralph Bernard Millman
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944, aged 29.
Row 6. 31.
R/53361 Flight Sergeant
Joseph Fisher Sayers
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 27.
Row 4. 15.
Son of James and Ella M. Sayers, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Too Dearly Loved To Be Ever Forgotten By His Mom, Dad, Brothers And Sister"
Joseph Fisher Sayers
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 27.
Row 4. 15.
Son of James and Ella M. Sayers, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Too Dearly Loved To Be Ever Forgotten By His Mom, Dad, Brothers And Sister"
R/94982 Warrant Officer Class II
Dean William Smith
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 23.
Row 4. 14.
Son of Conrad O. Smith and Minnie M. Smith, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Dean William Smith
408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th February 1943, aged 23.
Row 4. 14.
Son of Conrad O. Smith and Minnie M. Smith, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
J/89254 Pilot Officer
Benjamin Victor Starrup
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944.
Row 6. 15.
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Benjamin Victor Starrup
424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
11th May 1944.
Row 6. 15.
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