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GUISCRIFF COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan
France

Location Information

Guiscriff is a village and commune some 17 kilometres north-east of Rosporden, a town on the Paris-Le Mans-Quimper railway line. The communal cemetery is about 300 metres west of the village church on the southern side of the road to Scaer.


History Information

The one British casualty is buried with two Frenchmen in a grave marked by a marble memorial erected by the local people. This grave is 10 metres north-east of the entrance.


Burial Details


91977 Major Colin. M. Ogden-Smith, E. D. Mentioned in Despatches, Royal Artillery attached to Jedburgh Team (Francis), Special Operations Executive, died 29th July 1944, aged 33.

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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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