World War Two Cemeteries - A photographic guide to the cemeteries and memorials of WW2
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Australia
  • Belgium
    • HAINAUT
    • OOST-VLAANDEREN
    • VLAAMS-BRABANT
    • WEST-VLAANDEREN
    • OTHER BELGIAN DEPARTMENTS
    • BELGIAN NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • France
    • CEMETERIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
    • AISNE
    • ARDENNES
    • CALVADOS
    • EURE AND EURE-ET-LOIR
    • FINISTÈRE
    • MARNE
    • NORD
    • OISE
    • PAS DE CALAIS
    • SEINE-MARITIME
    • SOMME
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, A - L
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, M - Z
    • FRENCH NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Countries
  • Miscellaneous
  • Victoria Cross

LA COUARDE-SUR-MER COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Ile de Ré

Charente-Maritime

France


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.1956, Longitude: -1.42167

Location Information

La Couarde-sur-Mer is a village and commune on the lle de Ré. The communal cemetery is on the northern outskirts of the village, on the left of the road leading towards St. Martin. There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 1 of which is unidentified, in the front part of the centre plot.
​

Burial Details


754746 Serjeant Thomas Baldwin, Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps, died 17th June 1940.

102338 Corporal Martin Doyle, Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps, died 17th June 1940.

13001829 Private William Green, Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps, died 17th June 1940.

310766 Lance Corporal William Charles Hayward, Corps of Military Police, died between 31st May 1940 and 14th July 1940.
​

Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux

La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery
La Couarde-sur-Mer Communal Cemetery

NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
​

LE-BOIS-PLAGE-EN-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
ARS-EN-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
ST. MARTIN-DE-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

World War One Cemeteries
​

Please ask permission if you wish to use any of our images by using the contact tab above
​
Picture
 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Picture
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Picture
Australian War Memorial
Picture
New Zealand Online Cenotaph


​​© COPYRIGHT TERENCE HEARD AND BRENT WHITTAM
​
​ 2005-2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
.​

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)


  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Australia
  • Belgium
    • HAINAUT
    • OOST-VLAANDEREN
    • VLAAMS-BRABANT
    • WEST-VLAANDEREN
    • OTHER BELGIAN DEPARTMENTS
    • BELGIAN NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • France
    • CEMETERIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
    • AISNE
    • ARDENNES
    • CALVADOS
    • EURE AND EURE-ET-LOIR
    • FINISTÈRE
    • MARNE
    • NORD
    • OISE
    • PAS DE CALAIS
    • SEINE-MARITIME
    • SOMME
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, A - L
    • OTHER FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, M - Z
    • FRENCH NON COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Countries
  • Miscellaneous
  • Victoria Cross