LE VAST CHURCHYARD
Manche
France
Location Information
Le Vast is a village and commune 20 kilometres east of Cherbourg. There are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the northern part of the churchyard, near the east wall.
Burial Details
42874 Pilot Officer Kenneth Victor Palmer, Pilot in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940, aged 24. Son of Reginald Victor and Martha Louisa Palmer, of Dovercourt Bay, Essex. INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
642945 Sergeant Douglas Allan Walter, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940, aged 19. Son of George Edward and Amy Elizabeth Walters, of Droitwich, Worcestershire. INSCRIPTION. TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED.
580992 Sergeant Ernest Edward Wright, Observer in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940.
Le Vast is a village and commune 20 kilometres east of Cherbourg. There are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the northern part of the churchyard, near the east wall.
Burial Details
42874 Pilot Officer Kenneth Victor Palmer, Pilot in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940, aged 24. Son of Reginald Victor and Martha Louisa Palmer, of Dovercourt Bay, Essex. INSCRIPTION. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
642945 Sergeant Douglas Allan Walter, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940, aged 19. Son of George Edward and Amy Elizabeth Walters, of Droitwich, Worcestershire. INSCRIPTION. TRANQUIL YOU LIE, YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED.
580992 Sergeant Ernest Edward Wright, Observer in 59 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 20th September 1940.
