LESNEVEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistère
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.57274, Longitude: -4.32024
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
Lesneven is a town 24 kilometres north-east of Brest, at the junction of the road from Brest, with the road which runs from the coast to the town of Landerneau. The Communal Cemetery is on the western outskirts of the town, north of the road to Lanhouarneau. There are two entrances, both on the western side, one at the northern and one at the southern end.
History Information
There are 18, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 3 are unidentified.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 14, Canada 1.
Unidentified Casualties: 3.
Lesneven is a town 24 kilometres north-east of Brest, at the junction of the road from Brest, with the road which runs from the coast to the town of Landerneau. The Communal Cemetery is on the western outskirts of the town, north of the road to Lanhouarneau. There are two entrances, both on the western side, one at the northern and one at the southern end.
History Information
There are 18, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 3 are unidentified.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 14, Canada 1.
Unidentified Casualties: 3.
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Image above © John Duncan
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C/3084 Sergeant
Donald George Hutt
1st Canadian Div. Sigs. Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
13th June 1940, aged 34.
Son of Myron Willett Hutt and Thressa Weagant Hutt, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Marion Rankin Hutt, of Ottawa.
His headstone bears the inscription First Canadian Casualty "Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also"
Donald George Hutt
1st Canadian Div. Sigs. Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
13th June 1940, aged 34.
Son of Myron Willett Hutt and Thressa Weagant Hutt, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Marion Rankin Hutt, of Ottawa.
His headstone bears the inscription First Canadian Casualty "Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also"
76930 Flying Officer
Robert George Murray Whigham
405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th July 1941, aged 38.
Son of General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., and of Lady Whigham (nee Muntz), of St. Andrews, Fife.
Robert George Murray Whigham
405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
24th July 1941, aged 38.
Son of General Sir Robert Dundas Whigham, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., and of Lady Whigham (nee Muntz), of St. Andrews, Fife.
