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LIEUREY COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Eure

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.23253, Longitude: 0.50316

Location Information

The village and commune of Lieurey lies about 15 kilometres south of Pont-Audemer. The communal cemetery is north-west of the village, 400 yards down a track which runs between the N.810 road from Pont-Audemer and the D.137 road to St. Georges. Adjacent to the north wall, and some 21 yards from the north-western corner of the cemetery, are the graves of four Commonwealth soldiers.


Burial Details


14670038 Trooper George William Ambrose, 49th (West Riding) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R. A. C. Died 24th August 1944, aged 19.

6401415 Trooper Donald Reginald Christmas, 49th (West Riding) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R. A. C. Died 25th August 1944, aged 23. Son of Reginald and Alice Mary Christmas of Stedham, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Day For Our Tomorrow"

65855 Major John Ryland Dain, 1st Bn. Leicestershire Regiment, died 26th August 1944, aged 35. Son of Harry Guy and Flora Elizabeth Dain, of Birmingham; husband of Mary Reyner Dain, of King's Norton, Birmingham. M.A.(Cantab.): Trinity College. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"

14606735 Trooper Frederick Charles Johnson, 49th (West Riding) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R. A. C. Died 25th August 1944, aged 28.

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery
Lieurey Communal Cemetery

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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.
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