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LIVRY CHURCHYARD

Calvados

France
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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.10817, Longitude: -0.76614

Location Information

Livry is a village and commune approximately 33 kilometres west-south-west of Caen. It is about half a mile south-east of the D9 road from Caen to Caumont L'Evente. 

There are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 15 yards south of the southwest corner of the church.


Burial Details

6086906 Private Henry William Boyce, 1/6th Bn. 
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), died 14th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Boyce, of Bermondsey, London. His headstone bears the inscription "A Dear Son & Brother. His Memory Will Not Fade.A Heartache & A Tear For One We Loved Dear"

​7944151 Lance Corporal Alfred Calvert, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died 12th June 1944, aged 31. Son of Walter George and Ethel Calvert, of Darlington, Co. Durham; husband of Ethel Calvert, of Darlington. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"

7897831 Trooper Montague Rainbow, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, died 12th June 1944, aged 28. Son of Maud Rainbow. His headstone bears the inscription "For King And Country"

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Livry Churchyard
Livry Churchyard
Livry Churchyard
Livry Churchyard
Livry Churchyard
Livry Churchyard

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cahagnes isolated grave
livry (le repas) isolated grave
CAUMONT L'ÉVENTÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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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)


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