LORIENT (KERENTRECH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.75279, Longitude: -3.37249
Location Information
Lorient is a town, seaport and naval base, with Government dockyards and an arsenal, on the southern side of the Brittany peninsula.
From the town centre, look for Avenue Du Gen. De Gaulle straight to the roundabout. Take the first exit into Bd. Edouard Herriot, straight on along Bd. Leon Blum, and the Communal Cemetery lies on the left hand side of the road before the junction with Bd. Emmanuel Svob.
The CWGC signpost is on the cemetery wall.
Total Burials: 39.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 17, Poland 9, Australia 4, Canada 3, New Zealand 1. Total 34.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 5.
Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier
1382705 Sergeant
Kenneth Joseph Alexander
156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
7th July 1942, aged 23.
Son of Matthias and Louisa Alexander, of Port of Spain, Trinidad.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Kenneth Joseph Alexander
156 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
7th July 1942, aged 23.
Son of Matthias and Louisa Alexander, of Port of Spain, Trinidad.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
R/80234 Flight Sergeant
Hector Thomas Moore Cooper
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd April 1942, aged 20.
Son of the Revd. Joseph Edward Cooper and Mary Evelyn Cooper, of Oakville, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone Home" Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Et Amicis Mori"
Hector Thomas Moore Cooper
101 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd April 1942, aged 20.
Son of the Revd. Joseph Edward Cooper and Mary Evelyn Cooper, of Oakville, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone Home" Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Et Amicis Mori"
924734 Sergeant
Harry Naugton Deckman
50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
25th March 1942, aged 21.
Son of Harry Arthur Cornelius and Jessie Naughton Deckman, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Glorious Company"
Harry Naugton Deckman
50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
25th March 1942, aged 21.
Son of Harry Arthur Cornelius and Jessie Naughton Deckman, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Glorious Company"
40974 Pilot Officer
Dennis Trevelyan Herrick, G. M.
53 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
30th June 1941, aged 29.
Son of Edward Jasper and Ethne Rose Herrick; husband of Mary Rowena Herrick, of Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.
Dennis Trevelyan Herrick, G. M.
53 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
30th June 1941, aged 29.
Son of Edward Jasper and Ethne Rose Herrick; husband of Mary Rowena Herrick, of Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.
A group of Sergeants of the RAAF are pictured as they were embarking from an East Canadian port; judged by their smiles, they are happy to be doing so.
Identified in the front row, 3rd from the left and buried in this cemetery is 403479 Sergeant Frederick Roy Martin, Royal Australian Air Force, died 22nd June 1942, aged 24. Son of Frederick and Elsie Vera Martin; husband of Mona Jane Martin, of Claremont, Western Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved By All. Sadly Missed By His Loving Wife Mona"
Identified in the front row, 3rd from the left and buried in this cemetery is 403479 Sergeant Frederick Roy Martin, Royal Australian Air Force, died 22nd June 1942, aged 24. Son of Frederick and Elsie Vera Martin; husband of Mona Jane Martin, of Claremont, Western Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved By All. Sadly Missed By His Loving Wife Mona"
107995 Pilot Officer
Norman Ernest Myring
101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
3rd April 1942, aged 21.
Son of Ernest and Louie Myra Myring, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Time Changes Many Things But Not The Memories This Day Brings. Mom And Dad"
Norman Ernest Myring
101 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
3rd April 1942, aged 21.
Son of Ernest and Louie Myra Myring, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Time Changes Many Things But Not The Memories This Day Brings. Mom And Dad"
R/95149 Flight Sergeant
William George Roddy
156 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th July 1942, aged 22.
Son of George Jennings Roddy and Harriet Irene Roddy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A.C.B.A. (Queen's University, Kingston).
His headstone bears the inscription "Bill Gave His Life That Mankind Might Be Free. A Hero In The Cause Of Liberty"
William George Roddy
156 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th July 1942, aged 22.
Son of George Jennings Roddy and Harriet Irene Roddy, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A.C.B.A. (Queen's University, Kingston).
His headstone bears the inscription "Bill Gave His Life That Mankind Might Be Free. A Hero In The Cause Of Liberty"
R/71841 Flight Sergeant
James Anderson Thomson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th July 1942.
James Anderson Thomson
420 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th July 1942.
