LORIENT (KERENTRECH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan
France
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.
Historical Information
There are now 39, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 5 are unidentified. 17 UK, 9 Polish, 4 Australian, 3 Canadian and 1 New Zealander.
Picture © Mike Booker
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.
Historical Information
There are now 39, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 5 are unidentified. 17 UK, 9 Polish, 4 Australian, 3 Canadian and 1 New Zealander.
Picture © Mike Booker
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, left to right, Front row: Probably 36712 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Willian Thompson, Orange NSW (lost on operations in the Netherland East Indies on 26 April 1943), Sgt J. Gilbard, Sydney NSW, 403479 Sgt Frederick Roy Martin, Canberra ACT (lost on operations over France on 22 June 1942), probably 403504 Sgt (later Flight Sergeant) John Vincent Cruikshank, Sydney NSW (lost on operations in the Middle East on 10 July 1942).
Back row: 403390 Sgt Malcolm Jack Ritchie, Sydney NSW (killed in an accident in the United Kingdom on 2 March 1942), 403677 Sgt, later Warrant Officer (WO) William Nickalls, Belmont NSW (lost on operations over the Middle East on 3 July 1943), 403604 Sgt, later WO Alexander John Richardson, Sydney NSW. Donor: B. Gordon.
Identified, left to right, Front row: Probably 36712 Sergeant (Sgt) Colin Willian Thompson, Orange NSW (lost on operations in the Netherland East Indies on 26 April 1943), Sgt J. Gilbard, Sydney NSW, 403479 Sgt Frederick Roy Martin, Canberra ACT (lost on operations over France on 22 June 1942), probably 403504 Sgt (later Flight Sergeant) John Vincent Cruikshank, Sydney NSW (lost on operations in the Middle East on 10 July 1942).
Back row: 403390 Sgt Malcolm Jack Ritchie, Sydney NSW (killed in an accident in the United Kingdom on 2 March 1942), 403677 Sgt, later Warrant Officer (WO) William Nickalls, Belmont NSW (lost on operations over the Middle East on 3 July 1943), 403604 Sgt, later WO Alexander John Richardson, Sydney NSW. Donor: B. Gordon.
