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MONCHY-BRETON CHURCHYARD

Pas De Calais

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.39917, Longitude: 2.44332

Location Information

Monchy Breton is a small village in the department of Pas-de-Calais, some 35 kilometres north-west of Arras. Take the N39 Arras-St Pol; at Tincques turn right in the direction of Chelers, Monchy Breton.

The churchyard is in the centre of the village. One plot is in the north-west part of the churchyard against the church wall, and the second plot is in the south-west part.

Total Commonwealth Burials: 4.

World War One Burials: United Kingdom 2.

World War Two Burials: Canada 2.

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Monchy-Breton Churchyard
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Second Lieutenant 
Rhys Beynon Davies
Royal Flying Corps and 4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
1st May 1917, aged 20.

​Son of James and Margaret Davies, of Llwyngwern, Henllan, Cardiganshire.

His headstone bears the inscription "Only Son Of James & Margaret Davies Llwyngwern Henllan S. Wales"



Other World War One Burial

41452 Private John Hamilton, 9th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 5th March 1917, aged 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, of Sweethope Farm, Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Native of Hamilton. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And The Shadows Flee Away"
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J/87659 Pilot Officer 
Allan Halford Waite
Pilot in 425 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
​21st February 1944.

Other World War Two Burial

J/16807 Flying Officer Charles Hugh Guest, Pilot in 139 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 15th November 1943.
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Images in gallery below © Jean-Claude Graux

Monchy-Breton Churchyard
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