OUTREAU COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Outreau is a town and commune south of and adjoining Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Communal Cemetery is in the old part of the town, set up on the hillside overlooking Boulogne.
Leave Boulogne on the D119 and follow the signs to Outreau/Le Portel then 'Centre Ville' (Outreau). The church and cemetery will be found 229 metres from the Grand Place in Outreau in the direction of Le Portel. The Commonwealth plot is in the middle of the churchyard on the left hand side. Cars should be left in the parking area near the church.
Historical Information
There are 23, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 2, are unidentified.
Pictures below © Jean-Claude Graux
Outreau is a town and commune south of and adjoining Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Communal Cemetery is in the old part of the town, set up on the hillside overlooking Boulogne.
Leave Boulogne on the D119 and follow the signs to Outreau/Le Portel then 'Centre Ville' (Outreau). The church and cemetery will be found 229 metres from the Grand Place in Outreau in the direction of Le Portel. The Commonwealth plot is in the middle of the churchyard on the left hand side. Cars should be left in the parking area near the church.
Historical Information
There are 23, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 2, are unidentified.
Pictures below © Jean-Claude Graux
Pictures below © Johan Pauwels
