PALLUEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas De Calais
France
Location Information
Palluel is a village and commune 15 miles (24 kilometres) east of Arras and just over 4 miles (7 kilometres) north of Marquion, a village on the N.39 road from Arras to Cambrai. The nearest railway station is some 2 miles (3 kilometres) away, at Arleux (Nord) on the Douai-Cambrai line. The most convenient way of visiting the cemetery is by bus from Arras or Cambrai to Marquion, where taxis are available. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village, about 100 yards north of the church. The British grave is in the south-eastern corner of the cemetery.
Burial Details
4618044 Private George Champion, 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment, died 18th May 1940, aged 20. Son of Henry and Mary Ann Champion, of Camberwell, London.
Palluel is a village and commune 15 miles (24 kilometres) east of Arras and just over 4 miles (7 kilometres) north of Marquion, a village on the N.39 road from Arras to Cambrai. The nearest railway station is some 2 miles (3 kilometres) away, at Arleux (Nord) on the Douai-Cambrai line. The most convenient way of visiting the cemetery is by bus from Arras or Cambrai to Marquion, where taxis are available. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village, about 100 yards north of the church. The British grave is in the south-eastern corner of the cemetery.
Burial Details
4618044 Private George Champion, 5th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment, died 18th May 1940, aged 20. Son of Henry and Mary Ann Champion, of Camberwell, London.
