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PERROS-GUIREC COMMUNAL CEMETERY

​Côtes-d'Armor

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.8126, Longitude: -3.44769

Location Information

Perros-Guirec is a small town and commune 60 kilometres north-west of St. Brieuc and some 29 kilometres west of Paimpol. The communal cemetery, which is known locally as 'Cimetiere communal du Kerreut', is west of the road to Ploumanach. The Commonwealth burials are south of the entrance, at the opposite end of the path which leads to the Calvary.


Burial Details


404245 Sergeant Valentine Ernest Michael Henry, Royal Australian Air Force, died 18th April 1942, aged 26. Son of Michael Laurence and Evangeline Henry, of Palmwoods, Queensland, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "Duty Nobly Done"

87341 Pilot Officer Robert Norman Philpott, Pilot in 53 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 27th March 1941, aged 25. Son of John William and Armie Isabel Philpott, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear" 
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Perros-Guirec Communal Cemetery
Perros-Guirec Communal Cemetery
Perros-Guirec Communal Cemetery
Perros-Guirec Communal Cemetery
Perros-Guirec Communal Cemetery

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Disclaimer


The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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