POULLAN-SUR-MER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistère
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.07933, Longitude: -4.41342
Location Information
Poullan-sur-Mer is a village and commune 6 kilometres south-west of Douarnenez, just south of a local road to the coast. It is best reached by taxi from Douarnenez, which is on a branch railway line from Quimper. The train service is fairly frequent. The communal cemetery is on the road running south from the village. In the north-eastern corner is the grave of an airman belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Burial Details
411577 Warrant Officer Robert Alexander O'Kane, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 53 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 7th June 1944, aged 23. Son of Francis and Esther O'Kane, of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand.
Poullan-sur-Mer is a village and commune 6 kilometres south-west of Douarnenez, just south of a local road to the coast. It is best reached by taxi from Douarnenez, which is on a branch railway line from Quimper. The train service is fairly frequent. The communal cemetery is on the road running south from the village. In the north-eastern corner is the grave of an airman belonging to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Burial Details
411577 Warrant Officer Robert Alexander O'Kane, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 53 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force, died 7th June 1944, aged 23. Son of Francis and Esther O'Kane, of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand.
