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SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Ardennes

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.85894, Longitude: 4.66301
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Location Information

Sécheval is a small village and commune about 7 miles (11 kilometres) north-west of Mezieres, a large town on the main railway line from Paris to Luxembourg. The bus service from Mezieres goes only to Renwez, which is some 3 miles (5 kilometres) south-west of the village and it is best to take a taxi from Mezieres, which is the nearest station. The communal cemetery is about 100 yards east of the church. Near the centre are the graves of three airmen; two belonging to the Royal Air Force and one belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 2, Canada 1. Total 3.
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Cemetery images © Johan Pauwels

SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
SÉCHEVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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R/59132 Warrant Officer Class II
 
Joseph Anthony Krause
Navigator in 7 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
​5th August 1942.

Other Burials

119352 Pilot Officer William Ewart Pickup, Air Gunner in 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th August 1942.

126982 Pilot Officer Cecil Warner, Air Gunner in 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 25th August 1942, aged 31. Son of Thomas George Warner, and of Kate Ella Warner, of South Kenton, Middlesex. His headstone bears the inscription "For All The Boundless Universe Is Life --- There Are No Dead!"

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les hautes-rivières 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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