SIGY-EN-BRAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Seine-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.55012, Longitude: 1.49426
Location Information
Sigy-en-Bray is a village and commune 31 kilometres east-north-east of Rouen; 10 kilometres north of La Feuillie, a village 33 kilometres east of Rouen on the N.30 road from Rouen to Gournay-en-Bray; and 2 kilometres west of Argueil, which is a village on the N.321 road from La Feuillie to Forges-les-Eaux. The communal cemetery is north-east of the village, on the south-east side of the road to La Ferte, and is some 400 metres from Sigy-en-Bray church. Near the centre of the south-east boundary hedge are the graves of soldiers of the British army.
Total Burials: 9.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
Unidentified Casualties: 4. (All killed on 8th June 1940.)
Visiting Information
The main gate is closed with a padlock but access to the war graves is via a small gate which is closed but never locked.
Burial Details:
2750536 Private James Forrest Brown, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 33.
6456486 Fusilier Andrew Miller, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 30. Son of Joseph and Alice Elizabeth Miller, of Canning Town, Essex; husband of Lily Florence Miller, of Canning Town. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That Other May Live; Let Us Hope It Was Not In Vain. Rest In Peace"
3764987 Private Henry Robinson, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 34.
2815843 Sergeant George Gebbie Stevenson, Seaforth Highlanders, died 8th June 1940, aged 33. Son of George and Margaret Stevenson; husband of Gwendoline Margaret Stevenson, of Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "Till Memories Fade And Life Departs You Will Always Be Within My Heart"
6456529 Fuslier Frederick William White, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died between 8th June 1940 and 9th June 1940, aged 30. Son of Frederick and Rose Emily White; husband of May Dorothy White, of Notting Hill, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Accept His Sacrifice, O Lord, And Grant Him Thy Peace"
Sigy-en-Bray is a village and commune 31 kilometres east-north-east of Rouen; 10 kilometres north of La Feuillie, a village 33 kilometres east of Rouen on the N.30 road from Rouen to Gournay-en-Bray; and 2 kilometres west of Argueil, which is a village on the N.321 road from La Feuillie to Forges-les-Eaux. The communal cemetery is north-east of the village, on the south-east side of the road to La Ferte, and is some 400 metres from Sigy-en-Bray church. Near the centre of the south-east boundary hedge are the graves of soldiers of the British army.
Total Burials: 9.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 5.
Unidentified Casualties: 4. (All killed on 8th June 1940.)
Visiting Information
The main gate is closed with a padlock but access to the war graves is via a small gate which is closed but never locked.
Burial Details:
2750536 Private James Forrest Brown, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 33.
6456486 Fusilier Andrew Miller, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 30. Son of Joseph and Alice Elizabeth Miller, of Canning Town, Essex; husband of Lily Florence Miller, of Canning Town. His headstone bears the inscription "He Died That Other May Live; Let Us Hope It Was Not In Vain. Rest In Peace"
3764987 Private Henry Robinson, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died 8th June 1940, aged 34.
2815843 Sergeant George Gebbie Stevenson, Seaforth Highlanders, died 8th June 1940, aged 33. Son of George and Margaret Stevenson; husband of Gwendoline Margaret Stevenson, of Kemp Town, Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "Till Memories Fade And Life Departs You Will Always Be Within My Heart"
6456529 Fuslier Frederick William White, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) attached to Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, died between 8th June 1940 and 9th June 1940, aged 30. Son of Frederick and Rose Emily White; husband of May Dorothy White, of Notting Hill, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Accept His Sacrifice, O Lord, And Grant Him Thy Peace"
