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SOUGÉ-SUR-BRAYE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Loir-et-Cher

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 47.77019, Longitude: 0.73052

Location Information

Sougé-sur-Braye is a village 49 kilometres north-west of Blois and 24 kilometres west of the town of Vendôme. The communal  cemetery is east of the village about 100 metres from the church on the D.917 road to Montoire and Vendôme.

​There are 4 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, south of the entrance against the rear wall.


Burial Details


580365 Sergeant Albert Nelson Dowling, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 15th June 1940, aged 24. Son of Henry Thomas Dowling and Rose Florence Dowling, of Great Bunstead, Essex. His headstone bears the inscription "Rejoice The Lamb That Was Slain O'Er Death Is Triumphant And Liveth Again"

525013 Leading Aircraftman Roy Percival Godfray, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 15th June 1040, aged 26. Son of Percival John and Alice Christina Godfray, of Amesbury, Wiltshire. His headstone bears the inscription Beloved And Only Son Of P. J. And A. C. Godfray. "Jesus Beholding Him Loved Him"

569158 Leading Aircraftman Malcolm David John Thompson, Royal Air Force, died 15th June 1940, aged 21. Son of John Thompson, and of Daisy Thompson, of Battersea, London. His headstone bears the inscription "In Mind A Constant Thought In Our Hearts A Silent Sorrow. Mum and Sister"

534379 Leading Aircraftman Harold Roy Ward, Royal Air Force, died 15th June 1940, aged 23. Son of James Harold and Edith Emma Ward, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.

Images in gallery below © Thierry Grier

Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery
Sougé-sur-Braye Communal Cemetery

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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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