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ST. ERBLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Ille-et-Vilaine
France

Location Information

St. Erblon is a village and commune about 7 kilometres south of Rennes, on the road to Le Sel (D.82). The communal cemetery is on the western side of the village on a secondary road which leads to the neighbouring village of Orgeres.

There are 2 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, in the south-western part, near the west wall.


 
Burial Details

404241 Flying Officer Kenneth William Gale D. F. C. Royal Australian Air Force, died 9th June 1944, aged 24. Son of William James Gale and Margaret Frances Gale, of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

46016 Flight Lieutenant Harry Steere D. F. C. & D. F. M. Pilot in 627 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 9th June 1944, aged 30. Son of Ernest and Bessie Steere, of Wallasey, Cheshire; husband of Joan Margaret Steere, of Wallasey.


Cemetery pictures © Johan Pauwels
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Yorkshire, England. C. 1942-02. Group portrait of the crew of Wellington aircraft "N for Nuts" of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at an RAF station, Holme-on-Spalding Moor. Left to right: 1359874 Sergeant (Sgt) C. C. Chambers, RAF, wireless operator; 404371 Pilot Officer (PO) K. Campbell, observer; 400497 Sgt N. G. Stewart, second pilot; 400595 PO K. Moore, captain; 404241 Flight Sergeant K. W. Gale, observer; 404376 Sgt B. G. Buchanan, rear gunner.

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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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