ST. LAURENT-SUR-MER CHURCHYARD
Calvados
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.35962, Longitude: -0.87802
Location Information
St. Laurent-sur-Mer is a village and commune near the coast, 16 kilometres north-west of Bayeux, on the N.814 coast road from Bayeux to Isigny.
In the churchyard, 24 metres south-west of the church tower, are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war.
St. Laurent-sur-Mer is a village and commune near the coast, 16 kilometres north-west of Bayeux, on the N.814 coast road from Bayeux to Isigny.
In the churchyard, 24 metres south-west of the church tower, are 3 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
13801849 Private
Richard Lehniger, (Served as Leonard)
Pioneer Corps and Small Scale Raiding Force
13th September 1942, aged 42.
Son of Gustav and Gisela Lehniger; husband of Julie Lehniger, of Yeovil, Somerset. Born at Petschau, Bohemia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Die Internationale Wird Die Mensschheit Sein"
Richard Lehniger, (Served as Leonard)
Pioneer Corps and Small Scale Raiding Force
13th September 1942, aged 42.
Son of Gustav and Gisela Lehniger; husband of Julie Lehniger, of Yeovil, Somerset. Born at Petschau, Bohemia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Die Internationale Wird Die Mensschheit Sein"
39184 Major
Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, D. S. O., M. B. E., Mentioned in Despatches
Commanding Small Scale Raiding Force, Royal Artillery
12th September 1942, aged 34.
Son of Lisle and Isabel Forbes March-Phillipps; husband of Marjorie Frances Esclairmonde March-Phillipps, of Chelsea, London. Author of numerous published works.
His headstone bears the inscription A Gallant, Beloved Husband. "He That Loveth, Flyeth, Runneth And Rejoiceth; He Is Free"
Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, D. S. O., M. B. E., Mentioned in Despatches
Commanding Small Scale Raiding Force, Royal Artillery
12th September 1942, aged 34.
Son of Lisle and Isabel Forbes March-Phillipps; husband of Marjorie Frances Esclairmonde March-Phillipps, of Chelsea, London. Author of numerous published works.
His headstone bears the inscription A Gallant, Beloved Husband. "He That Loveth, Flyeth, Runneth And Rejoiceth; He Is Free"
Other Burial Details
6098196 Serjeant Allen Michael Williams, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), Small Scale Raiding Force, died 12th September 1942, aged 22. Son of Frederick and Louisa Martha Williams, of Sedlescombe, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "R. I. P."
6098196 Serjeant Allen Michael Williams, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), Small Scale Raiding Force, died 12th September 1942, aged 22. Son of Frederick and Louisa Martha Williams, of Sedlescombe, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "R. I. P."
