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ST. MARTIN-DE-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY

​Île de Ré

Charente-Maritime

France


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.20077, Longitude: -1.37605​

Location Information

St. Martin is a small town and seaside resort on the lle de Ré. The communal cemetery lies on the left of the road leading towards Ars-en-Ré. There are 10 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 1 of which is unidentified, near the right wall.

Total Burials: 10.

Identified Casualties: Canada 5, United Kingdom 4.

Unidentified Casualty: 1.
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Entrance and Commonwealth WW2 Graves

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J/21216 Flying Officer
John Harvey Edwards
405 Squadorn, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
7th April 1943.




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R/83209 Warrant Officer Class I
John William Heavener
404 Squadron, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
12th August 1944, aged 21.

Son of Harry W. Heavner and Clara D. Heavner, of Flint, Michigan, U.S.A.

His headstone bears the inscription "Son Of Harry And Clara Heavener, Flint, Mich., U.S.A.




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R/106431 Flight Sergeant
Robert John Jones
405 Squadron,
Royal Canadian Air Force
7th April 1943, aged 23.

Son of Robert Jones, and of Irene Jane Jones, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory"




Individual Headstones

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R/119606 Flight Sergeant
Frank Duncan Roberts
405 Squadron, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
7th April 1943.





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R/1333386 Flight Sergeant
Reginald Victor Stuart
405 Squadron, 
Royal Canadian Air Force
7th April 1943.













Other Burials

648973 Sergeant Albert Charles Evans, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 28th April 1941, aged 20. 
Son of Thomas and Minnie Evans, of Aldershot, Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription "What Matters Now Grief's Darkest Day! Our God Has Wiped Those Tears Away"

551932 Flight Sergeant Roy William Joseph Hill, 76 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force, died 24th July 1941, aged 20. Son of Harry Charles and Maggie Hill, of Woolwich, London.

918421 Sergeant John Mitchell Pilbeam, 76 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th July 1941, aged 19.
Son of Henry and Elizabeth Pilbeam, of Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away"

43122 Flying Officer John Welsh, 217 Squadron, 
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 22nd June 1941.

German WW1 Graves

Images in this gallery © Jean-Claude Graux

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NEARBY CWGC CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
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LE-BOIS-PLAGE-EN-RÉ COMMUNAL CEMETERY
LA COUARDE-SUR-MER COMMUNAL CEMETERY
STE. MARIE-DE-RÉ 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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