VERRIÈRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Vienne
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.41177, Longitude: 0.58871
Image above © Thierry Grier
Location Information
Verrières is a village and commune some 26 kilometres south-east of Poitiers. The Communal Cemetery is literally 100 metres from the village centre on the western outskirts, south of the road to Gencay and before the Dienne (D31) junction, off to the right.
The communal cemetery is behind large blank green gates and there is no external indication that the cemetery lies behind these gates.
There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, buried in the private vault of the families Mangier and De Montjon, near the left side of the cemetery from the entrance.
Images in this gallery © Thierry Grier
95606 Lieutenant
Tomos Mansel Stephens
South Wales Borderers and 1st Special Air Service Regiment, A. A. C.
4th July 1944, aged 24.
Private Vault.
Lieutenant Tomos Mansel Stephens was born on 31st May 1920 and resided in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire. He joined the S. A. S. and and was parachuted into France as part of Operation Bulbasket in June 1944. The S. A. S. base where Tomos was located was discovered and he was wounded. He was bludgeoned to death by German S. S. troops on 4th July 1944.
Tomos Mansel Stephens
South Wales Borderers and 1st Special Air Service Regiment, A. A. C.
4th July 1944, aged 24.
Private Vault.
Lieutenant Tomos Mansel Stephens was born on 31st May 1920 and resided in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire. He joined the S. A. S. and and was parachuted into France as part of Operation Bulbasket in June 1944. The S. A. S. base where Tomos was located was discovered and he was wounded. He was bludgeoned to death by German S. S. troops on 4th July 1944.
