YVES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Charente-Maritime
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 46.0178, Longitude: -1.04801
Location Information
Yves is a village and commune 7 miles ( 11 kilometres) north of Rochefort. The village is on the road from Rochefort to La Rochelle, and the cemetery is adjacent to the church. There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 2 of which are unidentified, towards the left from the entrance to the cemetery.
Burial Details
1863807 Warrant Officer Class II Frederick John Bennett, 159 Rly. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers, died 17th June 1940, aged 39. Son of John Henry and Annie Eliza Bennett; husband of Florence Ada Bennett, of Erith, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "His Life, A Beautiful Memory His Death, A Silent Grief"
1054919 Sergeant William Connell Mitchell, Flight Engineers in 199 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 3rd September 1943.
S/105368 Private John Hewitt Worrall, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 39. Son of William George and Frances Elizabeth Worrall. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of Our Beloved Brother John. Ever Missed By His Brothers & Sisters"
Yves is a village and commune 7 miles ( 11 kilometres) north of Rochefort. The village is on the road from Rochefort to La Rochelle, and the cemetery is adjacent to the church. There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 2 of which are unidentified, towards the left from the entrance to the cemetery.
Burial Details
1863807 Warrant Officer Class II Frederick John Bennett, 159 Rly. Constr. Coy. Royal Engineers, died 17th June 1940, aged 39. Son of John Henry and Annie Eliza Bennett; husband of Florence Ada Bennett, of Erith, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "His Life, A Beautiful Memory His Death, A Silent Grief"
1054919 Sergeant William Connell Mitchell, Flight Engineers in 199 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 3rd September 1943.
S/105368 Private John Hewitt Worrall, Royal Army Service Corps, died 17th June 1940, aged 39. Son of William George and Frances Elizabeth Worrall. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance Of Our Beloved Brother John. Ever Missed By His Brothers & Sisters"
