Ste. Marie Communal Cemetery
Sainte-Marie, Departement de la Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France – *No GPS coordinates
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Add PhotosLocation Information: Ste. Marie is a coastal village 54 kilometres west-south-west of Nantes and 3 kilometres from Pornic. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the village, behind the church. There are two rows of British war graves; the main row is near and south-east of the entrance to the cemetery, and the smaller row at the eastern end of the burial ground.
Historical Information: The majority of the servicemen buried here perished when the troopship Lancastria was sunk off St. Nazaire by enemy bombs on 17th June 1940. There are now nearly 40, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 10 are unidentified.
Location Information: Ste. Marie is a coastal village 54 kilometres west-south-west of Nantes and 3 kilometres from Pornic. The Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the village, behind the church. There are two rows of British war graves; the main row is near and south-east of the entrance to the cemetery, and the smaller row at the eastern end of the burial ground.
Historical Information: The majority of the servicemen buried here perished when the troopship Lancastria was sunk off St. Nazaire by enemy bombs on 17th June 1940. There are now nearly 40, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, over 10 are unidentified.
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- Added: 9 Apr 2011
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2396889
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