Lesneven Communal Cemetery

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Lesneven Communal Cemetery
Cemetery Lesneven Communal.jpg
Country: France
Location: Finistere
Coordinates: 48°34′21.9″N 4°19′12.8″W / 48.57275, -4.320222
Type: Public
Owned by: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Number of gravesites: 14
Website: Lesneven Communal Cemetery

The Lesneven Communal Cemetery is a cemetery in France containing a few burials from early in the Second World War. The majority of the burials are from the period of the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) time in France in 1939-40. The cemetery has one Canadian burial.

History

There are now over 10 Second World War casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.

Location

Lesneven is a town 24 kilometres north-east of Brest, at the junction of the road from Brest, with the road which runs from the coast to the town of Landerneau.

The Cemetery is on the western outskirts of the town, north of the road to Lanhouarneau. There are two entrances, both on the western side, one at the northern and one at the southern end.

"We Rest Here"

The following members of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals are buried here.

Headstone Service Number Rank and Name Grave Location
Hutt, Donald George grave marker.jpg
C3084 Sgt D.G. Hutt Grave 18.

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