Etretat Churchyard

Etretat Churchyard is a war grave in Étretat, Normandy, France, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1][2][3][4] It was originally the civil graveyard of Église Notre-Dame (the Church of Our Lady) in that town.

Etretat Churchyard

Etretat Churchyard itself contains 264 Commonwealth and one German burial from the First World War. Etretat Churchyard Extension contains 282 First World War burials and four from the Second World War. The extension also includes 12 German graves.

Notable interments
  • Leo Clarke VC (1892–1916), Canadian soldier
  • Clarrie Wallach MC (1889–1918), Australian international rugby union player, and soldier
  • Arthur Smith MM and bar
  • Wilfred Harold Ramsden MM DCM
  • Albert Edward Barber MM
  • William John Curtis MM
  • Frederick Henry Mann MM
  • Benjamin King Barnes DCM
  • Thomas Bleackley DCM
  • T. W. Creed DCM
  • L. A. Walford DCM
  • Leo Genn CdG (France)

See also

References
  1. "Étretat Churchyard". CWGC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. "Étretat Churchyard and Extension". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. "Commonwealth War Graves Étretat". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. "Commonwealth War Graves Étretat Churchyard Extension". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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