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ALENÇON (ST. LÉONARD) CEMETERY
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Orne

​France


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 48.42779, Longitude: 0.0727

Location Information

Alençon is a large town in the Orne region of France. St. Léonard Cemetery is located to the South-West of the town on the Rue-de-Villeneuve.

Historical Information

There are 17 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-18 war buried in Alençon (St. Léonard) Cemetery, in a plot running south from the east entrance. 12 Canadian and 5 from the U. K. 
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Images in this gallery © Johan Pauwels

Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery

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​(Images © Johan Pauwels)

Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery

Some images of the 291 French Graves

​​(Images © Johan Pauwels)

Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery
Alençon (St. Leonard) Cemetery

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