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CANNES (GRAND JAS) CEMETERY

​Alpes-Maritimes

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 43.56028, Longitude: 7.00444

Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Image above © Johan Pauwels

​Location Information

Cannes is a large town located on the Mediterranean Coast in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. Grand Jas Cemetery is located in the North-West from the centre.

The Commonwealth War grave is located in the Protestant section of the cemetery. Access to the grave is more accessible from the second entrance. The grave is in a family plot in square 22.

There are also 336 French Graves, 9 from Belgium and 40 Russian. 

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Burial Details

Lieutenant Victor Norman Erskine Howard-Vincent, King's Royal Rifle Corps, died 21st February 1920, aged 23. Son of Sir Francis and Lady Margaret Vincent of Ormesby, Norfolk.
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Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

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Other Military plots throughout the main cemetery

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels​

Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
Cannes (Grand Jas) Cemetery
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