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FRANSU CHURCHYARD
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Somme

​France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.10844, Longitude: 2.09188

Location Information

Fransu is a village 19 kilometres east of Abbeville and 32 kilometres west-north-west of Amiens. The Churchyard is located in the centre of the village.

Total Burials: 6.

World War One Casualties: United Kingdom 2.

World War Two Casualties: United Kingdom 3, Canada 1. 


Entrance and World War One Burials

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Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
​World War One Burials

24374 Private G. E. Crossley, 1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment, died 21st September 1916.

14466 Private F. C. Wedge, 10th Bn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) attached to 9th Bn. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, died 21st September 1916, aged 27. Son of William and Ada Wedge.

World War Two Burials

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Fransu Churchyard
Fransu Churchyard
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J/90297 Pilot Officer 
Vladimar Zulinov
Air Gunner in 50 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
25th June 1944, aged 20.
 

Son of John and Warwara Zulinov, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. 

His headstone bears the inscription "Sleep Brave Heart, We mourn Your Death. To The End Of Life Your Memory Is Kept"




Other World War Two Burials

1578115 Sergeant John Derick Archer, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th June 1944.

578280 Sergeant Frederick Charles Edwards, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 25th June 1944, aged 20. Son of Charlie and Amelia Edwards, of Strood, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "He died That We Might Live. Only Good Night, Son"

649638 Sergeant Reginald Woodrew, Wireless Operator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 25th June 1944.


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