LAMPAUL CHURCHYARD
Ile d'Ouessant
Finistère
France
Location Information
The Ile d'Ouessant is an island off the west coast of Brittany, which can be reached by boat from Brest or Le Conquet. Lampaul is the main village with the churchyard in the centre.
History Information
There are 5, 1914-1918 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 3 are unidentified.
Burial Details
Captain Samuel John Green, S. S. Ashby, Mercantile Marine, died 15th February 1916, aged 45. Son of Samuel and Jane Green, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees; husband of Emma Green, of Norwood, St. Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire.
Chaplain The Reverend Donald George Macphail, Canadian Army Chaplains Department attached to 72 Bn. Canadian Infantry, died 27th June 1918, aged 55. Son of Donald and Christina MacPhail, of Perth, Ontario; husband of Louisa B. MacPhail, of 35, King St. West, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. INSCRIPTION. WE FALL TO RISE ARE BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER SLEEP TO WAKE.
The Ile d'Ouessant is an island off the west coast of Brittany, which can be reached by boat from Brest or Le Conquet. Lampaul is the main village with the churchyard in the centre.
History Information
There are 5, 1914-1918 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, 3 are unidentified.
Burial Details
Captain Samuel John Green, S. S. Ashby, Mercantile Marine, died 15th February 1916, aged 45. Son of Samuel and Jane Green, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees; husband of Emma Green, of Norwood, St. Dogmael's, Pembrokeshire.
Chaplain The Reverend Donald George Macphail, Canadian Army Chaplains Department attached to 72 Bn. Canadian Infantry, died 27th June 1918, aged 55. Son of Donald and Christina MacPhail, of Perth, Ontario; husband of Louisa B. MacPhail, of 35, King St. West, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. INSCRIPTION. WE FALL TO RISE ARE BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER SLEEP TO WAKE.
