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TALENCE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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​Gironde

​France


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 44.81338, Longitude: -0.58197

Location Information

Talence is a suburb of Bordeaux. From the centre of Bordeaux, head south-west, Talence is 4 kilometres from the centre. The Cemetery is in the Rue Bourges, which is an extension of the Chemin de Suzon, a road that branches off the main street in Talence, the Cours de la Liberation (N10).

Visiting Information

OPENING HOURS of the Communal Cemetery are:

Monday-Friday 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 18.00
Saturday Morning 09.00 - 12.00

The key needs to be collected from the caretaker, details as follows:
Cimetiere Communal
60 rue Bourges
33400 TALENCE
TEL: 05 56 80 30 66 



Historical Information

The Extension was made by American troops, but the American graves have been removed and four of the British graves were brought from the American plot in the Communal Cemetery.

There are 13, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site, 2 are unidentified.

Identified Casualties: Canada 10, United Kingdom 1. Total 11.

Unidentified Casualties: 2. 

Images in this gallery © Christine Da Costa

Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
Talence Communal Cemetery Extension
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Captain
George Gilbert Bricker
Canadian Forestry Corps, H. Q. 
27th October 1918.

Died at Bordeaux Hospital due to Spanish Flu.


Son of S. B. Bricker; husband of Sibella Bricker, of 124, James St. East, Brockville, Ontario. Born at Waterloo, Ontario.


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1036524 Private
Greig Cunningham
H. Q. Canadian Forestry Corps
Died of pneumonia on 20th May 1918, aged 33.


Husband of M. A. Cunningham, of 553, Euclid Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

His headstone bears the inscription "God Will Grasp The Broken Chain Closer When We Meet Again"




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The casualty numbers for each cemetery and G. P. S. Coordinates are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the burial numbers quoted due to rededication burials.

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