Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Where ever I go I always look out for a CWGC plaque as you never know what you will find.
CWGC plaque.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
In their towns cemetery are the graves of 84 HMCS & Allied servicemen.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
His Majesties Canadian Ship Athabaskan.
In 1944 just before D-day there was a sea battle between allied ships and a destroyer and T-boat flotilla of the German navy. HMCS Athabaskan and HMCS Haida attacked the destroyers in a night action and HMCS Athabaskan was sunk with the loss of many lives.
Walked into the cemetery and found the graves of 84 sailors that are buried there.
HMCS Athabaskan.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
The Towns Cemetery.
On the gate is the CWGC plaque.
Of the 261 officers and men 128 did not survive.
T24 was sunk at Le Verdon
24 Aug 44.
T27 was scuttled off Ushant
29 Aug 44 .
HMCS
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
War Memorial to Bretons servicemen and French Resistance lost in two world wars
WW1 Bretons lost more men I believe than any other department of France.
Breton soldiers.
Aout 1914
Nov 1914
Les Anciens Combattants Bretons.
A Leurs 240 000 Morts.
[From a Paris museum]
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
Looking into the Cemetery
On the far side you can see the CWGC area.
59 unknown.
25 known.
Memorial near the coast at Santec where they were washed up.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
Cross of Sacrifice
The Cross of Sacrifice was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Any cemetery with over 40 graves, you can find the Cross of Sacrifice.
Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Plouescat Communal Cemetery CWGC
HMCS Athabaskan, April 29, 1944
The area of other burials around the coast.
© 2013 Richard Drew