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Added Leo Genn's name to the list. Not sure how he came to be buried there, but it's his place of rest according to findagrave.com.
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{{Short description|Cemetery in Normandy, France}}
[[File:Etretat Churchyard 8.JPG|thumb|Etretat Churchyard ]]
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'''Etretat Churchyard''' is a [[war grave]] in [[Étretat]], Normandy, France, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/9800/ETRETAT%20CHURCHYARD |title=ETRETAT CHURCHYARD |website=[[CWGC]] |accessdate= 4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/etretat.htm |title=ETRETAT CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION |website=ww1cemeteries.com |accessdate=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403002518/http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/etretat.htm |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/44494/Commonwealth-War-Graves-%C9tretat.htm |title=Commonwealth War Graves Étretat |website=tracesofwar.com |accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/42722/Commonwealth-War-Graves-%C9tretat-Churchyard-Extension.htm |title=Commonwealth War Graves Étretat Churchyard Extension |website=tracesofwar.com |accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref> It was originally the civil graveyard of ''Église Notre-Dame'' (the Church of Our Lady) in that town.
'''Etretat Churchyard''' is a [[war grave]] in [[Étretat]], Normandy, France, maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/9800/ETRETAT%20CHURCHYARD |title=Étretat Churchyard |website=[[CWGC]] |accessdate= 4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/etretat.htm |title=Étretat Churchyard and Extension |website=ww1cemeteries.com |accessdate=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403002518/http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/etretat.htm |archive-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/44494/Commonwealth-War-Graves-%C9tretat.htm |title=Commonwealth War Graves Étretat |website=tracesofwar.com |accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/42722/Commonwealth-War-Graves-%C9tretat-Churchyard-Extension.htm |title=Commonwealth War Graves Étretat Churchyard Extension |website=tracesofwar.com |accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref> It was originally the civil graveyard of ''Église Notre-Dame'' (the Church of Our Lady) in that town.


Etretat Churchyard itself contains 264 Commonwealth and one German burial from the First World War. '''Etretat Churchyard Extension''' contains 282 First World War burials and four from the Second World War. The extension also includes 12 German graves.
Etretat Churchyard itself contains 264 Commonwealth and one German burial from the First World War. '''Etretat Churchyard Extension''' contains 282 First World War burials and four from the Second World War. The extension also includes 12 German graves.
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== Notable interments ==
== Notable interments ==
{{incomplete list|date=March 2017}}
{{incomplete list|date=March 2017}}
* [[Leo Clarke (VC)|Leo Clarke]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1892-1916), Canadian soldier
* [[Leo Clarke (VC)|Leo Clarke]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1892–1916), Canadian soldier
* [[Clarrie Wallach]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (1889-1918), Australian international rugby union player, and soldier
* [[Clarrie Wallach]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (1889–1918), Australian international rugby union player, and soldier
* Arthur Smith [[Military Medal|MM]] and [[Medal bar|bar]]
* Arthur Smith [[Military Medal|MM]] and [[Medal bar|bar]]
* Wilfred Harold Ramsden MM [[Distinguished Conduct Medal|DCM]]
* Wilfred Harold Ramsden MM [[Distinguished Conduct Medal|DCM]]
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* T. W. Creed DCM
* T. W. Creed DCM
* L. A. Walford DCM
* L. A. Walford DCM
* [[Leo Genn]] DSO CdG (France)
* [[Leo Genn]] [[Croix_de_Guerre | CdG (France)]]-actor


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Find a Grave cemetery|1997376}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery|2243124|Etretat Churchyard Extension}}


[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France]]
[[Category:Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France]]

Latest revision as of 17:13, 1 June 2024

Etretat Churchyard

Etretat Churchyard is a war grave in Étretat, Normandy, France, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1][2][3][4] It was originally the civil graveyard of Église Notre-Dame (the Church of Our Lady) in that town.

Etretat Churchyard itself contains 264 Commonwealth and one German burial from the First World War. Etretat Churchyard Extension contains 282 First World War burials and four from the Second World War. The extension also includes 12 German graves.

Notable interments

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  • Leo Clarke VC (1892–1916), Canadian soldier
  • Clarrie Wallach MC (1889–1918), Australian international rugby union player, and soldier
  • Arthur Smith MM and bar
  • Wilfred Harold Ramsden MM DCM
  • Albert Edward Barber MM
  • William John Curtis MM
  • Frederick Henry Mann MM
  • Benjamin King Barnes DCM
  • Thomas Bleackley DCM
  • T. W. Creed DCM
  • L. A. Walford DCM
  • Leo Genn CdG (France)-actor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Étretat Churchyard". CWGC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Étretat Churchyard and Extension". ww1cemeteries.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Étretat". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Étretat Churchyard Extension". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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