Escoublac La Baule War Cemetery
Escoublac-la-Baule is 13 kilometres west of St Nazaire and the Cemetery is south-east of Escoublac and east of La Baule, and will be located behind the small airport. The cemetery is well signposted. Many of the Fallen from the raid on St Nazaire lie here. Throughout the German occupation, Louise Jaouen, a resident of La Baule, dedicated all her time and energy to maintaining the graves. With money collected secretly from the generous local people she provided a cross for every grave and a small monument, had hedges planted, and employed a permanent gardener to tend the cemetery [Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org]
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Date: 18/12/2009
Size: 36 items
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