Isolated Grave of Lt. Marshall-Cornwall, Cahagnes

Lieutenant James Gerald Marshall-Cornwall of the Grenadier Guards was commanding a tank when he was shot by a sniper.

He was buried where he fell in an orchard near Cahagnes, after the war the land owner presented the site of the grave to Lt. Marshall-Cornwall's farther who requested the grave remain undisturbed.

The grave is marked by a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone and a privately erected monument.

The grave is location to the side of the D54 between Cahagnes and Caumont-l'Éventé, about 2 km from Caumont-l'Éventé.

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Listing: Isolated Grave of Lt. Marshall-Cornwall, Cahagnes

Location

D54 (Between Cahagnes and Caumont-l'Éventé)
14240Cahagnes
Calvados
France
Longitude:-0.79131
Latitude:49.079927

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