Cintheaux Canadian War Cemetery In this cemetery are 2,958 graves of which 2,782 are Canadian, 80 British, 4 Australian, one New Zealander and 1 French Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:20:06 +0000 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:20:06 +0000 WWII Forums http://ww2f.com/forums/cintheaux-canadian-war-cemetery.191/ Gérard Doré Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:45:40 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/g%C3%A9rard-dor%C3%A9.60846/ http://ww2f.com/threads/g%C3%A9rard-dor%C3%A9.60846/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
In April 1943, Gérard Doré joined up. He was 15 years 9 months old.​


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He dreamt perhaps of heroic fights that fashion heroes. He landed at Courseulles-sur-mer on 8th July 1944 and took part in operations south of Caen. He was cut down by enemy machine-gun fire. He was sixteen. Three comrades older than he are buried at his side, their dreams unfinished, and their youth intact. 147...

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Not far from Cintheaux, it is in the middle of ploughed fields. As with British cemeteries, only the neo-classical buildings and low walls are visible proclaiming this as a place on the landscape set apart. There are several areas of transition: first, a narrow entrance in...

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