Croque - French Cemetery

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Croque - French Cemetery

These headstones were read, recorded and transcribed by JOAN BLAKE. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

Ici repose Edouard Millaret de Joyeuse
Officier de la Marine Francaise
Mort en mer a bord di L'IPHIGENIE
1854

Souvenir
the passage
L Aventure Aut 1956 - Sept 1956
C'lt Bourdais Sept 1963 - Aut 1964
C'lt BOURDAIS
Sept 69 - Sept 71

John Crallan & Walter Hughes
Midshipmen on the sloop Narcissus
1811
Hommage de L'Aviso Aldebaran 1931

Philip Brock Midshipman
on the sloop ECHO 1792
Hommage de L'Aviso Aldebaran

1931 This is an very large cross with three plaques.
(Top Plaque)
Sacred to the Memory of
Mr. Walter Hughes
Age 10 years
Mr. John Crallan
Age 15 years
Who were drowned by
the upsetting of a boat in the river near this spot
Aug 25, 1811
Midshipmen of
H. M. S. Narcissus

(Middle Plaque)
SOUVENIER FRANCIS
1957
aux Marins Francais
de la Division Navale
de Terre - Neuve

(Bottom Plaque)
Sacred to the memory
of
Mr. Philip Brook Midshipman
His Britannic Majesty's Sloop ECHO
1792
Mr. Walter Hughes Midshipman
His Britannic Majesty's ship Narcissus
1811

ICI REPOSE
Le Lieutenant de Vaisseau
De VILARET JOYEUSE
de la
Marine Francaise
1854

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