Commonwealth War Graves Laval

In 1939 Laval was one of the assembly areas of the British Expeditionary Force, the troops (the 1st Corps) beginning to arrive round Laval as early as September 22nd.

The soldiers buried in this Cemetery died while serving in the area during the early months of the war. The airmen were the crews of two aircraft which crashed after the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.

There are 20 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war on Valfleury Communal Cemetery in Laval.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Commonwealth War Graves Commission