CIMETIÈRE ANGLAIS, Escoublac-La-Baule
The final resting place of Sergeant Tom Durrant, VC, 1Cdo, is to be found
amongst the 'Chariot' fallen interred in the beautifully-tended Escoublac-
La-Baule War Cemetery, some 11km west of Saint-Nazaire, close to the northern estuary shore.
This, the
main War Cemetery, is to be found at the eastern end of the Baie du
Pouliguen, where the coast road along the north shore of the Loire
estuary enters la Baule, becoming the Boulevard de l'Ocean. Follow the
Boulevard - which fronts onto four miles of golden sand - for a little
over two kilometres, then turn right where the Boulevard is joined by
the Avenue de Rhuys. Turn right again onto the Avenue de Locmariaquer
and continue past the Polyclinique, on the left side of the road. As
you enter the Foret d'Escoublac, turn right onto the Route de la Ville
Halgand, which winds through an extensive residential area. Here,
amidst smart villas, you will find the bijou Cimetiere Anglais, whose
size and garden setting echo fittingly the intimacy of the ties which
bound together the men of 'Chariot'.
'GOOGLE
EARTH': if you have access to this software, activate
'transportation', enter La Baule in the search box, and pan to the
aerodrome of Montoir. The War cemetery is immediately south of the
lower airport perimeter. (free download at www.earth.google.com) The route can also be followed on the streetplan (squares D 1&2), at www.labaule.com/images/planlabaule.jpg
La
Baule - seafront east
L'Hermitage La Baule -
seafront west
