Medic7922 Posted 24 October , 2013 Share Posted 24 October , 2013 I have been looking to try and visit my Great-uncles grave next year, See my signature, The Churchyard where he is buried does not have a Church and I cannot find out if there was one in 1914 or if it was destroyed during the war. http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/ww1cemeteries_ext/boitron_chyd.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tulloch-Marshall Posted 24 October , 2013 Share Posted 24 October , 2013 If you go HERE and search for eglise you will find a note > Architecture sacrée :Eglise en ruine en 1975. Looks like a bit of a clue ! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boitron France Posted 1 March , 2023 Share Posted 1 March , 2023 Hello, I'm leaving at Boitron where you're great Uncle rest in peace. I know the five british graves in the church yard. The church has been hit in 1940 during the retreat of the french army. In 1914, it was still there : https://www.boitron77.fr/histoire.html (click on the map to see the postcards) Boitron as been freed by british troops (2nd division) the 8th of September 1914 at around 2 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boitron France Posted 1 March , 2023 Share Posted 1 March , 2023 (edited) we did commemorate pipers last year in the Petit Morin valley where BEF fight against german rearguard during the Batlle of Marne. Edited 1 March , 2023 by Boitron France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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