Location of French National Cemeteries

[bobpike]

Some years ago whilst visiting the museum at Notre Dame de Lorette I perused their copy of a French visual atlas that showed the location of all their military cemeteries (Paul Reed has a copy I believe & knows the exact title). Since then I have tried to obtain a copy from the Historial, other book outlets & surfing AbeBooks etc, etc., all to no avail. So are their any Pals, please, who knows where I can get a copy, or even a photo-copy of it?

This atlas should not be confused by a recently-produced French paperback (which I have) compiled by a lady which locates all these French cemeteries (as well as British, German etc) but although interesting give no specific & exact details of where they are (e.g. Pozieres is a village x kms east of Amiens etc....)

[CROONAERT]

Some years ago whilst visiting the museum at Notre Dame de Lorette I perused their copy of a French visual atlas that showed the location of all their military cemeteries (Paul Reed has a copy I believe & knows the exact title). Since then I have tried to obtain a copy from the Historial, other book outlets & surfing AbeBooks etc, etc., all to no avail. So are their any Pals, please, who knows where I can get a copy, or even a photo-copy of it?

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Bob.

This is uncanny! I posted a scan of this atlas in a thread only yesterday!!!

It's called (not very surprisingly!) the Atlas des Necropoles Nationales and was published by La Documentation Francais . It's ISBN number is 2-11-002737-1.

Dave.

[zijde26]

To Dave,

Does this book, ' Atlas des Necropoles Nationales ' also speaks about the after the ww1 cleared French cemeteries in the Ypres salient (Rening(h)elst).

Thanks,

Gilbert Deraedt

[bobpike]

Dave, Many thanks, yes that's the one. I suspect it's out of print (which is what the Historial suspected), but hopefully there's one out there somewhere!

Bob

[bobpike]

The full details are :-

Atlas des Nécropoles Nationales, Ministère des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre, published by La documentation Française, 1994, ISBN: 2-11-002737-1

Do any of our French pals know if you can get it from the Ministere or the publishers, & if so how, please?

[CROONAERT]

To Dave,

Does this book, ' Atlas des Necropoles Nationales ' also speaks about the after the ww1 cleared French cemeteries in the Ypres salient (Rening(h)elst).

Thanks,

Gilbert Deraedt

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No. It just lists (with details) ,the current French cemeteries.

Dave.

[CROONAERT]

Do any of our French pals know if you can get it from the Ministere or the publishers, & if so how, please?

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Bob.

If it's any use to you, the publisher's telephone number is +(0)1 40.15.70.00.

If anyone knows, they will! (I take it that you'll know where to find the details for the M.A.C.?)

Dave.

[bobpike]

Dave<

I'll try them next, but at the moment I've e-mailed them (also various retail outlets for the publishers), an easier medium for my average French!

Many thanks,

Bob