Notable graves you've visited
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spitfire
Walty McWaltface
From a trip to Normandy.
Catholic priest, Chaplain and ornithologist.
During WW2 he assisted the French Resistance, helping to organise the escape of Jews from occupied France to Switzerland and Spain.
he was among the 177 Kieffer Commandos who landed in France on D-day.
he was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and the title "Righteous Among the Nations".
After the War he became involved in ornithology especially of the coast of West Africa.
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Catholic priest, Chaplain and ornithologist.
During WW2 he assisted the French Resistance, helping to organise the escape of Jews from occupied France to Switzerland and Spain.
he was among the 177 Kieffer Commandos who landed in France on D-day.
he was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and the title "Righteous Among the Nations".
After the War he became involved in ornithology especially of the coast of West Africa.
Rene Jacobe De Naurois (1906-2006) - Find a Grave...
Catholic priest, Chaplain and ornithologist. During WW2 he assisted the French Resistance, helping to organise the escape of Jews from occupied France to Switzerland and Spain. he was among the 177 Kleffer Comandos who landed in France on D-day. he was awarded the Ordre de la Liberation and the...
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1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos - Wikipedia
2hats
Dust.
When collecting embalmed ex-dictators one has to go for the full boxed set.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Durruti's in Montjuïc Cemetary, Barcelona. Was third attempt to find it on different trips, both other times were sabotaged by people swearing they knew where it was so no directions were taken. 
Can't find my pic so here's a library one.
Load of war graves too in various places, all notable, but none specifically so.
Can't find my pic so here's a library one.
Load of war graves too in various places, all notable, but none specifically so.
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Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
Just randomly in the graveyard of St Andrew's Church in Hove (random because he had no known connection with Hove) is the grave of Sir George Everest (pronounced Eve-rest and definately not Ever-est; he was very particular about that). Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India and then Surveyor General of India, he had Peak XV of the Himalayas named after him and his name has been mispronounced ever since.
isvicthere?
a.k.a. floppybollocks
Karl Marx, Che Guevara, Chopin, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf (the last three all at Pere Lachaise, Paris).
I nearly put Mozart, but actually I visited the room where he first played the piano aged about 4, rather than where he was buried.
I nearly put Mozart, but actually I visited the room where he first played the piano aged about 4, rather than where he was buried.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Yes went there got some photos somewhere .
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
Attachments
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
And from the other side. Grave of Nazi "tank ace" Michael Wittmann. A horrendous man responsible for various atrocities unfortunately romanticized for his combat skills. He caused quite a mess at Villers Bocage: Michael Wittmann - Wikipedia
People still put flowers on his grave. Which I found quite disturbing.
People still put flowers on his grave. Which I found quite disturbing.
souljacker
innit
This is the only notable one I've visited. It's nice and rarely noticed by the hordes wandering up and down Hart Street. It's really understated and quite beautiful.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
It couldn't be simpler, could it? The churchyard is an oasis of calm.
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
That reminds me of wanting to visit the Paris catacombs.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
(All a bit overrated otherwise.)
Went to this with my dad during a father/son 'bonding after marriage fail' as I was really into the Doors film/music. Can't recall if the bust was their or not. Loads of booze, flowers and spliffs though.
Both stood there in silence for about 20 minutes. Very odd for us.
Not my photo. Though I have made two visits.
John Pendlebury, the real life Indiana Jones, grave in Souda Bay, Crete. Archaeologist turned guerilla warfare specialist. Was executed by the Nazis after causing mayhem on Crete like Patrick Leigh-Fermor. An hero to the people of Crete and still referred to as “Lawrence of Crete”
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Pingety Pong
Well-Known Member
Here's Sylvia Plath's grave in Heptonstall. I love it there - it's high up in the moors above Hebden Bridge next to the ruin of an old church that was struck by lightning.
