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1944 - 1949

The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB CEMETERIES & MEMORIALS
Ranville, Normandy
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

Photo credit - R Grayling
Ranville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Ranville, 10 km (6.2 mi) north east of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains predominantly British soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy. A large proportion of those interred were members of the British 6th Airborne Division. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
LOCATION
Ranville, Normandy
DIRECTIONS
Coordinates: 49.23113, -0.25776
Description courtesy of Wikipedia
AT REST HERE
11 men of the 1st Battalion rest here
Grave Marker | RANK | First Name | Surname | AGE | Date of Death | Photographs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Private | STEWART | WALLACE | 32 | Tuesday, 18 July 1944 | ||
Private | ALFRED | BOYD | 20 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | JOHN | SHEDDEN | 20 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | ALEXANDER (Sandy) | DOUGLAS | 33 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Corporal | THOMAS WILSON | ADAMS | 23 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | ROBERT | TYSON | 28 | Saturday, 10 June 1944 | ||
Private | ERNEST | WHEWELL | 27 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | HENRY ROBERTSON | BARNES | 29 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | JOHN ANDREW | MARTIN | 27 | Sunday, 11 June 1944 | ||
Corporal | WILLIAM | DAVIDSON | 28 | Wednesday, 19 July 1944 | ||
Private | GEORGE OLIVER | BENNETT | 25 | Friday, 09 June 1944 |
Grave Marker | RANK | First Name | Surname | AGE | Date of Death | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
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