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RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY 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 49°13′52″N 0°15′28″W near Ranville, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Researching The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located in Bayeux, Normandy.[1] The cemetery contains 4,648 burials, mostly from the Invasion of Normandy. Opposite this cemetery stands the Bayeux Memorial which commemorates more than 1,800 casualties of the Commonwealth forces who died in Normandy and have no known grave 49°16′25″N 00°42′52″W near Bayeux, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

RAWCLIFFE CEMETERY, Goole. UK RAWCLIFFE CEMETERY, Goole. UK Photo credit - Retired QA Cemetery for the residents of the area. There are 8 other Second World War casualties buried here. Latitude: 53.69591, Longitude: -0.96917 A614 near Rawcliffe Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

ST JAMES CEMETERY, DOVER ST JAMES CEMETERY, DOVER Photo credit -researching In 1940, Dover was the headquarters for the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk and nearly 200,000 of the 366,000 British and Allied troops brought back during the operation were landed there.Throughout the war Dover was a particular target for the long range guns on the French coast and between September 1939 and May 1945 there were no less than 742 attacks by air raid and shelling. Most of the 356 Second World War burials are contained in a special war graves plot at the far end of the cemetery. The plot, known as the Dunkirk plot, contains many graves from the Dunkirk operation. 22 of these burials are unidentified. There are also 8 Foreign National war burials and 3 non war service burials in the cemetery. Coordinates: 51.13614, 1.31465 Description courtesy of FindaGrave.com Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

CAMBES-EN-PLAINE WAR CEMETERY CAMBES-EN-PLAINE WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Researching Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located seven km northwest of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains 224 graves of which one is unidentified. 49.2362°N 0.3855°W near Cambes-en-Plaine, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

SAINT-CHARLES-DE-PERCY WAR CEMETERY SAINT-CHARLES-DE-PERCY WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Researching Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy, some 44 km (27 mi) south-west of Caen in Normandy. The cemetery contains 703 identified Commonwealth war graves and is the southernmost British cemetery in Normandy 49.9250°N 0.7878°W near Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery, Normandy, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Researching Hermanville War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located 13 km north of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains 1,003 commonwealth war graves.[1] History Originally called Sword Beach Cemetery due to its close proximity to Sword Beach, Hermanville British war cemetery was set up shortly after the landings. It contains many soldiers of the 3rd Division who stormed the beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and then pushed on towards Caen. The cemetery also contains a large number of naval and marine commando casualties, as well as graves moved to the cemetery from Operation Goodwood in July and from the fighting to close the Falaise Gap in August 1944. near Hermanville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES Photo credit - Researching La Délivrande war cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Caen, Normandy. The cemetery contains 943 commonwealth war graves and 180 German war graves. The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed on D-Day, 6 June 1944 and the following weeks as the Allies advanced south towards Caen. There are a number of burials of soldiers killed on Sword Beach – especially from the sectors Oboe and Peter. 49.2902°N 0.3771°W near Douvres-la-Délivrande, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE RYES WAR CEMETERY, BAZENVILLE Photo credit - Researching Ryes War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located close to the commune of Bazenville, 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Bayeux, Normandy, France. The graveyard contains 653 Commonwealth war graves, one Polish and 335 German war graves. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 49.3002°N 0.6008°W near Bazenville, Calvados, France Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY Photo credit - Researching Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers lgraveyard contains 2,175 graves of which 140 are unidentified The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. History During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, Operation Goodwood and the liberation of Caen were undertaken in July 1944. During August, the Falaise Gap was closed. The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery date from these attacks. Of the 2,175 soldiers in this cemetery there are 2,150 Britons, 11 Canadians, 5 Australians, 2 New Zealanders, 5 Poles and two unidentified soldiers. Located close to the commune of Banneville-la-Campagne, 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Caen, Normandy, France. Description courtesy of Wikipedia Previous Grave Marker RANK First Name Surname AGE Date of Death Photographs Next

Private Casualty Information Private NORMAN CLARK Service Number Age Date of death 14000067 19 Sunday, 09 July 1944 Company: Unknown Son of Norman and Agnes Clark, of Robroyston, Lanarkshire. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). General Service Corps 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) Caen Previously wounded on 9th June in action around Cambes/Le Mesnil area. Extract from War Diary on date of death: The attack on CAEN. The plan: The Canadians were to attack from the West. The RUR's in the centre from the North. 1 KOSB from the EAST. The Bn moved off at about 0930 hrs over ring contour "60", which was under shell fire, to FUP on the Eastern outskirts of CAEN. The ghostlike houses slowly came to life as civilians began to realize we were entering the town. They came rushing out with glasses and bottles of wine. As the Bn was forming up on the start line and trying to re-establish wireless contact with companies and Bde, four Boche were seen to withdraw towards the centre of the town. Soon afterwards our HQ was mortared leaving 1 killed and 1 wounded. The Bn then proceeded to clear the town. Little opposition was met. Progress was slowed down by snipers and an occasional MG. Much assistance and information was offered by eager civilians. Debris and cratered streets also made progress extremely difficult. We eventually reached the RV in the Old Town and established contact with the RUR and pushed forward patrols to the river. Patrols met quite heavy fire from across the river and a number of casualties were sustained. APPEAL FOR INFORMATION - PLEASE USE CONTACT FORM ON HOME PAGE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CASUALTY Share In Memorium Memorial BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY XXVIII. J. 23. View Cemetery Photo Credits: FindaGrave - Frogman https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56273850/norman-clark#add-to-vc

Private Casualty Information Private EDWARD HOWARD Service Number Age Date of death 3184363 34 Tuesday, 18 July 1944 Company: Unknown Born in London in 1910. War Service details: Original Regiment joined- (Based on their Service No). The King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Bttn KOSB location on day of death (According to War Diary) Troarn Edward also served in Palestine - received GSM (General Service Medal) 21 May 1940. Extract from War Diary on date of death: Bn left for assembly area near LE MESNIL (133727). After waiting there for a short time the move to FUP was commenced. Route - HEROUVILLETTE and mostly cross country, almost due South to position West of TOUFREVILLE. Enemy mortar fire was encountered on route. The Commanding Officer was wounded but carried on in command, and other casualties occurred. The advance to TROARN was commenced and after reaching SANNERVILLE "D" & "B" Companies pushed forward encountering enemy MGs, whilst enemy shelling continued. After an attack by "B" Company the Bn occupied a position in orchard 150678. Consolidation was carried out. The advance and attack were carried out in very hot weather over dusty roads and through villages rendered almost impassable by heavy bombing by the RAF. By darkness it was evident that the enemy snipers had been pushed in and that the Bn was up against a strong def position. APPEAL FOR INFORMATION - PLEASE USE CONTACT FORM ON HOME PAGE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CASUALTY Share In Memorium Memorial BAYEUX MEMORIAL Panel 14, Column 3. View Cemetery Photo Credits: FindaGrave - Selena https://rgrayling.wixsite.com/1stkosbinnormandy/post/photoinformationcredits