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RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

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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

Grave Marker
RANK
First Name
Surname
AGE
Memorial/Cemetery location
Corporal
THOMAS WILSON
ADAMS
23
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
HENRY ROBERTSON
BARNES
29
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
GEORGE OLIVER
BENNETT
25
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
ALFRED
BOYD
20
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Corporal
WILLIAM
DAVIDSON
28
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
ALEXANDER (Sandy)
DOUGLAS
33
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
JOHN ANDREW
MARTIN
27
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
JOHN
SHEDDEN
20
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
ROBERT
TYSON
28
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
STEWART
WALLACE
32
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Private
ERNEST
WHEWELL
27
RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
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