Saturday, 19 May 2012

Bayeux Military Cemetery and Memorial

The Bayeux Military Cemetery contains the graves of 4,144 graves of Commonwealth soldiers, as well as over 500 graves of other nations, mainly German. The casualties were brough together from graves in the surrounding district and those who died in local hospitals.

Bayeux War Cemetery 

Bayeux War Cemetery
Bayeux Cathederal in the background

Aircrew






European soldiers graves
The Bayeux Memorial stands opposite the war cemetery and records the names of 1,805 casualties lost during the Normandy landings and subsequent battles who have no known grave.

Bayeux Memorial


Bayeux Memorial
Royal Artillery panel

NORTHUMBRIAN GUNNERS

Gunner AC Caslake
74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment
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Lance Bombadier L Garbutt
4th Durham Survey Regiment
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Gunner E Jackson
113 (2/5th Bn. The Durham Light Inf.) Lt. A.A. Regt.
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Gunner E Rutter
74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment
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Lance Bombardier AL Fulton
376 Bty., 113 (2/5th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry) Lt. A.A. Regt.
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Gunner DH Dobinson
74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment
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Gunner VA Sawyer
112 (7th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry) Lt. A.A. Regt.
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