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

CWGC - Bayeux War Cemetery

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

Bayeux Memorial
Royal Artillery panel

Firepower - May 2010 - Northumbrian Gunner Equipment

6 inch Coastal Gun

Tynemouth Heavy Regiment RA (TA)
Durham Heavy Regiment RA (TA)
508 / 509 / 510 (Tynemouth) Coast Regiment RA(TA)
526 (Durham) Coast Regiment RA(TA)
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40mm Anti-aircraft gun

37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) LAA Rgt RA(TA)
112 (Durham Light Infantry) LAA Regiment RA (TA)
113 (Durham Light Infantry) LAA Regiment RA (TA)

3 inch 20cwt Anti-aircraft gun

87 HAA Regiment RA (TA)
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