Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery

49°10′29″N 0°13′45″W / 49.1748°N 0.2292°W / 49.1748; -0.2292
near Designed byPhilip D. HepworthTotal burials2,175140Burials by nationBurials by warStatistics source: CWGC

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located close to the commune of Banneville-la-Campagne, 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Caen, Normandy, France. The graveyard contains 2,175 graves of which 140 are unidentified The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.^[1]

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.

Notable graves

• Lieutenant Reginald John Whistler – British artist, designer and illustrator
• Lieutenant Eddy Kahn – Dutch athlete
• Major John Thornton – British athlete
• Squadron Leader Ronnie Fokes DFC DFM

Location

The cemetery is located close to Sannerville, in the Calvados department of Normandy, on the Route de Caen (D.675). It is located 3.25 km (2.02 mi) west of Troarn.

See also

• List of military cemeteries in Normandy
• American Battle Monuments Commission
• UK National Inventory of War Memorials
• German War Graves Commission

References

Further reading

• Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1566565553

External links

• Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery at Find a Grave