Ryes War Cemetery

Ryes War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance to the war cemetery
Used for those deceased 1944
Established	1944
Location	49.3002°N 0.6008°W / 49.3002; -0.6008 near  Bazenville, Calvados, France
Designed by	Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials	979
Unknowns	67
Burials by nation
United Kingdom: 630 Canada: 21 Australia: 1 Poland: 1 Germany: 335
Burials by war
World War II
Statistics source: CWGC

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.

History

The cemetery lies close to the town of Arromanches and the first interments in the cemetery were made two days after the initial D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. Some of the soldiers buried here are from the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division that landed on Gold Beach. The cemetery also contains a large number of Royal Navy and merchant navy sailors.

Two brothers, Private Joseph Casson (Durham Light Infantry) and Marine Robert Casson (45 Commando) are buried beside each other in the graveyard. Professional footballer Les Milner is also buried in the cemetery.

Gallery

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  Sacrificial cross in the cemetery
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  Polish headstone
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  Graves and cross

Location

The cemetery is 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Bayeux, close to Bazenville on the D.87.

See also

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

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

• Ryes War Cemetery at Find a Grave