Ryes War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Entrance to the war cemetery
Used for those deceased 1944
Established	1944
Location	49°18′01″N 0°36′03″W / 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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] Professional footballer Les Milner is also buried in the cemetery. ^[3]

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

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

• Ryes War Cemetery at Find a Grave