bayeux memorial

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Code Talker : The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
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The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. The BAYEUX MEMORIAL stands opposite the cemetery and bears the names of more than 1,800 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died in the early stages of the campaign and have no known grave. They died during the landings in Normandy, during the intense fighting in Normandy itself, and during the advance to the River Seine in August. There was little actual fighting in Bayeux although it was the first French town of importance to be liberated. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and contains burials brought in from the surrounding districts and from hospitals that were located nearby. The cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 338 of them unidentified. There are also 505 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German. The Memorial was designed by P.D. Hepworth and unveiled by The Duke of Gloucester on 5 June 1955.
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  1. PARAS Bibby, Edward Mason

    SURNAME Bibby FORENAME Edward Mason UNIT 13 Bn RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 242993 DATE OF DEATH 19th August 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial, France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.12.1920 Heysham, Lancashire son of Edward and Florence Bibby, Heysham...

  2. PARAS O'Brien-Hitching, Gordon Harry

    SURNAME O'Brien-Hitching FORENAME Gordon Harry UNIT 13 Bn RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 109882 DATE OF DEATH 12th July 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born "Other European Countries" (PRO) resided Surrey son of Captain J.,MC...

  3. PARAS Banks, Jack Maurice

    SURNAME Banks FORENAME Jack Maurice UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 4803038 DATE OF DEATH 10th June 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Lincolnshire resided Lincolnshire former Lincolnshire Regiment KIA Normandy

  4. PARAS Wain, Reginald Sidney

    SURNAME Wain FORENAME Reginald Sidney UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14654376 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Staffordshire son of Reginald Amos and Elizabeth Jane Wain,Stafford KIA Normandy

  5. PARAS Suckley, Harry Lawrence

    SURNAME Suckley FORENAME Harry Lawrence UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3663700 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Cheshire resided Denbighshire son of Arthur and Mrs Suckley husband of...

  6. PARAS Shepherd, Colin Robert

    SURNAME Shepherd FORENAME Colin Robert UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3961383 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Carmarthenshire husband of Morwyth Olwen Shepherd,Llanelly,Carmarthenshire...

  7. PARAS Piddlesden, Raymond Rueben

    SURNAME Piddlesden FORENAME Raymond Rueben UNIT 13 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 3866121 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Blackpool,Lancashire resided Blackpool,Lancashire KIA Normandy

  8. PARAS Middleton, George Ridley

    SURNAME Middleton FORENAME George Ridley UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 249862 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born County Durham resided County Durham son of Ernest and Mabel Middleton husband...

  9. PARAS Mackenzie, Donald James

    SURNAME Mackenzie FORENAME Donald James UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14402094 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial, France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 04.08.1924 Ross and Cromarty son of John and Mary Mackenzie, Alness, Ross...

  10. PARAS Hallas, Joseph

    SURNAME Hallas FORENAME Joseph UNIT 13 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 14202779 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Manchester resided Manchester KIA Normandy

  11. PARAS Farmer, Roy Kenneth

    SURNAME Farmer FORENAME Roy Kenneth UNIT 13 Bn (HQ Company) RANK Private NUMBER 14627663 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Southampton,Hampshire resided Southampton,Hampshire son of John and...

  12. PARAS Day, James

    SURNAME Day FORENAME James UNIT 13 Bn RANK Lance Sergeant NUMBER 5569086 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 06.06.1919 Wiltshire resided Wiltshire former Wiltshire Regiment KIA Normandy

  13. PARAS Auty, Frederick

    SURNAME Auty FORENAME Frederick UNIT 12 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 11408291 DATE OF DEATH 13th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial, France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Sheffield, Yorkshire resided Sheffield, Yorkshire 04.1942 married Brenda J.R. (nee...

  14. PARAS Drage, Reginald Thomas

    SURNAME Drage FORENAME Reginald Thomas UNIT 12 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14417745 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Gloucester son of Annie Drage,Lower Tuffley,Gloucester KIA Normandy

  15. PARAS Joyce, David

    SURNAME Joyce FORENAME David UNIT 12 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14516037 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Kilmarnock,Ayrshire resided Lancashire (Crookedholm,Ayrshire in one source) son of David...

  16. PARAS Baldwin, George

    SURNAME Baldwin FORENAME George UNIT 12 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 4392529 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 21.05.1913, County Durham son of J. and Mrs Baldwin, Shotton Colliery, Co.Durham 1932...

  17. PARAS Austin, Ambrose Theodore Wentworth

    SURNAME Austin FORENAME Ambrose Theodore Wentworth UNIT 12 Bn RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 277469 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial, France Panel 18 Column 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.02.1924, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, UK son of Rev. Wentworth...

  18. PARAS Ely, Peter Oliver William

    SURNAME Ely FORENAME Peter Oliver William UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14416229 DATE OF DEATH 10th August 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Wiltshire son of Jack and Ethel Ely,Highworth,Wiltshire died Normandy

  19. PARAS Burden, Alfred Leslie

    SURNAME Burden FORENAME Alfred Leslie UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 2184150 DATE OF DEATH 10th August 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Wiltshire son of Mrs T. Burden husband of Rosina Mary...

  20. PARAS Hand, George

    SURNAME Hand FORENAME George UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3248506 DATE OF DEATH 18th June 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 18 Column 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Sheffield,Yorkshire resided Sheffield,Yorkshire son of Charles Bernard and Ethel Hand KIA...
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