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.
SURNAME
Creaney
FORENAME
William John
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
7019654
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
22
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parent unit Army Air Corps
born Co.Antrim,Northern Ireland
son of...
SURNAME
Cairns
FORENAME
Leslie George
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Leutenant
NUMBER
164967
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
24
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parent unit Army Air Corps
former Royal Artillery
born Stirling...
SURNAME
Bryson
FORENAME
William (Barney)
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
2880083
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
23
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parent unit Army Air Corps
former Royal Scots Greys (2 Royal...
SURNAME
Brook
FORENAME
Harold
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Lance Corporal
NUMBER
2615070
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
25
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parent unit Army Air Corps
former Grenadier Guards
born...
SURNAME
Bowen
FORENAME
John Seymour
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
899930
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
22
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parent unit Army Air Corps
former Royal Artillery
born Staffordshire...
SURNAME
Arbuckle
FORENAME
James Fleming Spiers
UNIT
1 SAS (D Squadron)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
2985863
DATE OF DEATH
17th June 1944
AGE
25
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parent unit Army Air Corps
born 29.12.1918 West Lothian
son...
SURNAME
Stewart
FORENAME
James Macdonald
UNIT
6 Commando
RANK
Driver
NUMBER
T/227438
DATE OF DEATH
8th June 1944
AGE
32
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Bayeux Memorial, France Panel 18 Column 3
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parent unit Royal Army Service Corps
born Perth
son of William and Catherine...
SURNAME
Simpson
FORENAME
George
UNIT
6 Commando (5 Troop)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
14634204
DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
AGE
20
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Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 16 Column 1
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parent unit Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
born Midlothian
son of...
SURNAME
Mynheer
FORENAME
Frederick Robert Charles
UNIT
4 Commando
RANK
Lance Corporal
NUMBER
14241865
DATE OF DEATH
20th June 1944
AGE
26
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Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 12 Column 3
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parent unit Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
born Kent
son...
SURNAME
Mills
FORENAME
Reginald Ashley
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Guardsman
NUMBER
2665339
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
19
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parent unit Coldstream Guards
born London
resided London SE
son of Herbert...
SURNAME
Meredith
FORENAME
William Gordon
UNIT
4 Commando
RANK
Private
NUMBER
14403218
DATE OF DEATH
25th July 1944
AGE
19
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Bayeux War Cemetery,France II.M.5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Welch Regiment
born Swansea,Glamorgan
resided Swansea,Glamorgan
son of...
SURNAME
McDonald
FORENAME
Alexander
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Guardsman
NUMBER
2696459
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
22
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parent unit Scots Guards
born Aberdeenshire
son of Edwin and Helen...
SURNAME
Lloyd
FORENAME
Frank
UNIT
4 Commando
RANK
Lance Sergeant
NUMBER
2621383
DATE OF DEATH
20th June 1944
AGE
23
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parent unit Grenadier Guards
born Bolton,Lancashire
son of I. and Mrs Lloyd...
SURNAME
Lawrence
FORENAME
Ernest Richard
UNIT
10 Commando (X Troop) attached 3 Commando
RANK
Lance Corporal
NUMBER
6387016
DATE OF DEATH
23rd June 1944
AGE
26
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true name Lenel,Ernst Richard
parent...
SURNAME
Lambert
FORENAME
Clifford
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Private
NUMBER
3653898
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
22
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parent unit Highland Light Infantry
born Preston.Lancashire
resided...
SURNAME
Jennings
FORENAME
Harold Charles Henry
UNIT
4 Commando
RANK
Private
NUMBER
6213673
DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
AGE
22
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parent unit Middlesex Regiment
born London E
son of John Edward and...
SURNAME
Gowans
FORENAME
David
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Guardsman
NUMBER
2696232
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
25
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Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 12 Column 2
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parent unit Scots Guards
born Dundee
son of Ann Gowans,Glasgow
died Normandy
SURNAME
Evans
FORENAME
Arthur David Henry
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Fusilier
NUMBER
4209975
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
20
GRAVESITE
Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 14 Column 1
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parent unit Royal Welch Fusiliers
born Cardiff
resided Cardiff
died Normandy
SURNAME
Coulson
FORENAME
Albert
UNIT
3 Commando
RANK
Private
NUMBER
5891321
DATE OF DEATH
7th June 1944
AGE
21
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Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 16 Column 2
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parent unit Northamptonshire Regiment
born Cambridgeshire
resided Cambridgeshire
son...
SURNAME
Connor
FORENAME
Edward
UNIT
6 Commando (4 Troop)
RANK
Private
NUMBER
14554281
DATE OF DEATH
6th June 1944
AGE
19
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Bayeux Memorial,France Panel 12 Column 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit 8 Bn Royal Scots
born Edinburgh
resided Edinburgh
son of Edward...
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