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BENOUVILLE CHURCHYARD (FRANCE)
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HISTORY INFORMATION
The bridge over the Orne canal at Benouville was captured intact on the night of 5th/6th June 1944 by the 2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and the 7th Battalion, Parachute Regiment 6th Airborne Division. There are 23 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-45 war here. The majority of whom belonged to the 6th Airborne Division.
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  1. PARAS Whitty, Alan William

    SURNAME Whitty FORENAME Alan William UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 888352 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Cumberland son of William Frederick and Bertha Whitty,Workington,Cumberland former...

  2. PARAS Whittingham, Peter Alfred

    SURNAME Whittingham FORENAME Peter Alfred UNIT 7 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 14301841 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Shropshire son of Peter and Betrice Maud Whittingham,Market...

  3. PARAS Parry, George Edward Maule (the Rev.)

    SURNAME Parry FORENAME George Edward Maule (the Rev.) UNIT 7 Bn (Royal Army Chaplains' Department,attached) RANK Chaplain Fourth Class NUMBER 173033 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 21 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Essex...

  4. PARAS Panton, Douglas

    SURNAME Panton FORENAME Douglas UNIT 7 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 3252435 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Aberdeenshire son of Alexander and Agnes Panton,Mount Florida,Glasgow KIA Normandy

  5. PARAS Mills, Raymond Henry

    SURNAME Mills FORENAME Raymond Henry UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14408742 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham resided Birmingham KIA Normandy

  6. PARAS McGee, Michael John

    SURNAME McGee FORENAME Michael John UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14216814 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Co.Tyrone,Northern Ireland resided Co.Tyrone,Northern Ireland award D.C.M. DOW Normandy

  7. PARAS McAra, John

    SURNAME McAra FORENAME John UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3251685 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Glasgow son of John and Jean Coutts McAra,Glasgow KIA Normandy

  8. PARAS Jackson, Frederick

    SURNAME Jackson FORENAME Frederick UNIT 7 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 3253029 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London SE son of Frederick and Louisia Jackson husband of Iris Georgette...

  9. PARAS Hayward, Stanley Douglas

    SURNAME Hayward FORENAME Stanley Douglas UNIT 7 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 5675290 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Bath,Somerset resided Bath,Somerset KIA Normandy

  10. PARAS Gemmell, William

    SURNAME Gemmell FORENAME William UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14219260 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Glasgow son of James and Rose Anne McGuire Gemmell,Maryhill,Glasgow husband of Catherine...

  11. PARAS Fisher, Charles William

    SURNAME Fisher FORENAME Charles William UNIT 7 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 14000182 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Fife son of Charles and Annie Fisher,Lundin Links,Fife KIA Normandy

  12. PARAS Fiddler, John Edward

    SURNAME Fiddler FORENAME John Edward UNIT 7 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 1475163 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Preston,Lancashire son of John Henry and Lilian Prescott Fiddler,Preston,Lancashire...

  13. PARAS Ellmer, Alfred Alexander

    SURNAME Ellmer FORENAME Alfred Alexander UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 5383220 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Sheffield,Yorkshire son of Alfred and Miriam Ellmer,Sheffield,Yorkshire former...

  14. PARAS Burgess, Kenneth Ivor Harry

    SURNAME Burgess FORENAME Kenneth Ivor Harry UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 2056538 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard,France Grave 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Bristol son of Harry Albert and Hilda Burgess,Worle,Weston-super-Mare,Somerset...

  15. PARAS Bowyer, William

    SURNAME Bowyer FORENAME William UNIT 7 Bn RANK Captain NUMBER 176175 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard, France Grave 20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 21.01.1917 Buckinghamshire resided London W son of William Edward and Annie Elizabeth...

  16. RM CDOS Evans, Arthur

    SURNAME Evans FORENAME Arthur UNIT 1 Engineer Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 109897 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Benouville Churchyard, France Grave 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 09.07.1920, Bargoed, Glamorganshire, UK KIA Normandy
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