st desir war cemetery

ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY
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ST. DESIR WAR CEMETERY​

HISTORY INFORMATION
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. St Desir War Cemetery is the most easterly of the the Normandy cemeteries. For the most part, those buried here died in the final stages of the campaign, in pursuit of the German forces towards the Seine. The cemetery contains 598 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. 78 of these graves were brought in from Chartres (St Cheron) Communal Cemetery after the war, together with the four First World War burials now at St Desir.
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  1. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Watts, Ernest Reginald

    SURNAME Watts FORENAME Ernest Reginald UNIT 161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 1388097 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION husband of Ada Elizabeth...

  2. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Shore, Wilfred Raymond Russ

    SURNAME Shore FORENAME Wilfred Raymond Russ UNIT 161 Squadron (R.C.A.F.) RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 4417 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada born Ryde,Isle...

  3. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Line, Murray Alfred

    SURNAME Line FORENAME Murray Alfred UNIT 161 Squadron (R.A.A.F.) RANK Pilot Officer NUMBER 413621 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Alfred Clive and Jean Rubina...

  4. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Harrison, Ernest

    SURNAME Harrison FORENAME Ernest UNIT 161 Squadron (R.A.A.F.) RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 413993 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 32 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of John Alexander Alphonse and Annie Teresa...

  5. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Cotterill, Ronald

    SURNAME Cotterill FORENAME Ronald UNIT 161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 945026 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France Coll.grave VII.A.2-5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Harry and Florence Cotterill,Ladywood,Birmingham...

  6. RAF SPECIAL DUTIES Batten, Harold Royston

    SURNAME Batten FORENAME Harold Royston UNIT 161 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 1333486 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France VII.A.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION wireless op./air gunner SOE Op.Pennyfarthing,France Halifax...

  7. PARAS Woolhouse, Walter Thornton

    SURNAME Woolhouse FORENAME Walter Thornton UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14658854 DATE OF DEATH 26th August 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France III.D.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Rotherham,Yorkshire resided Sunderland,Co.Durham with his grandparents...

  8. PARAS Walker, Edward

    SURNAME Walker FORENAME Edward UNIT 12 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 4397622 DATE OF DEATH 20th August 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,France V.A.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Darlington,Co.Durham son of Charles Henry and Harriet Walker,Darlington,Co.Durham died...

  9. CARPETBAGGERS Gross, Burton W.

    SURNAME Gross FORENAME Burton W. UNIT 22 Anti-Submarine Squadron (479 A-S Group) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-668710 DATE OF DEATH 11th November 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE St Desir War Cemetery,Calvados,France Collective grave VII.A.2-5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from San...
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