Ryes War Cemetery

Military cemetery in France

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[edit]

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[edit]

* Sacrificial cross in the cemetery

* Polish headstone

* Graves and cross

## Location[edit]

The cemetery is 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Bayeux, close to Bazenville on the D.87.

## See also[edit]

* List of military cemeteries in Normandy
* American Battle Monuments Commission
* UK National Inventory of War Memorials
* German War Graves Commission

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville". www.cwgc.org.
2. ^ "Joseph and Robert Casson, two Whitehaven brothers in the Battle of Normandy". BBC.
3. ^ "Casualty Details: Leonard Milner". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

## Further reading[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Ryes War Cemetery at Find a Grave

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Second World War military cemeteries in Normandy

American|

* Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
* Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

British|

* Bayeux war cemetery
* Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery
* Brouay War Cemetery
* Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery
* Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery
* Hermanville War Cemetery
* Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery
* Jerusalem War Cemetery, Chouain
* La Délivrande war cemetery
* Ranville war cemetery
* Ryes War Cemetery
* Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
* Saint-Manvieu War Cemetery
* Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery

Canadian|

* Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
* Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

French|

* Les Gateys National Cemetery

German|

* La Cambe German war cemetery
* Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery
* Marigny German war cemetery
* Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery
* Orglandes German war cemetery
* Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux German war cemetery

Polish|

* Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery

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