ROLL OF HONOUR 9 RTR 1944-1945
This
section gives details of the members of 9 RTR who were killed or died of wounds
during the campaign in NW Europe, 1944-45. It is complementary to the casualty list
in the regimental history “Tank Tracks”, which can be found on this site
through Text of Tank Tracks and then Appendix 1, Casualty List.
Note: The Roll of Honour corrects some
errors in the Casualty List.
The
first column ‘No.’ in the Roll of Honour gives the ‘Serial number of entry’ in
the Tank Tracks casualty list. Subsequent columns show: the soldier’s surname
and Christian names; date that he died; age at date of death; cemetery where
buried; and precise identification of grave site.The deaths of Dick Knight
(76), Tommy Mennim (83), Ted Spight (100), and Alan Pickersgill (133) are
recorded on the Memorial in Bayeux war cemetery because their bodies could not
be positively identified.
The formal Roll of Honour is followed by
additional comments on most of the entries. The records of the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission (CWGC) give details of close relatives where they are known,
and there are some anomalies and other matters which are recorded.
The
third sub-section gives photographs of some of the cemeteries, together with
directions for access. We acknowledge with gratitude the help of: Gerry
Chester, ex North Irish Horse, for his suggestions and advice; and the CWGC for
information from their meticulous records.
ROLL OF HONOUR
No Name Date Age Cemetery Grave ID
4 CHAPMAN, Sydney James 26.6.44 36 St Manvieu V. F. 18
6 GOTOBED, David Anger 26.6.44 24 Bayeux XII. D. 8
7 KILLICK, Harold Godfrey 26.6.44 23 St Manvieu VI. A. 12
10 PAINTER, Royston Ivor 28.6.44 20 Bayeux XII. D. 12
14 ANDERSON. James (Wally) 27.6.44 38 Hottot VI. B. 13
15 CRAWLEY, Michael 27.6.44 20 Hottot VI. B. 12
18 KEEBLE, Edward Joseph 27.6.44 27 St Manvieu V. F. 15
20 MYCROFT, Edward 27.6.44 21 Hottot VI. B.. 11
21 MYRING, Alleyn Robert 27.6.44 20 Hottot VI. B. 10
26 BENNELL, Arthur James 28.6.44 Fontenay III. A. 16
28 COSTIN, Edward Alfred 28.6.44 21 Hottot VI. B. 9
33 PALMER, Harold Thomas 11.7.44 29 Secqueville II. C. 10
34 PETTIGREW, Charles Francis 28.6.44 20 Hottot VI. B. 15
35 SAMUELS, John 28.6.44 21 Hottot VI. B. 14
44 BALL, Charles Albert 10.7.44 35 Bayeux XVIII. B. 21
45 BALLANTINE, James Douglas 10.7.44 35 Banneville VI. B. 17
48 BLANCHARD, Alan 10.7.44 20 Hottot VI. B. 11
55 CUTLER, Herbert 10.7.44 20 Ryes VII. G. 6
64 FODEN, John Charles 10.7.44 21 Banneville XI. C. 24
68 HENDRIE, George Watt 10.7.44 21 St Manvieu VIII. E. 13
71 HOWELLS, Thomas James 10.7.44 22 Secqueville II. C. 16
72 HUTCHINSON, Jack 10.7.44 20 Bayeux XVIII. B. 19
76 KNIGHT, Richard Geoffrey 10.7.44 20 Bayeux Meml. Panel B, Col 3
79 LIVINGSTONE, John Douglas 10.7.44 20 Banneville VI. B. 18
82 MASLEN, Stanley 10.7.44 20 Banneville VI. B. 14
83 MENNIM, Thomas Rippon 10.7.44 20 Bayeux Meml Panel 8, Col 3
84 MILLS, Victor Leonard 10.7.44 20 Bayeux VI. B. 12
85 MORRIS, William Ernest 10.7.44 22 Banneville XVIII. B. 18
94 PURDY, John 10.7.44 25 Banneville VI. B. 13
96 SALISBURY, Norman William 10.7.44 20 Villeneuve Plot 10, Row 2, Grave 3
97 SMITH, James David 10.7.44 36 Bayeux XVIII. B. 22
98 SMITHERS, Douglas Arthur 10.7.44 21 Bayeux XVIII. B. 23
100 SPIGHT, Edward 10.7.44 20 Bayeux Meml Panel 8, Col 3
101 SUFFOLK, Percy Edward 10.7.44 21 Ryes VII. G. 9
103 TURTON, William 10.7.44 21 Bayeux XVIII. B. 2
104 WAKEFORD, Clifford Jack 10.7.44 28 Bayeux XVIII. B. 24
108 AGAR, Stanley Masters 16.7.44 19 Banneville XIII. D. 6
119 TUMBRIDGE, Ernest 18.7.44 21 Bayeux III. G. 5
121 MORGAN, Victor 22.7.44 32 Bayeux I. E. 16
129 CARGILL, James 3.8.44 37 Fontenay IV. A. 17
130 NICHOLLS, William Risdon 26.7.44 37 Fontenay III. A. 13
131 SMART, Frederick Richard 26.7.44 25 Fontenay III. A. 15
132 WOLSKEL, Richard Hawthorne 26.7.44 24 Fontenay III. A. 14
133 PICKERSGILL, Alan 10.7.44 36 Bayeux Meml. Panel 8, Col 2
136 SMALE, Clifford Henry 5.8.44 24 Fontenay IV. A. 16
141 HOLDING, Frank 10.8.44 37 Ranville III. B. 9
143 PARK, Thomas 10.8.44 36 Ranville V. D. 15
144 PHILLIPS, Thomas Arthur 10.8.44 36 Ranville III. B. 6
147 TURNER, William 10.8.44 32 Ranville III. B. 8
149 EAMES, Claude Ernest 14.8.44 29 Banneville XV. B. 12
151 McMAHON, Patrick 14.8.44 Ussy Churchyard
155 BRIDGEMAN, Roger 20.8.44 20 St Desir III. F. 9
176 WOODFINE, Wilfred 22.8.44 36 St Desir I. E. 14
177 BUTTON, Kenneth James 25.8.44 21 St Desir III. C. 7
185 WINTLE, Leslie Hubert 5.10.44 23 Longuenesse Plot 3, Row AA, 12
202 VIRGO, Kenneth George 31.10.44 36 Bournemouth Panel 4, Crematorium
205 CLARKSON, Ernest Roy 29.10.44 Heverlee I. H. 7
208 COWTON, Alfred Samuel 29.10.44 21 Heverlee I. H. 11
210 HAMILL, John Redman 29.10.44 31 Heverlee I. H. 5
213 HUGHES, Roy Stafford 29.10.44 22 Heverlee I. H. 3
215 LAWSON, Stanley 29.10.44 21 Heverlee I. H. 6
222 SMITH, John 29.10.44 24 Heverlee I. H. 4
223 SNOWDON, John 29.10.44 31 Heverlee I. H. 8
224 TAYLOR, Geoffrey 29.10.44 21 Heverlee I. H. 9
226 TUCKER, John Vernon 29.10.44 37 Heverlee I. H. 10
228 BOTTOMS, Ernest Lionel 27.11.44 34 Schoonselhof I. B. 16
231 MEAD, Alfred Lawrence 11.2.45 31 Rheinberg 13 A. 11
235 REYNELL, Michael John 12.2.45 24 Jonkerbos 10 B. 6
243 HUBBARD, George Ellis 9.3.45 21 Reichswald 49 J 1
244 DAVIS, John William George 11.11.44 Southend Plot N Grave 8714
COMMENTS
These comments give further
information about some of the people on the Roll of Honour. They are listed in
the same order, using the serial number of entry in the Tank Tracks casualty
list.
4. Sidney James
Chapman was the son of Thomas William and Clara Chapman; husband of Kathleen
Isobel Chapman, of East Farndon, Northamptonshire.
6. David Anger Gotobed
was the son of James and Caroline Gotobed of Custom House, Essex.
7. Harold Godfrey (Nobby)
Killick was the son of George and Arabella Killick, of Conisbrough, Yorkshire.
10. Royston Ivor
Painter was the son of Harold and Florence Painter, of Witney, Oxfordshire.
15. Michael Crawley
was the son of John Lloyd and Marion Crawley of Hexham, Northumberland.
18. Edward Joseph
Keeble was the son of Thomas and Anne Keeble of Vange, Essex.
20. Edward Mycroft was
the son of Joseph and Emily Mycroft of Preston, Lancashire, and husband of
Joyce Mary Mycroft.
21. Alleyn Robert Anselm
(Bob) Myring was the son of Sydney Alfred and Margaret May Myring of Southall, Middlesex.
28. Edward Alfred
(Ted) Costin was the son of Edward and Mabel Costin of Orpington, Kent.
33. Harold Thomas
Palmer (wrongly named Albert Palmer in the casualty list) was the husband of
Betty Olive Palmer of Shipham, Somerset.
34. Charles Francis
Howard Pettigrew was the son of Charles and Lilian Pettigrew of Newlands,
Glasgow.
35. John Samuels was
the son of Harold and Ida Samuels of South Kensington, London.
44. Charles Abbott
Ball was the son of Thomas Abbott Ball and Elizabeth Ball of Leek,
Staffordshire, and husband of Eva Ball of Leek.
48. Alan Blanchard was
the son of Charles and Edith Blanchard of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
55. Herbert Cutler was
the son of Percy John and Gazella Cutler of Stradey, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire.
64. John Charles Henry
Foden was the son of John and Agnes Mary Ann Foden, and husband of Maud Louisa
Foden of Hackney, London.
68. George Watt
Hendrie was the son of John Bryce Hendrie and Frances Maude Hendrie of
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
71. Thomas James
Howells was the son of Frederick Charles and Martha Anne Howells of Barry,
Glamorgan.
72. Jack Hutchinson
was the son of Jackson and Winifred Hutchinson of Dewsbury, Yorkshire.
76. Richard Geoffrey
Knight was the son of Joseph and Doris Knight of Bournemouth, Hampshire. Dick
was the gunner in Sgt Jock Smith's tank Iceni knocked out on 10 July 1944. Three other crew members also died and they
are buried in graves at Bayeux War Cemetery.
Dick’s body could not be identified, and his name is recorded on the
Memorial in Bayeux cemetery.
79. John Douglas
Warren Livingstone was the son of Warren Livingstone and Edith Jardine
Livingstone (nee Macfarlane) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
82. Stanley George
Maslen was the son of Alfred Joseph and Daisy May Maslen of Thornton Heath,
Surrey.
83. Thomas Rippon
Mennim was the son of Thomas Rippon Mennim and Jessie Mennim of Walker Gate,
Newcastle-on-Tyne. Tommy is recorded in the burial list as Missing in
Action. The orderly room casualty list
shows against Tommy's name "confirmed killed in action". Capt.
John Hodges, 9 RTR Adjutant, records that all the A Squadron casualties
were initially buried at Eterville after their recovery in or near the burnt
out tanks. Tommy's body was not
recovered, and his name is on the Memorial at Bayeux War Cemetery.
84. Victor Leonard
David Mills was the son of Leonard and Elizabeth Hannah Mills of Brighton,
Sussex.
85. William Ernest
Morris was the son of Albert and Elizabeth Morris of Greenwich, London.
94. John Purdy was the
son of Capt Ernest Guthrie Purdy and Dorothy Eleanor Purdy; nephew of Mr and
Mrs J. Clelland of Larkhall, Lanarkshire.
96. Norman William
Salisbury was the son of William Frederick and Rosanna Abigail Salisbury of
Mendlesham Green, Suffolk. Norman is wrongly recorded in the Tank Tracks
casualty list as killed in action. He
was in fact wounded and taken prisoner, died of his wounds on 10 Aug 1944, and
was buried in Villeneuve-St. Georges
New Communal Cemetery. Villeneuve-St
Georges is a town 18 km south-east of the centre of Paris and on the
Paris-Melun road. The old and new communal cemeteries are about 800 metres
south-east of the town, on a by-road leading to the neighbouring village of
Crosne. They are separated by a road, the old cemetery being west of the new
one.
97. James David (Jock) Smith was the
son of James and Isabella Smith of Perth.
98. Douglas Arthur Smithers was the
son of Alfred and Kate Smithers of Dunton Green, Kent.
100. Edward Spight was the son of
Florence May Spight of Brigg, Lancashire. Ted is recorded in the Orderly Room
records as missing in action. Ray Gordon describes on page ix of Tank Tracks
how Ted died. He was in one of the A
Squadron HQ tanks and his tank was knocked out early in A Squadron's action of
10 July 44. Iceni was brewed up minutes
later, and Ray was the only crew member to escape being burnt to death. When the bodies in the A Squadron tanks were
finally recovered on 8 August 1944 it would be possible for the rescuers to
identify the bodies of the crew members (although Dick Knight was not so
identified), but the body on the tool-box could have been anyone's. The only surviving crew-member, Ray Gordon,
was in hospital in England, being treated for severe burns. Ted’s death is recorded on the Memorial in
Bayeux War Cemetery.
101. Percy Edward Suffolk was the
son of Percy Henry and Margaret Suffolk of Earlham, Norwich.
103. William Turton was the son of
John William and Mary Turton of Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, and husband of
Joan Turton of Wath-upon-Dearne.
119. Signalman Ernest Tumbridge,
Royal Corps of Signals, was attached to 9 RTR from 31 Tank Brigade Signal Section.
He was the son of Bruce and Ellen Tumbridge, and husband of Catherine Amelia
Tumbridge of Walworth, London.
121. Victor Horace Morgan was the
son of Albert George and Annie Ada Morgan, and husband of Gladys Morgan of
Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire.
129. James Cargill was the son of
Alexander and Jane Cargill, and husband of Jessie Cargill of Dundee.
130. William Risdon (Nickie)
Nicholls was the son of Charles Risdon Nicholls and of Lucy Fisher Nicholls
(nee Tourfield).
131. Frederick Richard Smart was the
son of Frederick and Annie Smart of Worcester.
132. Richard Hawthorne Wolskel was
the son of Harold and Mabel Hawthorne of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, and
husband of Margaret Ruth Wolskel (nee Anderson) of Beaconsfield.
133. Tpr R. Pickerill of HQ Sqn is
incorrectly recorded in the Orderly Room records and in the Tank Tracks
casualty list as missing on 2 August 44 and subsequently confirmed as POW. The correct entry is: Cpl Alan Pickersgill,
7934532, age 36, missing in action on 10 July 1944, and recorded on the
Memorial in Bayeux War Cemetery.
136. Clifford Henry Smale was the
son of George Henry and Beatrice May Mary Smale of St. Annes Park, Bristol.
141. Frank Holding was the son of
Samuel and Annie Holding of Bury, Lancashire, and husband of Winifred Holding
of Bury.
143. Thomas Park was the son of
Thomas and Eliza Park of Salford, Lancashire, and husband of Amy Park (nee
Ashes).
147. William Turner was the son of
Charles and Rose Alice Turner of Elsecar, Yorkshire, and husband of Ella Turner
of Elsecar.
149. Claude Ernest Eames was the son
of George Edwin and Rosina Eames of Brighton, Sussex.
151. The Rev. Capt. Patrick Joseph McMahon was killed at the same time as Claude Eames; both were trying to rescue soldiers from a burning tank. Claude Eames is buried at Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, but Patrick McMahon is buried in Ussy Churchyard. Ussy is a village and commune 4 km south-west of Potigny, a village on the main Caen-Falaise road, 24 km from Caen.
Patrick is the only Allied soldier to be buried there, and we do not know why he was buried there rather than in a War Cemetery. In the CWGC casualty details Patrick is described as ‘Chaplain 4th Class’. Anyone who knew him will vouch that he was in fact first class.
176. Wilfred Woodfine was the husband of Mary Hayward Woodfine of Newton, Cheshire.
177. Kenneth James Button was the son of Bert and Minnie Button of Sheffield.
185. Leslie Herbert Wintle was the son of Mr and Mrs W.H. Wintle of Bristol. He was killed by being run over by a tank transporter at St. Omer. Les was buried at the Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. Longuenesse is a commune on the southern outskirts of St Omer. The Souvenir Cemetery is about 3 km from St. Omer to the left of the D928 Abbeville road. As you leave St. Omer towards Longurnesse , drive up the hill for 600 metres and the cemetery is on your left. The cemetery contains 2,874 WW1 burials and 403 from WW2.
202. Kenneth George Virgo was the son of George and Clara Helen Virgo, and husband of Verna Lydia Virgo of Victoria Park, Manchester. Ken was wounded on the approach to Roosendaal on 26 October 1944, and was evacuated to England, where he died in hospital. He was cremated at Bournemouth Crematorium, where he is commemorated on Panel 4. The Crematorium is in Bournemouth North Cemetery. The names of 33 servicemen and women of WW2 whose remains were cremated there are inscribed on a screen wall.
205. Ernest Roy Clarkson was the son of Ernest and May Clarkson of Rednal, Worcestershire, and husband of Sheila Clarkson of Rednal.
208. Alfred Samuel Cowton was the son of John and Margaret Cowton, and husband of Mary Ada Cowton of Ingrow, Keighley, Yorkshire.
210. John Redmond Hamill was the son of Peter and Mary Hamill and husband of Nellie Hamill of Cheriton, Folkestone.
215. Stanley Lawson was the son of Norman and Bessie May Lawson of Beverley, Yorkshire.
222. John Smith was the son of John and Agnes Smith of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, and husband of Janet Peace Smith of Middlesbrough.
223. John Snowdon was the son of Thomas Henry and Mary Jane Snowdon of Hartlepool, Co. Durham, and husband of Edna Snowdon of Hartlepool.
224. Gepffrey Taylor was the son of Leonard Hubert and Edith Mary Taylor of Halebarns, Cheshire.
226. John Vernon Tucker was the son of Benjamin Everard Tucker and Charlotte Ellen Tucker, and husband of Hilda Tucker of Bournemouth, Hampshire.
228. Ernest Lionel Bottoms was the son of William and Daisy Bottoms, and husband of Margaret Bottoms of Wood Green, Middlesex. The report from C Squadron in the Regimental Newsletter of January 1945 wrote: “ The most disastrous event was the death of Ernie Bottoms in Antwerp where he was killed by a V2. His death was instantaneous, but came as a great shock and grievous loss to the squadron and battalion.” Ernie was buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Wilrijk, a suburb of Antwerp. From the Bistplein in front of the railway station in Wilrijk follow the Kleinsteeneweg for 300 metres until you arrive at the ring road. Turn right and follow the ring road for 100 metres to the first set of traffic lights and turn left. Go under the flyover and continue straight on over the dual carriageway into Jules Moretus Lei. Follow this street for 1 km and the Municipal Cemetery is on your left. Signs lead to the CWGC plots.
231. Alfred Lawrence Mead was a well-respected and admired Sergeant in C Squadron. His was wrongly designated “Michael Lawrence” in the Tank Tracks casualty list, and in fact was always known as “Reg”. He was buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery. Rheinberg is 24 km north of Krefeld and 13 km south of Wesel. The cemetery is 3 km south of the centre of the town of Rheinberg on the road to Kamp Lintfort. From the motorway 57, turn off at Rheinberg and at the T -junction follow the 510 in the direction Kamp Lintfort. The cemetery is a short way along this road on the right.
235. Michael John Reynell commanded B Squadron in the later months of 1944 and at the beginning of 1945. He was killed in the Reichswald battle, and was buried in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery. This cemetery is in the south-west part of the town of Nijmegen. From the A73/E31 motorway turn off at “Knooppunt Lindenholt”, the junction with the A326/N326. Follow the N326 in the direction of Nijmegen over two roundabouts to a crossroads, and at the crossroads turn right into Weg Door Jonkerbos. Follow this road under the railway and round a right hand bend. Just after the bend turn left into Burgemeester Daleslaan, and the cemetery is a short way along on the right.
243. George Ellis Hubbard was the son of Frederick and Florence Edith Hubbard of Mosborough, Derbyshire. He was buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, which is 5 km south-west of the town of Kleve. From Kleve take the Hoffmannallee from the town centre, which becomes the Materbornerallee. The road enters the Reichswald Forest and becomes the Grunewaldstrasse. Follow the directions for Gennep, and on entering the Reichswald Forest the cemetery is 500 metres on the left.
244.
John William George Davis was the son of George Frederick and Florence
Elizabeth Davis of Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea.
CEMETERIES and MEMORIALS
The soldiers listed on the Roll of Honour were buried or commemorated in nineteen different places, which include war cemeteries, war memorials, churchyards, municipal cemeteries, and crematorium screen walls. The list below shows those nineteen places. Some places contain only one grave or memorial, and the directions for access are included in the ‘Comments’ section for the relevant person. For example, Ken Virgo (202) was cremated, and his name is recorded on the screen wall at Bournemouth Crematorium. Directions to reach that crematorium are given in Comments 202. Directions for the remaining ten locations containing multiple graves or memorials are given below.
Banneville France
Bayeux France
Bournemouth See comments 202 UK
Fontenay France
Heverlee Belgium
Hottot France
Jonkerbos See comments 235 Holland
Longuenesse See comments 185 France
Ranville France
Reichswald See comments 243 Germany
Rheinberg See comments 231 Germany
Ryes France
Schoonselhof See comments 228 Belgium
Secqueville France
St Desir France
St Manvieu France
Ussy See comments 151 France
Villeneuve See comments 96 France
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Banneville-la-Campagne
War Cemetery
Banneville-la-Campagne is a village in Normandy. The cemetery lies 100 metres south of the main road (the N175) between Caen and Pont l’Eveque, about 8 km east of Caen.
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Bayeux War Cemetery is situated in the south-western outskirts of the town on the by-pass, which is named Rue de Sir Fabian Ware. On the opposite side of the road stands the Bayeux Memorial.
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Fontenay-le-Pesnel
War Cemetery, Tessel
The village of Fontenay-le-Pesnel lies 16 km west of Caen on the main road (D9) towards Caumont l’Evente. The cemetery is 1 km south-east of the hamlet of St Martin, on the D139 to Grainville. On reaching a large memorial to 49 (West Riding) Division, turn down the track opposite the memorial which leads directly to the cemetery.
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Heverlee
War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is 3 km south of Leuven (Louvain). Turn left out of Leuven railway station on to the Tiensevest (ring road R 23). Follow the Tiensevest through the junctions Tiensepoort and Parkpoort and along the Naamsepoort. Turn left at the Naamsepoort on to the Naamsesteeneweg (N251), signposted Namen, Waver, and Heverlee. Continue until you cross the railway line at Heverlee and take the first left turn into the Hertogstraat. Follow Hertogstraat to the end and turn right at the Sport Hall on to the Kerpelstraat. Continue down the Kerpelstraat until you come to a crossroads at which the cemetery is located.
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Hottot-les-Bagues
War Cemetery
This cemetery can be reached from Bayeux by taking the D6 south-eastwards. After about 13 km and after passing through Tilly-sur-Seulles, turn right (westward) at Juvigny on to the D9 that runs from Caen towards Caumont-l’Evente. The cemetery will be found after a few hundred metres on the right hand side on rising ground.
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Ranville
War Cemetery
Ranville is best reached by taking the D513 north-eastward out of Caen, and after about 9 km turning left at Herouvillette. Go north for 1 km and then turn left into Ranville village. The War Cemetery is on Rue des Airbornes.
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Ryes
War Cemetery, Bazenville
Leave Bayeux on the D12 to the east; at the village of Sommervieu carry straight on, following the D112, and after 3 km turn right on to the D87. After climbing round a bend to the left, the cemetery will be found on the left hand side.
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Secqueville-en-Bessin
War Cemetery
From Bayeux take the N13 towards Caen. After about 12 km turn left on to the D217, and the village of Secqueville will be found about 2 km to the north. Turn right in the village, and after a few hundred metres take the track to the left, signposted Farringdon Way. The War Cemetery will be found in open fields on the left hand side.
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St. Desir War Cemetery
St. Desir is a village on the N13 to Caen, 4 km west of Lisieux. The war cemetery is about 1 km west of the village and lies on a secondary road, the D159.
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St.
Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux
This cemetery is reached from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 km the road by-passes St. Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 km to the left. You will find St. Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.