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Hermanville War Cemetery, Hermanville, , Basse-Normandie, France
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Hermanville War Cemetery, Hermanville, , Basse-Normandie, France
[Hermanville War Cemetery] [Hermanville] [] [Basse-Normandie] [France]
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Cemetery: HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY
Country: France
Locality: Calvados
Location Information: Hermanville-sur-Mer lies 13 kilometres north of Caen on the road to Lion-sur-Mer (the D60). To reach the War Cemetery go northwards right through Hermanville; after leaving the Mairie (Town Hall) on your left, turn right. The gates to the War Cemetery will be found after 300 metres.
Historical Information: The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. The village of Hermanville lay behind Sword beach and was occupied early on 6 June by men of the South Lancashire regiment. Later the same day, the Shropshire Light Infantry supported by the armour of the Staffordshire Yeomanry managed to reach and hold Bieville-Benville, four kilometres to the south of Hermanville. Many of those buried in Hermanville War Cemetery died on 6 June or during the first days of the drive towards Caen. The cemetery contains 1,003 Second World War burials, 103 of them unidentified.
No. of Identified Casualties: 903
Source: http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2033000&mode=1
Cemetery : Latitude: 49.28580739038507, Longitude: -0.309065580368042Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Burial  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maw, Private Lewis | Hermanville War Cemetery, Hermanville, , Basse-Normandie, France | I11257 | |