Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located close to the commune of Banneville-la-Campagne, 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Caen, Normandy, France. The graveyard contains 2,175 graves of which 140 are unidentified The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.^[1]

Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
For Operation Overlord
Established	1944
Location	49.1748°N 0.2292°W / 49.1748; -0.2292 near  Sannerville, Calvados, France
Designed by	Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials	2,175
Unknowns	140
Burials by nation
United Kingdom: 2,150 Canada: 11 Australia: 5 Poland: 5 New Zealand: 2 Unidentified: 2
Burials by war
World War II
Statistics source: CWGC

History

During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, Operation Goodwood and the liberation of Caen were undertaken in July 1944. During August, the Falaise Gap was closed. The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery date from these attacks. Of the 2,175 soldiers in this cemetery there are 2,150 Britons, 11 Canadians, 5 Australians, 2 New Zealanders, 5 Poles and two unidentified soldiers.

Notable graves

• Lieutenant Reginald John Whistler – British artist, designer and illustrator
• Lieutenant Eddy Kahn – Dutch athlete
• Major John Thornton – British athlete
• Squadron Leader Ronnie Fokes DFC DFM

Location

The cemetery is located close to Sannerville, in the Calvados department of Normandy, on the Route de Caen (D.675). It is located 3.25 km (2.02 mi) west of Troarn.

See also

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