BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.27423, Longitude: -0.71383
Image above © Carl Liversage @carl_liversage
Location Information
The town of Bayeux, in Normandy, lies 30 kilometres north-west of Caen. The Bayeux Memorial is situated in the south-western outskirts of the town on the by-pass (D5), which is named Boulevard Fabian Ware. On the opposite side of the road is the Bayeux War Cemetery.
Visiting Information
Parking directly outside the Memorial is limited. When approaching the Memorial with the nearby D-Day Museum on your right, take the last exit at the roundabout just before Bayeux War Cemetery into 'Chemin des Marettes', where space is usually available to park.
Wheelchair access is available at the left hand side of the memorial.
Historical Information
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
The BAYEUX MEMORIAL stands opposite the cemetery and bears the names of 1,798 men of the Commonwealth land forces who died in the early stages of the campaign and have no known grave. They died during the landings in Normandy, during the intense fighting in Normandy itself, and during the advance to the River Seine in August.
Commemorated: United Kingdom 1,529, Canada 268, South Africa 1. Total 1,798.
The Memorial was designed by P.D. Hepworth and unveiled by The Duke of Gloucester on 5 June 1955.
There was little actual fighting in Bayeux although it was the first French town of importance to be liberated. BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and contains burials brought in from the surrounding districts and from hospitals that were located nearby.
The cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 338 of them unidentified. There are also 505 war graves of other nationalities, the majority German.
Total Burials: 4,654.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 3,602, Germany 414, Canada 178, Poland 25, Australia 17, New Zealand 8, Russia 7, Czechoslovakia 2, Italy 2, South Africa 2. Total. 4,257.
E/47059 Private
Roland Bernier
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve, R.C.I.C.
26th July 1944, aged 23.
Panel 25.
Son of Cyprien and Marie Bernier, of St. Gabriel, Rimouski Co., Province of Quebec, Canada.
Roland Bernier
Le Regiment de Maisonneuve, R.C.I.C.
26th July 1944, aged 23.
Panel 25.
Son of Cyprien and Marie Bernier, of St. Gabriel, Rimouski Co., Province of Quebec, Canada.
C/9689 Gunner
Walter John Dupois
14 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 21. Column 1.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dupuis, of Maynooth, Ontario, Canada.
Walter John Dupois
14 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 21. Column 1.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dupuis, of Maynooth, Ontario, Canada.
H/26857 Lance Corporal
Harry Haider
10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 34.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of John and Mary Haider, of Spear Hill, Manitoba, Canada; husband of Myrtle May Haider, of Pine Falls, Manitoba.
Harry Haider
10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 34.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of John and Mary Haider, of Spear Hill, Manitoba, Canada; husband of Myrtle May Haider, of Pine Falls, Manitoba.
H/103207 Trooper
Clifford Henry Hayden
10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
9th June 1944.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of Earl and Ada Hayden, Lyleton, Manitoba.
Clifford Henry Hayden
10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C.
9th June 1944.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of Earl and Ada Hayden, Lyleton, Manitoba.
Lieutenant
Stanley David Jamieson
South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.
14th August 1944.
Panel 23.
Stanley David Jamieson
South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.
14th August 1944.
Panel 23.
C/50560 Gunner
Charles Arthur Massey
14 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 21. Column 1.
Son of Charles A. and Lillian S. Massey, of Rockport, Ontario, Canada.
Charles Arthur Massey
14 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 21. Column 1.
Son of Charles A. and Lillian S. Massey, of Rockport, Ontario, Canada.
F/96045 Corporal
Winslow Earl Oikle
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
7th June 1944, aged 20.
Panel 27. Column 2.
Son of the late Winslow L. and Amy Oikle, of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Winslow Earl Oikle
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
7th June 1944, aged 20.
Panel 27. Column 2.
Son of the late Winslow L. and Amy Oikle, of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A/314 Sergeant
Richard Thomas (Dick) Pelkey
6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 27.
Panel 19. Column 1.
Richard Thomas (Dick) Pelkey
6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 27.
Panel 19. Column 1.
L/13741 Private
Joseph Sava
South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.
20th July 1944.
Panel 27. Column 2.
Son of Michael and Yzefa Sava, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Joseph Sava
South Saskatchewan Regiment, R.C.I.C.
20th July 1944.
Panel 27. Column 2.
Son of Michael and Yzefa Sava, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
B/62068 Trooper
William Yarrow
6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of Thomas and Rachel Yarrow, of Newton, British Columbia, Canada.
William Yarrow
6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, R.C.A.C.
11th June 1944, aged 22.
Panel 19. Column 2.
Son of Thomas and Rachel Yarrow, of Newton, British Columbia, Canada.
