BROUAY WAR CEMETERY
Calvados
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.21465, Longitude: -0.56134
Location Information
Brouay is a village in Normandy about 2 kilometres south of the main road from Bayeux to Caen and roughly midway between these two towns. The War Cemetery is next to the village church.
Visiting Information
The location and design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible. It should be noted that the access to the cemetery itself is via several steps.
Historical Information
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
For the most part, the burials in Brouay War Cemetery relate to the heavy fighting of June and July 1944, when Commonwealth forces attempted to encircle Caen to the south.
Total Burials: 377.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 368, Canada 2. Total 370.
Unidentified Casualties: 7.
Cemetery images in gallery below © Werner Van Caneghem
14406982 Private
Walter Howard Greaves
1st Bn. Manchester Regiment
13th July 1944, aged 18.
Plot III. G. 3.
Son of Walter and Marie Ellen Greaves, of Carshalton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Forever In Our Thoughts"
Walter Howard Greaves
1st Bn. Manchester Regiment
13th July 1944, aged 18.
Plot III. G. 3.
Son of Walter and Marie Ellen Greaves, of Carshalton, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Forever In Our Thoughts"
3964220 Corporal
William John Mazzei
1st/5th Bn. Welch Regiment
21st July1944, aged 25.
Plot III. B. 4.
Son of William and Rose Lilian Mazzei, of Cardiff.
His headstone bears the inscription "O For The Clasp Of Your Hand In Greeting And Your Beloved Voice In Our Ears"
William was in the same company as Alfred Monaghan, they were cousins and they were both killed on the same day. Alfred is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
William's Father, who was wounded in 1916, was the brother of Lewis and Alfred Mazzei, who were both killed in the Great War. Lewis died on 21st October 1914, aged 30 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. Alfred died on 27th May 1917, aged 24 and he is buried in Nieuwkerke (Neuve-Église) Churchyard, also in Belgium. Another brother, Thomas Mazzei, survived.
Picture courtesy Darin Mazzei
William John Mazzei
1st/5th Bn. Welch Regiment
21st July1944, aged 25.
Plot III. B. 4.
Son of William and Rose Lilian Mazzei, of Cardiff.
His headstone bears the inscription "O For The Clasp Of Your Hand In Greeting And Your Beloved Voice In Our Ears"
William was in the same company as Alfred Monaghan, they were cousins and they were both killed on the same day. Alfred is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
William's Father, who was wounded in 1916, was the brother of Lewis and Alfred Mazzei, who were both killed in the Great War. Lewis died on 21st October 1914, aged 30 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. Alfred died on 27th May 1917, aged 24 and he is buried in Nieuwkerke (Neuve-Église) Churchyard, also in Belgium. Another brother, Thomas Mazzei, survived.
Picture courtesy Darin Mazzei
5116943 Corporal
Claude Porley
1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
16th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 4.
Claude Porley
1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
16th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot III. C. 4.
75634 Major
James Richard St. Clair Ford
4th Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
17th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot II. B. 5.
Son of Maj. John Theodore Ford and Mary St. Clair Ford; husband of Olive Mary St. Clair Ford, of Chester.
James Richard St. Clair Ford
4th Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers
17th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot II. B. 5.
Son of Maj. John Theodore Ford and Mary St. Clair Ford; husband of Olive Mary St. Clair Ford, of Chester.
6896388 Lance Corporal
Gordon Herman Strauss
1st Bn. Manchester Regiment
6th August 1944, aged 29.
Plot I. D. 18.
Son of Maurice and Anne Strauss, of Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory Of One Who Died That England Might Survive"
Gordon Herman Strauss
1st Bn. Manchester Regiment
6th August 1944, aged 29.
Plot I. D. 18.
Son of Maurice and Anne Strauss, of Hampstead, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Proud And Loving Memory Of One Who Died That England Might Survive"
6348495 Rifleman
William Tatman
8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. Rifle Brigade
27th June 1944.
Plot I. B. 10.
Son of Edward and Ada Tatman, of Deptford, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts The MemoryIs Kept Of One We Loved And Can Never Forget"
William Tatman
8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. Rifle Brigade
27th June 1944.
Plot I. B. 10.
Son of Edward and Ada Tatman, of Deptford, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts The MemoryIs Kept Of One We Loved And Can Never Forget"
996603 Bombardier
William George Trute
71 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
13th July 1944, aged 31.
Plot III. G. 5.
Son of Francis John and Edith Maude Trute; husband of Beatrice Violet Trute, of Vellator, Devon.
His headstone bears the inscription "Darling Husband Of Beatrice And Daddy Of John, Irene And Sandra, Vellator, Devonshire"
William George Trute
71 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
13th July 1944, aged 31.
Plot III. G. 5.
Son of Francis John and Edith Maude Trute; husband of Beatrice Violet Trute, of Vellator, Devon.
His headstone bears the inscription "Darling Husband Of Beatrice And Daddy Of John, Irene And Sandra, Vellator, Devonshire"
5383484 Private
George Woodcock
1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
16th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot III. J. 15.
Son of John and Mary Teresa Woodcock, of Thurcroft, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give Unto Him, O Lord. Always In Our Memory. Father, Mother And Family"
George Woodcock
1st Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
16th July 1944, aged 29.
Plot III. J. 15.
Son of John and Mary Teresa Woodcock, of Thurcroft, Yorkshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Eternal Rest Give Unto Him, O Lord. Always In Our Memory. Father, Mother And Family"
