OUISTREHAM-RIVA-BELLA COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Calvados
France
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.27802, Longitude: -0.26704
Location Information
Ouistreham-Riva-Bella is a commune and village at the mouth of the River Orne, 15 kilometres north-east of Caen. The Communal Cemetery is 800 metres from Ouistreham, on the the north side of the D35E road to Colleville-Montgomery.
There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, located in the north-west part of the cemetery.
Ouistreham-Riva-Bella is a commune and village at the mouth of the River Orne, 15 kilometres north-east of Caen. The Communal Cemetery is 800 metres from Ouistreham, on the the north side of the D35E road to Colleville-Montgomery.
There are 5 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, located in the north-west part of the cemetery.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
7365489 Private
Orlando Raffaele Farnese
Royal Army Medical Corps and No. 4 Commando
6th June 1944, aged 24.
Son of Ercole and Trofimena Farnese, of Stepney, London.
Orlando Raffaele Farnese
Royal Army Medical Corps and No. 4 Commando
6th June 1944, aged 24.
Son of Ercole and Trofimena Farnese, of Stepney, London.
5779774 Corporal
Frederick George Maskell
Royal Norfolk Regiment and No. 4 Commando
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick George and Hannah Maskell; husband of Florence Emily Maskell, of Bow, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed And For Ever In Our Thoughts"
Frederick George Maskell
Royal Norfolk Regiment and No. 4 Commando
6th June 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick George and Hannah Maskell; husband of Florence Emily Maskell, of Bow, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved, Sadly Missed And For Ever In Our Thoughts"
R/75315 Flight Sergeant
John Francis McCallum
207 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th October 1942, aged 21.
Son of Andrew and Myrtle McCallum, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Hold Thou Me Up, So Shall I Be In Peace And Safety Still"
John Francis McCallum
207 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
24th October 1942, aged 21.
Son of Andrew and Myrtle McCallum, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Hold Thou Me Up, So Shall I Be In Peace And Safety Still"
Other Burial Details
1378956 Sergeant Edward Appleton-Bach, Pilot in 131 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th November 1942, aged 27. Son of Joseph and Olive Appleton-Bach, of Streatham Common, London. His headstone bears the inscription "...What Dreams May Come When We Have Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil" Mother
4985218 Private Frederick Burkitt, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) and No. 4 Commando, 6th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Fredrick and Janet Burkitt, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
1378956 Sergeant Edward Appleton-Bach, Pilot in 131 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 18th November 1942, aged 27. Son of Joseph and Olive Appleton-Bach, of Streatham Common, London. His headstone bears the inscription "...What Dreams May Come When We Have Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil" Mother
4985218 Private Frederick Burkitt, Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) and No. 4 Commando, 6th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Fredrick and Janet Burkitt, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
