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ST. DÉSIR WAR CEMETERY

Calvados

France

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 49.13847, Longitude: 0.16305

ST. Désir War Cemetery, Roll of honour A - K
ST. Désir War Cemetery, Roll of honour L - Z
St. Désir War Cemetery

​Location Information

St Desir is a village on the N13 to Caen, 4 kilometres west of Lisieux. The war cemetery is about one kilometre west of the village and lies on a secondary road, the D159.


Historical Information

The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.

St Desir War Cemetery is the most easterly of the the Normandy cemeteries. For the most part, those buried here died in the final stages of the campaign, in pursuit of the German forces towards the Seine.

The cemetery contains 598 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. 78 of these graves were brought in from Chartres (St Cheron) Communal Cemetery after the war, together with the four First World War burials now at St Desir.

Total Burials: 603.

World War One Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 4.

World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 561, Canada 16, Australia 6, South Africa 5, New Zealand, 1, U. S. A. 1. Total 590.
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St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
St. Désir War Cemetery
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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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