ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY
Cheux
Calvados
France
Location Information
Cheux is a village 10 kilometres west of Caen.
This cemetery is reached from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 kilometres, the road by-passes St Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 kilometres to the left. You will find St Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.
Historical Information
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
Those buried in St. Manvieu War Cemetery died for the most part in the fluctuating battles from mid June to the end of July 1944, in the region between Tilly-sur-Seulles and Caen.
The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.
The cemetery was designed by Philip Hepworth.
Gallery pictures © Johan Pauwels
Cheux is a village 10 kilometres west of Caen.
This cemetery is reached from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 kilometres, the road by-passes St Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 kilometres to the left. You will find St Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.
Historical Information
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
Those buried in St. Manvieu War Cemetery died for the most part in the fluctuating battles from mid June to the end of July 1944, in the region between Tilly-sur-Seulles and Caen.
The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.
The cemetery was designed by Philip Hepworth.
Gallery pictures © Johan Pauwels
5729399 Private
John Arthur Kellow
4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
15th July 1944, aged 26.
Plot X. H. 11.
"Sadly missed by all your Brothers and Sisters"
Picture courtesy of M. A. and M. Kellow.
John Arthur Kellow
4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
15th July 1944, aged 26.
Plot X. H. 11.
"Sadly missed by all your Brothers and Sisters"
Picture courtesy of M. A. and M. Kellow.
88267 Major
Thomas William Pickering
144th (8th Bn. The East Lancashire Regt.) Regt. Royal Armoured Corps
16th July 1944, aged 32.
Plot I. E. 6.
Son of Thomas and Gertrude Pickering, of Colne, Lancashire; husband of Peggie Pickering, of Tutshill, Monmouthshire. A.S.S.A.
Thomas William Pickering
144th (8th Bn. The East Lancashire Regt.) Regt. Royal Armoured Corps
16th July 1944, aged 32.
Plot I. E. 6.
Son of Thomas and Gertrude Pickering, of Colne, Lancashire; husband of Peggie Pickering, of Tutshill, Monmouthshire. A.S.S.A.
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