Ryes War Cemetery


Ryes War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located close to the commune of Bazenville, east of Bayeux, Normandy, France. The graveyard contains 653 Commonwealth war graves, one Polish and 335 German war graves. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

History

The cemetery lies close to the town of Arromanches and the first interments in the cemetery were made two days after the initial D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. Some of the soldiers buried here are from the 50th Infantry Division that landed on Gold Beach. The cemetery also contains a large number of Royal Navy and merchant navy sailors.
Two brothers, Private Joseph Casson and Marine Robert Casson are buried beside each other in the graveyard. Professional footballer Les Milner is also buried in the cemetery.

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Location

The cemetery is east of Bayeux, close to Bazenville on the D.87.