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The pictures are the left, centre and right views of a British Airborne Cemetary. Click on the pictures for a larger view. From Mr. John Butler "Early on in Normandy days General Gale decide that all our KIA's should be brought to one spot for internment, and the field next to the Ranville church yard was chosen.This quickly became a recognised as permanent war gravesite and as a result there are some bodies from non airborne units there, but it is mainly airborne and we 6th Div types consider it as ours. The Building on the right is the Ranville Church, note with a tower separate from the body of the church, quite unusual." (Pictures courtesy of Mr. John Butler) |
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IN MEMORY OF......... This is a list of those members of the 7th Para Bn who gave their lives on D-Day: June 6, 1944 A special thanks to Mr. John Butler who was able to provide me with all of the names of men who perished on D-Day for the 7th Para. He also had this to add "You should have 68 names all told. You will note that there are far more than The Colonel gave on his after "D" day report. Which of course shows that there were people from the Bn in other places, i.e. other Bn’s that they joined up with due to the scattering and DZ casualties etc." Barratt P. Pte Beard, A.H. J. L. Cpl Beech, A. J. Sgt Bowier, W. Cpt Burgess, K.I.H. Pte Brookman, H.E.R. Pte Cavey, J. Pte Chappell, A.E.L. Sgt Copson, G. Pte Denham H. Cpl Ellmer, A.A. Pte Fiddler, J.E. Sgt Finch, P.S. Pte Fisher, C.W.L. Cpl Francis, R.A.E. Pte Frost, V.P.C. Pte Garnet, F. Pte Gascoigne, J Pte Gemmell, W. Pte Hayward, S.D.L. Cpl Harding, J.P. Cpl Hek, W. Pte Hill, M.R. Lt Hounslow, E.S. Sgt Hopgood, W.G.A. Pte Hughes, P. Pte Hunt, G.W. CFM Hutchings, J.E.P. CSM Jackson, F.L. Cpl Jarvis, E.W. Sgt Huish, W.L. Pte Kearns, J.P. Pte Kemp, A.R. Pte Kerr, D. Pte Kingsley, R. Pte Leamer, G.H. Cpl Leary, T.C. Pte Lothian, A. Pte McAra, J. Pte McGee, M.J. Pte Mills, R.H. Pte Mitchell, R.L.L. Cpl Mortimore, J.H. Pte Panton, D. Cpl Parry, G.E.M. RVD Padley, A. Pte Phillips, L.H. Pte Rennie,
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Riley, L. Pte Saunders.A. Pte SchwartzD.R. Pte Scott.W. Pte Shutt.W. Pte Smith.F. Pte Smith.J.W. Pte Stobbart.R.W. Pte Stringer.C.K. Pte Stubbins.C.C. Pte Surman.C.J. Pte Sutton.C.F. Pte Thompson.S.C.Pte Trueman.M.J. Pte Twist.R. L/Cpl VanRynen.A. Cpl Walker.J. Pte Wey.L.C. Pte Whittingham.P.A L/Cpl Whitty.A.W. Pte
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