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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

RANVILLE Churchyard (Calvados France)



Left, plaque in the Pegasus Memorial parc, near the bridge where Lt Brotheridge was killed, between Ranville and Benouville.
Photos Courtesy Isabelle & Guillaume van der Wende


Lt Thomas Colledge Halliburton 07/06/1944 aged 24

46 casualties

BICKLE GEORGE HENRY
United Kingdom Private Devonshire Regiment 12th (Airborne) Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 5621503 (27)

BICKNELL ALEC
United Kingdom Gunner Royal Artillery Sec. attd. H.Q. 6th Airborne Div. Age: 28 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 1548697 (47)

BLACKBURN EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 14554052 (4)

BLOWER JOHN WYNNE HOWE
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Artillery 2 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Age: 30 Date of Death: 10/06/1944 Service No: 271123 (2)

BRANDON SAMUEL ANDREW
United Kingdom Corporal Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 4279711 (15)

BROTHERIDGE HERBERT DENHAM
United Kingdom Lieutenant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd (Airborne) Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 237676 (43)

CHUBB LAWRENCE HENRY
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment 12th (Airborne) Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 5574643 (25)

CLEMENTS JOHN
United Kingdom Private Royal Army Medical Corps 225 Parachute Field Amb Age: 27 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14292603 (45)

COLQUHOUN DAVID
United Kingdom Signalman Royal Corps of Signals 6th Airborne Div. Sigs. Age: 25 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 3248522 (11)

CYSTER FREDERICK NORMAN
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14385110 (35)

DOBSON WILLIAM ARTHUR
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 4539627 (34)

FARLEY WILLIAM JOHN
United Kingdom Private Devonshire Regiment 12th (Airborne) Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 5630633 (26)

FONE RICHARD JAMES
United Kingdom Signalman Royal Corps of Signals 6th Airborne Div. Sigs. Age: 20 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 14407056 (21)

FRYER ALBERT
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 8th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14407958 (18)

GLENN EDWARD
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 22nd Indep. Coy. Age: 24 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 833785 (39)

GODSAVE PERCY ALEXANDER
United Kingdom Rifleman Royal Ulster Rifles 1st (Airborne) Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 7045689 (31)

GUEST ALBERT LAWRENCE
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Age: 34 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 4924643 (38)

HALL HENRY
United Kingdom Bombardier Royal Artillery 53 (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Lt. Regt. Age: 23 Date of Death: 05/06/1944 Service No: 949424 (19)

HALLIBURTON THOMAS COLLEDGE
United Kingdom Lieutenant Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 9th Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 189323 (6)

HENDERSON THOMAS JOSEPH
United Kingdom Corporal Corps of Military Police H.Q. 245 Provost Coy. Sec. attd. 6th Airborne Div. Age: 31 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 3771465 (20)

HOPGOOD WILLIAM GUTHRIE AITKEN
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 7th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14364155 (17)

JOHNSON LESLIE
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 4399270 (40)

LEARY THOMAS CHARLES
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 7th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 5682680 (46)

LOCKETT PETER JOSEPH
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14577989 (32)

LONGDON WILLIAM RANDOLPH
United Kingdom Private Royal Army Medical Corps 225 Parachute Field Amb Age: 22 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 14598987 (22)

MACKIE WILLIAM STRANG
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Corps of Signals 6th Airborne Div. Sigs. Age: 31 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 3253450 (1)

MAITLAND ROBERT REID
United Kingdom Major Royal Army Medical Corps Sec. attd. H.Q. 6th Airborne Div. Age: 25 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 167788 (48)

MASLIN ROY EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14382363 (30)

MILBURN FRANK
United Kingdom Serjeant Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 4343040 (42)

NASH JAMES HARRY
United Kingdom Serjeant Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. 1st Wing Age: 24 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 5680493 (44)

PARKER JOHN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Corporal Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 13th (2/4th Bn. The South Lancashire Regt.) Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 3651896 (24)

REID NORMAN WILLIAM
United Kingdom Lieutenant Royal Engineers 286 (Airborne) Field Park Coy. Age: 27 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 214389 (8)

RIDOUT ROBERT STANLEY
United Kingdom Private Army Catering Corps Sec Rgt: Royal Army Medical Corps Sec. attd. 225 Parachute Field Amb. Age: 30 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 14557867 (7)

RIGG ALEX
United Kingdom Serjeant Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. 1st Wing Age: 27 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 951367 (3)

ROBINSON CHRISTOPHER BRUCE
United Kingdom Staff Serjeant Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. 2nd Wing Age: 28 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 1881121 (29)

ROBINSON PETER
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 3rd Parachute Sqn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14317466 (37)

ROBSON RICHARD
United Kingdom Serjeant Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 4399320 (33)

RUSSELL RONALD FREDERICK
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 225 Parachute Field Amb Age: 29 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 6026134 (36)

STEAR ALAN TREVOR
United Kingdom Staff Serjeant Glider Pilot Regiment A.A.C. 1st Wing Age: 23 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 1098498 (10)

TAYLOR REGINALD
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 6297727 (28)

WAINWRIGHT JOHN CHARLES
United Kingdom Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Age: 33 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 4924405 (16)

WILFORD PAUL LESLIE
United Kingdom Private Parachute Regiment A.A.C. 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 5127210 (41)

WILLIAMS WILLIAM HENRY
United Kingdom Gunner Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Age: 30 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 14375372 (9)

WORGAN LEONARD
United Kingdom Private Royal Army Medical Corps 195 Airlanding Field Amb Age: 20 Date of Death: 06/06/1944 Service No: 14260672 (13)

WRAY THOMAS
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Ulster Rifles 1st (Airborne) Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 4462353 (5)

YATES JOHN HERBERT
United Kingdom Bombardier Royal Artillery 4 Airlanding Anti-Tank Bty. Age: 29 Date of Death: 07/06/1944 Service No: 4924911 (23)

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Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations