RANVILLE CHURCHYARD
| British - 47 |
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
Some of the first casualties from 6th (Airborne) Division were buried here following the drop on the night of 5th/6th June 1944. A few graves were added in the days that followed, but soon afterwards Ranville War Cemetery was established.
LOCATION:
A wall divides Ranville
War Cemetery with the churchyard. There is a gate in the wall; take this and
go through the civillian graves towards the village war memorial. Just beyond
that the war graves begin.
PERSONALITIES:
 | Lieutenant H.D.Brotheridge Oxs & Bucks Light Inf Airborne |
- Killed 6th June 1944, age 29.
- Killed crossing Pegasus Bridge; probably the first British serviceman to die on D Day.
|
Major R.R. Maitland MB CH.B. RAMC Airborne |
- Killed 7th June 1944, age 25.
|
Sergeant F. Milburn DCM 12th Bn Parachute Regiment |
- Killed 6th June 1944, age 29.
ŠPaul Reed 2002-2006
