| Jerusalem British war cemetery | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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File:Chouain - CWGC.JPG Jerusalem British war cemetery | |
| Used for those deceased 1944 | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location |
49°12′36″N 0°39′07″W / 49.2101°N 0.6519°WCoordinates: 49°12′36″N 0°39′07″W / 49.2101°N 0.6519°W near Chouain, Calvados, France |
| Designed by | Philip D. Hepworth |
| Total burials | 47 |
| Unknown burials | 1 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: [1] | |
Jerusalem British war cemetery is the smallest British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in Normandy, France. It located located between Bayeux and Tilly-sur-Seulles, close to the commune of Chouain. The cemetery contains 46 Commonwealth war graves, 1 Czech grave, and 1 unknown British grave.[1]
History[]
The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed in June and July 1944 as the Allies pushed south of Bayeux and then south-west to encircle Caen. Many casualties were involved in fighting around Tilly-sur-Seulles.
The graveyard has two chaplains interred in it; Reverend Cecil James Hawksworth and Reverend Gerard Nesbit and the grave of the youngest British soldier killed in Normandy, 16-year-old Private Jack Banks of the Durham Light Infantry.
This cemetery was the first Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in France to have a Cross of Sacrifice erected.
Location[]
The cemetery is on the D.6, 9 kilometres south-east of Bayeux, close to the commune of Choain.
Gallery[]
See also[]
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- UK National Inventory of War Memorials
- German War Graves Commission
- List of military cemeteries in Normandy
References[]
Further reading[]
- Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). "A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy". Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-555-3
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