Jerusalem War Cemetery, Chouain | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Used for those deceased 1944 | |
Established | 1944 |
Location | 49°12′36″N 0°39′07″W / 49.2101°N 0.6519°W near |
Designed by | Philip D. Hepworth |
Total burials | 48 |
Burials by nation | |
Burials by war | |
Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
Jerusalem War Cemetery is one of the smallest Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in Normandy, France. It is located between Bayeux and Tilly-sur-Seulles, close to the commune of Chouain. The cemetery contains 46 known 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
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Gravestones in Jerusalem cemetery
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Grave of Czech soldier
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Grave of 16-year-old Private Banks
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Cross of Sacrifice
See also
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- UK National Inventory of War Memorials
- German War Graves Commission
- List of military cemeteries in Normandy
References
- ^ "Cemetery". www.cwgc.org.
Further reading
- Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1566565553