The Commonwealth Graves British Military Cemetery

Introduction

Here is the last resting place of 4,648 soldiers, sailors and airmen from all corners of the world, including 466 German soldiers. The cemetery is set as an English country garden, obeys no opening hours and only a single cemetery register provides burial information. More than enough empathy is felt from the headstones that bear poignant epitaphs from the wives, sons, daughters or parents of the soldier. Visit the grave of Corporal Sidney Bates VC 1st Bn The Royal Norfolk Regiment, just "A true Camberwell boy", and furthermore learn a very surprising and unique hidden fact in this cemetery.

Bisected by the Bayeux ring road from the triumphal arch and the graves lies the largest British World War II cemetery in France. The Latin inscription on the arch reads: "QNOS A GULIELMO VICTI VICTORIS PARTIAM LIBERAVIMUS" - "We returned to liberate the land of our Conquerers".

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Private Transfer from London by Air

Short on timer or prefer to fly?

D-Day Airtours will take you on an insightful one-day tour by air of the landing beaches and other D-Day sites. Pick up from Central London (or other areas by arrangement) in the morning, flying to Carpiquet airport, Caen from Oxford, and return by mid-evening of the same day.

Alternatively, for an even shorter visit, take a flying tour over the area with guided commentary.

Either way your tour is delivered by a professional English guide experienced and knowledgeable in the D-Day landings.

Whether you are from America, Canada or Britain you will be provided with detailed information about your country's role in the landings.

Please feel free to contact us for more detailed information - click to contact us.

If you are looking for a longer, much more in-depth trip by car and on foot, then please see our alternate site offering this at www.d-dayairtours.com.