Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy, some 44 km (27 mi) south-west of Caen in Normandy. The cemetery contains 703 identified Commonwealth war graves and is the southernmost British cemetery in Normandy.[1]
| Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
 Graves in the cemetery | |
| Used for those deceased 1944 | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location | 49°55′30″N 0°47′16″W / 49.9250°N 0.7878°W near Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery, Normandy, France |
| Designed by | Philip D. Hepworth |
| Total burials | 809 |
Unknowns | 106 |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: [1] | |
History
editThe majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed in late July and early August 1944. British forces pushed south from Caumont-l'Éventé towards Vire to split the German 7th Army and 5th Panzer Army.
Notable burials
edit- Brigadier Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, 6th Guards Tank Brigade commander, killed in action on 16 August 1944 at Caumont-l'Éventé.[2][3][4]
Location
editThe cemetery is 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Vire, between Montchamp and La Ferronnière on the D.290A just off the D.56.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery". cwgc.org. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (30 January 2011). "Brigadier Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot, 4th Bt.". The Peerage. Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand: Lundy Consulting Ltd. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Reed, Paul (2007). St Charles de Percy War Cemetery: Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
- ^ Casualty Details – Barttelot, Sir Walter de Stopham, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
Further reading
edit- Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1566565553
