Yes the thread title is correct. 52nd Lowland Division (and others) were fighting in Normandy until evacuated from Cherbourg. Where are their casualties buried? Thinking of 5th KOSB, who I know took casualties when fighting 7th Pz Div. I don't know any names so can't check CWGC site.
I recently purchased a near complete set of bound CWGC registers for the smaller cemeteries in France, and I noticed many lads from this Division buried in Normandy. I will check and post back, but am sure there are some buried in Cherbourg itself.
I think I've been chatting to Croonaert too much. He baffled some WW1 Battlefield visitors around Ypres as he was looking at the 1940 campaign. I feel like looking into the 1940 campaign in what is usually considered the American part of the Normandy beach-head. Paul suggested they were in Cherbourg. He was right as always. CHERBOURG OLD COMMUNAL CEMETERY http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=33975&mode=1 The army casualties buried in the cemetery are mostly men of the 5th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers, which was the covering battalion during the withdrawal, and itself left between noon and 3 p.m. on 18th June.
I think I've been chatting to Croonaert too much. He baffled some WW1 Battlefield visitors around Ypres as he was looking at the 1940 campaign. I feel like looking into the 1940 campaign in what is usually considered the American part of the Normandy beach-head. Baffle people even more Owen - take a look at the American Civil War in (well, "off" to be more accurate) Normandy too! Dave
With Erik H's help we found one Canadian from 1st Cdn Bde group. CWGC :: Casualty Details <TABLE class=datatable cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR id=tr_name><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Name:</TH><TD id=td_name>HUTT, DONALD GEORGE</TD></TR><TR id=tr_initials><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Initials:</TH><TD id=td_initials>D G</TD></TR><TR id=tr_nationality><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Nationality:</TH><TD id=td_nationality>Canadian</TD></TR><TR id=tr_rank><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Rank:</TH><TD id=td_rank>Sergeant</TD></TR><TR id=tr_regiment><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Regiment/Service:</TH><TD id=td_regiment>Royal Canadian Corps of Signals</TD></TR><TR id=tr_unittext><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Unit Text:</TH><TD id=td_unittext>1st Canadian Div. Sigs.</TD></TR><!-- <tr> <td vAlign="top" align="left" width="30%">Force:</td> <td id="td_force"></td> </tr>--><TR id=tr_age><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Age:</TH><TD id=td_age>34</TD></TR><TR id=tr_death><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Date of Death:</TH><TD id=td_death>13/06/1940</TD></TR><TR id=tr_service><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Service No:</TH><TD id=td_service>C/3084</TD></TR><TR id=tr_information><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Additional information:</TH><TD id=td_information>Son of Myron Willett Hutt and Thressa Weagant Hutt, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; husband of Marion Rankin Hutt, of Ottawa.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_type><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Casualty Type:</TH><TD id=td_type>Commonwealth War Dead</TD></TR><TR id=tr_grave><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Grave/Memorial Reference:</TH><TD id=td_grave>Grave 18.</TD></TR><TR id=tr_cemetery><TH vAlign=top align=right width="30%">Cemetery:</TH><TD id=td_cemetery>LESNEVEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
A little bit away from the main thread. I drove past Grandcourt cemetery earlier in the week CWGC :: Cemetery Reports A number of A&SH burials. Presumably troops from 154th Brigade 51st Div. Quite a strange remote place for a small WW2 Cemetery, it looked more like one of the small WW1 plots. I had the impression that BEF casualties were generally buried in local cemeteries or moved to the bigger ones. Can we do anything to persuade the CWGC to allow us to search for units or specific dates on their site ? I fear otherwise that some of these small cemeteries will be forgotten, even though many of us are interested in the specific campaigns.
Cheers for that Rich. There are some 7th Norfolks there too, the 51st Div's Pioneer Bn. Just flicking through Saul David's Churchill's Sacrifice of the Highland Division for some references.
I just received a book today called: Cede Nullis A Personal History of the 1940 Normandy Campaign by Don Clark. He was in the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Clark - Cede Nullis - AbeBooks
