Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery explained

Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
Body:	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Use Dates:	1944
Established:	1944
Designer:	Philip D. Hepworth
Coordinates:	49.925°N -0.7878°W
Nearest Town:	Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery, Normandy, France
Total:	809
Unknowns:	106
By War:	World War II
Source:	https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2005000/st.-charles-de-percy-war-cemetery/

Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers located 1km (01miles) west of the village of Saint-Charles-de-Percy, some 44km (27miles) south-west of Caen in Normandy. The cemetery contains 703 identified Commonwealth war graves and is the southernmost British cemetery in Normandy.^[1]

History

The 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

• 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

The cemetery is 15km (09miles) north-east of Vire, between Montchamp and La Ferronnière on the D.290A just off the D.56.

See also

• List of military cemeteries in Normandy

Further reading

• Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink.

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery . cwgc.org. 25 February 2019.
2. 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.
3. Reed, Paul (2007). St Charles de Percy War Cemetery: Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot. Retrieved on 25 February 2019.
4. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2062332 Casualty DetailsBarttelot, Sir Walter de Stopham