| St. Manvieu War Cemetery |
| Cheux, Calvados, France |
German Plot
| Cheux is a village 10 kilometres west of Caen. This cemetery is reached
from Caen by taking route D9 westwards. After about 8 kilometres, the road
by-passes St Manvieu village, while Cheux lies 2 kilometres to the left. You
will find St Manvieu War Cemetery on the right hand side.
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944. Those buried in St. Manvieu War Cemetery died for the most part in the fluctuating battles from mid June to the end of July 1944, in the region between Tilly-sur-Seulles and Caen. The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials. Number of Identified Casualties: 2042
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5729399 Private
John Arthur Kellow
4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
15/07/1944, aged 26.
Plot X. H. 11.
"Sadly missed by all your Brothers and Sisters"
Picture courtesy of M. A. and M. Kellow
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