Banneville-la-Campagne British war cemetery

Banneville-la-Campagne British war cemetery is a British Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located between Caen and Troarn, Normandy. The cemetery contains 2,178 graves of which 140 are unidentified.

History
During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, Operation Goodwood and the liberation of Caen were undertaken in July 1944. During August, the Falaise Gap was closed. The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery date from these attacks. Of the 2,175 soldiers in this cemetery there are 2,150 Britons, 11 Canadians, 5 Australians, 2 New Zealanders, 5 Poles and 2 unidentified soldiers.

Notable graves

 * Reginald John Whistler - British artist, designer and illustrator.

Location
The cemetery is located close to Sannerville, in the Calvados department of Normandy, on the Route de Caen (D.675). It is located 3.25 kilometres west of Troarn.