A memorial to the Canadians who liberated Basly on the 6th June 1944.
BASLY
EN HOMMAGE
ET RECONNAISSANCE AUX
LIBERATEURS CANADIENS
LE 6 JUIN 1944
RECOLLECTION
AND GRATITUDE TO THE
CANADIAN LIBERATORS
THE 6 JUNE 1944.
BASLY LE 8 JUIN 1991
Address
Route de Courseulles
Basly, Calvados
14610
France
Coordinates
49.278996, -0.423865
Parking
Basly Churchyard is 7km North West of Caen on the D79 between Caen and Courseulles. The churchyard contains 1 Commonwealth burial which belongs to Alfred James Barnes of Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Memorial to Captain Michel Gauvin of Le Régiment de la Chaudière, commemorating his role in the D-Day landings and the liberation of Colomby-Anguerny.
Plaque marking the temporary burial place of five soldiers from the Régiment de la Chaudière who were killed in Colomby-Anguerny on D-Day.
