A memorial to the men of the Durham Light Infantry who were murdered by the 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion in the grounds of Chateau D'Audrieu.
THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
4987501 PTE. WILLIAM HENRY BARLOW 6 DLI AGE 21
14617934 PTE. EVAN HAYTON 6 DLI AGE 20
MURDERED BY THE 12TH SS RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION IN THE
GROUNDS OF CHATEAU D'AUDRIEU
8TH JUNE 1944
REMEMBERED BY THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION
"FAITHFUL"
Address
Rue du Moutier
Audrieu, Calvados
14250
France
Coordinates
49.206646, -0.595364
Parking
A memorial to the members of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and supporting arms who were murdered while prisoners of war at Le Chateau D'Audrieu and at Le Haut Du Bosq.
A memorial to those who fell whilst serving The Tyneside Scottish, The Black Watch
The cemetery contains 377 burials, seven of which are unidentified. Most of the burials are from the heavy fighting in June and July 1944 when Commonwealth forces attempted to encircle the south of Caen. Brouay War Cemetery can be accessed via some steps in the eastern corner of the village churchyard.
