Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery contains 519 burials of which 460 are commonwealth (455 British soldiers, 5 Canadian soldiers and 1 British airman) and 59 are German.
The cemetery is located approximately 1km south-east of Fontenay-le-Pesnel down a narrow track just off the D139. The track is signposted off the D139 opposite the memorial to the 49th West Riding Division.
Address
Just off the D139
Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Calvados
14250
France
Coordinates
49.16135, -0.560388
Parking
There is a parking bay near the cemetery.
A Memorial the 49th (West Riding) Division located near Fontenay-le-Pesnel
The St. Manvieu War cemetery is located about 8km west of Caen on the D9 just past Manvieu village. The cemetery contains the remains of 1,627 Commonwealth soldiers, 49 of them are unidentified. There are also 555 German burials at the cemetery.
Memorial to the officers of the regimental headquarters of the Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry (8th Armoured Brigade)
