A memorial to Major Jack Watson MC, Legion d'Honneur located in the grounds of Ranville Town Hall opposite the General Gale Memorial.
Major Jack Watson MC, Legion d'Honneur
He epitomised what every
Parachute Regiment soldier aspires to be
General Sir Geoffrey Howlett KBE MC
Colonel Commandant, the Parachute Regiment 1984-90
Utrinque Partatus
Address
Rue Airbornes
Ranville, Calvados
14860
France
Coordinates
49.232034, -0.257401
Parking
A memorial in memory of General Richard Gale, commander of the 6th Airborne Division located in the grounds of Ranville Town Hall
A memorial plaque to the liberation of Ranville which was the first French village to be liberated by the Allies on D-Day.
Ranville Churchyard contains 47 Commonwealth burials including Lieutenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge the first Allied soldier to killed in action on D-Day.
