Ranville Churchyard contains 47 Commonwealth burials, one of which is unidentified and an identified German grave.
The Commonwealth graves include Lieutenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge of the 2nd Battalion, Oxf & Bucks Light Infantry who was the first Allied soldier killed in action on D-Day during the Coup de Main attack on Pegasus bridge. Lieutenant Brotheridge was shot in the neck by a German machine gun while storming across the bridge .
The church its self has a stained glass window commemorating the 6th Airborne Division.
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A memorial to Major Jack Watson MC, Legion d'Honneur located in the grounds of Ranville Town Hall.
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A memorial in memory of General Richard Gale, commander of the 6th Airborne Division located in the grounds of Ranville Town Hall
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A memorial plaque to the liberation of Ranville which was the first French village to be liberated by the Allies on D-Day.
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