British 6th Airborne - Ranville Cemetery

[@east9915]

Ive recently worked at Stanley Eckert's sisters home in West London and have seen the letter he wrote to his parents . His sisters home is a shrine to the two brothers she lost . She was very young but still remembers them well .. Total respect

[@patgeorge1]

I went there many years ago. Since then I have learned a lot about the men buried there, so thank you for giving me even more information.

[@steverogers6921]

My great uncle rests near where you were walking at the end of your film. Crp Allen Glover, we will be there this week 28.4.22 to see his grave again.

[@PeteGibbo]

My great uncle is buried here, William Patrick Piper. He was killed along with other soldiers when the glider he was travelling in hit some trees at the edge of a wood. Apparently for several decades after the trees still showed the scars of the incident. Myself and some other family members have visited his grave and we also attended a service for him and some paras (I think) that were executed.

[@garethgreen984]

What an excellent and informative film, really good insights into the men who fought on 6 June and after

[@IVAN_ENT]

my grandad was a volunteer from ireland sapper and paratrooper in the 6th airborne francis j sheridan captured the pegasus bridge on d day or as he told me him and his mates dubbed the antrim bridge after all the irish helping ,was shot through his face just near the end of the war but managed to live till the ripe age of 89 living out the last of his years happily in a house here in dublin he renamed Ranville lodge.

[@noah-gs8tl]

my great great great great uncle Lance corporal Thomas chambers is buried in ranville 1st battalion Royal ulster Rifles killed in action on june 13th 1944

[@noah-gs8tl]

thx for the ❤ on the comment

[@anthonyrussell0912]

I was there July 5th. Very sombre