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British & Commonwealth British & Commonwealth Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:24:17 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:24:17 +0000 Whitebeam Battlefield Research Forum http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/forums/british-commonwealth.72/ Three British Graves (Bundesarchiv Photo) Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:36:58 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/three-british-graves-bundesarchiv-photo.436/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/three-british-graves-bundesarchiv-photo.436/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
On a recent trawl of the German Bundesarchiv, I came across the photo below showing the grave of three British soldiers buried by the Germans in Normandy:

The marker on the right and the one in the centre are quite clear and a quick Google search brought their details home from 'the Fallen Heroes of Normandy' site:

Three British Graves (Bundesarchiv Photo)]]> 1 Australian graves Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:45:39 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/australian-graves.414/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/australian-graves.414/ invalid@example.com (Adams453) Adams453
I have the location of some of the pilots from 453 (RAAF) Squadron (the subject of my book) and will be visiting their graves and the B.11 memorial at Longues-sur-mer where I will plant a flag for them. Not just because I am writing a book about them, not just because I am Australian, but because they fought in Normandy and...

Australian graves]]> 2 Pvt. Oliver J. Babineau F.96250 North Nova Scotia Highlanders Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:03:23 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/pvt-oliver-j-babineau-f-96250-north-nova-scotia-highlanders.258/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/pvt-oliver-j-babineau-f-96250-north-nova-scotia-highlanders.258/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran

This page on the Veterans Affairs...

Pvt. Oliver J. Babineau F.96250 North Nova Scotia Highlanders]]> 2 Cpl Myler M. Litwack C.12010 RCASC Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:21:11 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/cpl-myler-m-litwack-c-12010-rcasc.257/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/cpl-myler-m-litwack-c-12010-rcasc.257/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran

This page from the fallenheroesphotos.org site has additional information on Corporal Litwack.]]> LCpl J. Fisher 14402887 Royal Norfolk Reg. Thu, 04 Jul 2013 16:40:20 +0000 http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/lcpl-j-fisher-14402887-royal-norfolk-reg.124/ http://normandy.whitebeamimages.ie/forum/threads/lcpl-j-fisher-14402887-royal-norfolk-reg.124/ invalid@example.com (Pat Curran) Pat Curran
I came across this footage on the British Pathe site which shows the grave of Lance Corporal J. (Jack Edward) Fisher (14402887) Royal Norfolk Regiment. A Google search on "J. Fisher 14402887" brought me to a photograph of his present day marker on the The War Graves Photographic Project site at...

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