In Memory of
Francis Quann
Trooper
F/31695
27th Armd. Regt., Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment,
R.C.A.C.
who died on
Monday, 8th August 1944.
Commemorative Information
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) about 14 kilometres south of Caen and just north of the village of Cintheaux. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the cemetery.
Historical Information:
Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery.
There are now nearly 3,000, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.
