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Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery is a British
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cemetery of
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soldiers located in the village of
Tilly-sur-Seulles Tilly-sur-Seulles (, literally ''Tilly on Seulles'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population Events Each year, the international motocross takes place. See also *Communes of the Cal ...
, some south of
Bayeux Bayeux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts ...
in
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. The cemetery contains 990 Commonwealth burials and 232 German graves.


History

The majority of the soldiers interred in the cemetery were killed during the breakout battles (such as
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) fought by the Allies in July and August 1944. Casualties are from the 7th Armoured Division,
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and
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as well as a number of
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officers and servicemen from the
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. Tilly-sur-Seulles was finally liberated on 18 June 1944 and the first interment in the cemetery was on 8 July 1944. A number of casualties previously in field graves were re-interred in the cemetery.


Notable burials

*
Keith Douglas Keith Castellain Douglas (24 January 1920 – 9 June 1944) was a poet and soldier noted for his war poetry during the Second World War and his wry memoir of the Western Desert campaign, '' Alamein to Zem Zem''. He was killed in action during ...
, war poet killed 9 June 1944


Location

The cemetery is south of Bayeux on the road to Villers-Bocage, on the D.13.


See also

*
List of military cemeteries in Normandy The following military cemeteries were established in the French region of Normandy in memory for casualties of the World War II battles there: American * The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, located near the battle site at Omaha Beach ...


References


Further reading

* Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). ''A Traveler’s Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy''. Northampton, Mass.: Interlink.


External links

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