International Monuments, Memorials and Cemeteries > British Normandy Memorial
Many Isle of Wight men lost their lives in the Normandy campaign of 1944-45, serving with many regiments and units.
These pages provide details of these IoW men (and those with IoW connections) known to be commemorated or buried in Normandy. It is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of all the Allied casualties suffered.
The British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer commemorates all the British servicemen and two nurses who died during the campaign from 6 June to 31 August 1944.
The "standing giants" figures were installed for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and are in place until 31 August 2024
We visited the Memorial on 26 July 2024
| Name (Link to War Service Report) | Rank / Rating | Branch | Regiment, Unit or ship | Date of death | Link to CWGC | Image |
Memorial Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer, George | Corporal | British Army | 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 11 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
280 |
| Arnold, Francis David | Private | British Army | 5th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | 11 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
159 |
| Barker, Ernest Rowland | Sub-Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | H.M.L.C.T. 967. | 13 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
50 |
| Barnes, Michael Campbell | Lieutenant | British Army | 144th (8th Bn. The East Lancashire Regt.) Regt. Royal Armoured Corps | 8 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
265 |
| Blow, Norman Sidney | Private | British Army | 7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 10 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
153 |
| Brading, Arthur James | Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) | British Army | 4th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment | 23 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
213 |
| Briant, Edward Frank | Corporal | British Army | 4th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry | 12 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
166 |
| Bridle, Clarence Victor | Private | British Army | 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers | 1 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
122 |
| Carpenter, Albert Henry George | Lance Corporal | British Army | 1st Bn., Hampshire Regiment | 30 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
227 |
| Cawte, John Wilson | Gunner | British Army | 13 (Honourable Artillery Coy.) Regt. Royal Horse Artillery | 26 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
96 |
| Chambers, Thomas Frank | Trooper | British Army | 147th (10th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.) Regt. Royal Armoured Corps | 17 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
183 |
| Chandler, Laurence Stanley | Serjeant | British Army | 69 Field Coy. Royal Engineers | 9 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
31 |
| Channing, Cyril Oscar | Sergeant | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 228 Sqn. | 12 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
49 |
| Cox, Geoffrey Stevenson | Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | H.M.S. Cato | 6 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
136 |
| Danbury, Geoffrey Albert | Sergeant (Navigator) | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 76 Sqn. | 23 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
85 |
| Day, Leonard Alfred James | Rifleman | British Army | 2nd Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps | 11 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
160 |
| Dibbens, Lerick Leon | Petty Officer | Royal Navy | H.M.S. Isis | 20 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
202 |
| Dixon, John Arthur Glanville | Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 106 Sqn. | 28 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
112 |
| Drage, Reginald Thomas | Private | British Army | 12th (10th Bn. The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn. | 7 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
17 |
| Farr, James | Lance Serjeant | British Army | 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards | 22 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
211 |
| Finch, Cyril Allan W | Guardsman | British Army | Scots Guards | 6 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
254 |
| Gates, Leonard Frederick John | Bombardier | British Army | 90 Field Regt. Royal Artillery | 6 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
6 |
| Grimes, Bernard Douglas | Able Seaman | Royal Navy | H.M.S. Pylades | 8 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
141 |
| Hall, William Henry Alfred | Private | British Army | 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 19 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
76 |
| Hayward, Christopher Noel | Private | British Army | 7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 17 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
184 |
| Henley, Brian Nash | Lance Corporal | British Army | 7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 1 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
235 |
| Hern, Stanley Victor | Signalman | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | H.M.L.C.F. 1 | 17 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
302 |
| Kahn, Arthur Harold Evans | Flight Lieutenant | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 172 Sqn. | 15 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
65 |
| Kane, Thomas | Lance Corporal | British Army | 2nd Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles | 7 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
18 |
| McGregor, John Stalker | Private | British Army | 1st Bn. The Tyneside Scottish Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | 29 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
115 |
| Minter, Maurice Donald | Private | British Army | 12th (Airborne) Bn. Devonshire Regiment | 12 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
48 |
| Needham, Christopher Barron Colello | Lieutenant | British Army | 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 20 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
79 |
| Newnham, Eric Roy | Trooper | British Army | "C" Sqn. 24th Lancers Royal Armoured Corps | 10 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
36 |
| Payne, Geoffrey Arthur | Trooper | British Army | H.Q. Sqn. East Riding Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps | 9 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
32 |
| Realey, Leslie Charles | Lance Corporal | British Army | 1st Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 3 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
296 |
| Sandy, William John James | Lieutenant | British Army | 7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 10 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
157 |
| Vardon, Alfred John | Private | British Army | 7th Bn. Hampshire Regiment | 10 Jul 1944 | CWGC record | not photographed | |
| Voss, Harry Osborne Stuart | Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.) | British Army | 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn. Rifle Brigade | 27 Jun 1944 | CWGC record |  |
105 |
| Webster, Harry Everard | Major | British Army | Brecknockshire Bn. South Wales Borderers | 26 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
222 |
| Whittington, Raymond | Lance Bombardier | British Army | 107 (The South Notts. Hussars) Regt. Royal Artillery | 19 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
199 |
| Williams, Kenneth Frank | Gunner | British Army | 71 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery | 2 Jul 1944 | CWGC record |  |
129 |
| Willmott, Bernard Bruce | Wing Commander | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 143 Sqn. | 26 Aug 1944 | CWGC record |  |
325 |