Ranville War Cemetery

Ranville War Cemetery is the final resting place of at least 33 men with connections to Northern Ireland who died during fighting in the Battle of Normandy.

John McCoo

Rifleman | 6985059

Rifleman John McCoo of Gilford, Co. Down died on 13th June 1944 while serving in the Battle of Normandy with 1st (Airborne) Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Nathaniel Morton Magill

Rifleman | 14416538

Rifleman Nathaniel Morton Magill died at Longueval, Normandy on 11th June 1944 when a Platoon from 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles came under sniper fire.

Patrick James Mullins

Rifleman | 7019652

Rifleman Patrick James Mullins of Lisburn, Co. Antrim died on 8th June 1944, only 2 days after landing in Normandy with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Robert Hoey

Private | 7012466

Private Robert Hoey was the company cook with C Company, 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles when he died in a mortar attack in Normandy on 9th July 1944.

Samuel Glass

Rifleman | 7020032

Rifleman Samuel Glass of Belfast died on 7th June 1944, shot by a sniper after landing in Normandy with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles the previous day.

William Ashwood McBurney

Rifleman | 7046106

Rifleman William Ashwood McBurney of Banbridge, Co. Down died at Le Mesnil in Normandy on 9th July 1944 while serving in 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

William John Cunningham

Warrant Officer Class I | 7011364

Warrant Officer Class I William John Cunningham died on 17th June 1944 while serving in Normandy with 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps.

William Lynas Elliott

Private | 14418285

Private William Lynas Elliott of Belfast served in 12th Battalion Parachute Regiment at his time of death on 12th June 1944 during an attack on Breville.