Beny-sur-mer Canadian War Cemetery

At the end of 1944, two permanent cemeteries were established in Normandy for the burial of Canadian soldiers: one here in Reviers/Bény-sur-Mer and the other in Cintheaux: Bretteville-sur-Laize, south of Caen.The cemetery contains 2,049 graves, the majority of which are those of Canadians, along with 15 airmen of various nationalities, three British soldiers and one French soldier. The central path leads to the Stone of Remembrance, then to a place of contemplation, the Cross of Sacrifice and finally to the gardener’s shelter.