John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: War graves

At the centre of the Cemetery lies a multi-confessional chapel. Behind its altar, there is a Latin cross and a star of David, as well as symbols meant to represent all other religions. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville sur Mer, Normandy.

…that will never grow. Mostly young American men, in their teens or early twenties. Sons and husbands; butchers, bakers, candlestick makers; students, lawyers, teachers, mechanics, farmers, musicians, artists; also two sons of President Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Quentin Roosevelt) are among the 9,388 people buried here. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville sur Mer, Normandy.

The Normandy Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville sur Mer, Normandy, honours American troops who died in Europe during World War II.It covers 174.2 acres and is the last resting place for 9,388 people.

The pebbles placed on top of this memorial stone and the candle indicate that this grave is still visited.

Memorial stone for an unidentified German soldier killed in Normandy, probably in 1944. Someone has left an 'In remembrance' token. When I saw this it reminded me of this Babylonian text from 3 or 4 thousand years ago: "You, ghost belonging to nobody, who have nobody to bury you or speak your name, whose name nobody knows ... before Shamash, Gilgamesh, the Annunaki and the ghosts of my family you hereby receive a present, you are honoured with a gift." [Myths from Mesopotamia, Stephanie Dalley, Oxford Worlds Classics]

Scene at the Ranville War Cemetery in Normandy.

War Grave Cemetery, St Helier.