British War Graves, Bayeaux. 8th January 2012

So many; so young.  A very sobering visit.  The War Graves Commission has to be congratulated for keeping this cemetery to beautifully.  

The names of all those buried in this cemetery, who lost their lives in 1944, are recorded on the walls of this memorial.

Names are also recorded within the book, behind  the protective glass.

As far as the eye could see - young men lost in their prime.

The Unknown Soldier's grave.

Let's hope this will always be the case?

Robert Cappa's memorial.

Robert Cappa, co-founder of Magnum photo library, was the famous war photographer who recorded the 'D Day' Landings in Normandy.  He didn't die in these landings - and although he "had had enough of wars" at the end of the '39-'45 conflict, he was persuaded by Life magazine to cover the Indochina war in 1954 for them.  That was where his luck finally ran out when he stepped on a land-mine.  He died, still clutching his Leica camera.