Deaths in the 1940s
23,000+ memorials
Michel Colas des Francs
1911–1945 (age 34)
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery
Michel Colas des Francs was a French monk who died during the Second World War.
Henri Rendu
1915–1944 (age 29)
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery
Henri Rendu (1915-1944) was a French individual from Paris's 13th arrondissement who died during World War II.
Jean-Baptiste Houchet
1904–1944 (age 40)
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery
Jean-Baptiste Houchet was a French Catholic military chaplain who died in 1944.
Joseph Roth
1911–1944 (age 33)
Cronenbourg French National Cemetery
Joseph Roth was a gentle presbyter whose compassionate ministry offered solace when it was most needed.
Carl Ludwig Schleich
1899–1944 (age 45)
Ryes War Cemetery
Carl Ludwig Schleich was a German politician who died in 1944.
Jack Lee
1902–1944 (age 42)
Ryes War Cemetery
Jack Lee was a cricketer who brought sportsmanship and quiet resolve to the field and beyond.
Laurence Hubert Verner
1905–1944 (age 39)
Ryes War Cemetery
Laurence Hubert Verner died in 1944 during the Second World War.
Robin Lyle
1910–1944 (age 34)
Ryes War Cemetery
Robin Lyle was a devoted serviceman honored for his dedication to his country and comrades.
Les Milner
1917–1944 (age 27)
Ryes War Cemetery
Les Milner was British military personnel who died in 1944.
Jean-Claude Diamant-Berger
1920–1944 (age 24)
Ranville War Cemetery
Jean-Claude Diamant-Berger was a poet whose words sought beauty and truth even amid the turmoil of war.
Albert Clarke
1916–1944 (age 28)
Ranville War Cemetery
Albert Clarke was a British association football player who died in 1944.
Johnny Johnson
1912–1944 (age 32)
Ranville War Cemetery
Johnny Johnson was a military serviceman remembered for his steady leadership and faithful courage.
Lloyd Chadburn
1919–1944 (age 25)
Ranville War Cemetery
Lloyd Chadburn was a British fighter pilot who died in 1944.
Jerzy Levittoux
1897–1944 (age 47)
Ranville War Cemetery
Jerzy Levittoux was a military officer honored for his brave leadership and steadfast devotion to duty.
Noël Texier
1903–1944 (age 41)
Nécropole nationale du Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer
Noël Texier was a French soldier who died in 1944.
George Jordan
1917–1944 (age 27)
Ranville War Cemetery
George Jordan, an association football player whose promising career was ended by war, is remembered at Ranville War Cem...
Edgar Fitzgerald Heathcoat-Amory
1917–1944 (age 27)
Ranville War Cemetery
Edgar Fitzgerald Heathcoat-Amory was a British serviceman who died in 1944.
Michael Hamish Alistair Stuart-Hamilton
1921–1944 (age 23)
Ranville War Cemetery
Michael Hamish Alistair Stuart-Hamilton is commemorated at Ranville War Cemetery for his devoted service during the war.
Cecil Disney Barlow
d. 1944
Ranville War Cemetery
Colin Leo Bliss
1907–1944 (age 37)
Ranville War Cemetery
Colin Leo Bliss, a military officer, rests in Ranville War Cemetery as a reminder of his service in 1944.
Édouard Gérard (Brigade Piron)
1924–1944 (age 20)
Ranville War Cemetery
Guy Laot
1924–1944 (age 20)
Ranville War Cemetery
Guy Laot, killed in action in 1944, is laid to rest in Ranville War Cemetery.
Henri Delavallée
1862–1943 (age 81)
cimetière de Pont-Aven
Bernhard Frerking
1912–1944 (age 32)
Normandy
Bernhard Frerking, a member of the military personnel who fell in Normandy in 1944, is honoured in the region he helped ...
Léon Daudet
1867–1942 (age 75)
cemetery of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
André Carpentier
1897–1945 (age 48)
Metz-Chambieres National Cemetery
André Carpentier is remembered at Metz-Chambieres National Cemetery for his steadfast service in 1945.
Den Brotheridge
1915–1944 (age 29)
Ranville Churchyard
Francis Arthur Dorrien-Smith
1921–1944 (age 23)
Bayeux Eastern Cemetery
Francis Arthur Dorrien-Smith is commemorated at Bayeux Eastern Cemetery for his service in 1944.
Comte Louis de Rohan-Chabot
1865–1946 (age 81)
Ranville Churchyard
Desmond Kingsford
1914–1944 (age 30)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Desmond Kingsford, the rower who also served his country, is remembered in Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
Keith Douglas
1920–1944 (age 24)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Sir Walter Barttelot, 4th Baronet
1904–1944 (age 40)
Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
Sir Walter Barttelot, 4th Baronet, is remembered at Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery for his leadership and sacrifice...
Hugh Dormer
1919–1944 (age 25)
Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
John Cadwaladr Trevor-Roper
1918–1944 (age 26)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
John Cadwaladr Trevor-Roper is commemorated at Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery for his wartime service.
Archibald Selwyn Pryor
1902–1944 (age 42)
Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
Julian Cory-Wright
1916–1944 (age 28)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Julian Cory-Wright was a young serviceman who died in 1944 and rests at Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
Peter Gaskell
1915–1944 (age 29)
Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
Anthony Revell Eardley-Wilmot
1910–1944 (age 34)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Anthony Revell Eardley-Wilmot served through the war and was laid to rest at Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery in 1944.
Kenneth Geoffrey Swann
1915–1944 (age 29)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Oscar Lambret
1872–1943 (age 71)
Cimetière de l'Est
Oscar Lambret was a dedicated surgeon whose life of service ended in 1943 and who is remembered at Cimetière de l'Est.
Otto Auffärber
1919–1944 (age 25)
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Chouain
Billy Bryan
1912–1944 (age 32)
Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery
Billy Bryan was an association football player who died during the war and is commemorated at Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Ceme...
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
1902–1947 (age 45)
Vault of Governors
Henri Giraud
1879–1949 (age 70)
Vault of Governors
Henri Giraud was a politician whose service spanned wartime and postwar France, and he rests in the Vault of Governors.
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
1856–1942 (age 86)
Vault of Governors
Adolphe Guillaumat
1863–1940 (age 77)
Vault of Governors
Adolphe Guillaumat was a military officer who died in 1940 and is honored in the Vault of Governors.
Albert d'Amade
1856–1941 (age 85)
Vault of Governors
Bernard Anquetil
1916–1941 (age 25)
Colleville-Sur-Mer Churchyard
Bernard Anquetil was a French resistance fighter who died in 1941 and rests at Colleville-Sur-Mer Churchyard.
Paul Prosper Henrys
1862–1943 (age 81)
Vault of Governors
Pierre Alexis Ronarc'h
1865–1940 (age 75)
Vault of Governors
Pierre Alexis Ronarc'h was a military figure who died in 1940 and is honored in the Vault of Governors.