Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, War cemetery in Reviers, France

The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is a war cemetery in Reviers, France, primarily containing Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in World War II. It features rows of uniform pale headstones on a lawn, with a Cross of Sacrifice and a few stone benches.

The cemetery was created as a permanent resting place for Canadian soldiers who had been temporarily buried in scattered plots near where they fell. Most of those buried here were killed in June and early July 1944, during the Battle of Caen and the D-Day landing at Juno Beach.

The cemetery is a place of remembrance for Canadians, and the land was granted to Canada in perpetuity by France. Visitors can see the Cross of Sacrifice, a common feature in Commonwealth war cemeteries, and the grave of French resistance fighter R. Guenard, marked with 'Mort pour la France'.

The cemetery is about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) east of Reviers, along the D35 road, and can be visited at any time. Visitors should dress respectfully and keep noise low, as it is an active memorial site.

Among the graves are those of nine sets of brothers, and one Canadian soldier's remains were misplaced during the movement from temporary cemeteries, so his headstone stands apart with a special inscription. The cemetery also contains the grave of Reverend Walter Leslie Brown, the only chaplain killed in cold blood during World War II.