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Topic: Offer to photograph graves Netherlands (Read 6144 times)
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coops741
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Posts: 18
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hi just wondered if your offer of photographs is still open?
here are the details:
Name: ERDBEER, WILLIAM JOHN
Initials: W J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Flt. Engr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 158 Sqdn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 28/05/1943
Service No: 1037117
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 12.
Cemetery: RAALTE GENERAL CEMETERY ZWOLLE
i did try to find when in Holad this year but found out when i got home that he is in a civilian grave yard
so if you could help in anyway i and his brother would be eternally greatful
thank you
Glen and Liz Cooper(nee Erdbeer)
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coops741
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Posts: 18
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Hiya
Thankyou so much, we really appreciate it. 
Any thing else you need to know just let us know
Glen & Liz
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Audean
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Posts: 2
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Hi,
Just wanted to thank you for your offer and see if your anywhere close to the cemetery Grossbeek? If you are, I have a greatuncle I would love to share the story of with you..... and see if you could get a photograph for my family.
Thanks and look forward to hearing from you, either way.
Audean
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WALSH - Longford County, Ireland
HEWITT- Longford County, Ireland
BROWNLEE - Tipperary County, Ireland
RICHARDSON - Tipperary County, Ireland
HICKS - Ireland
GARDINER - Ireland
QUIRN - Ireland
MOFFETT - Ireland
MURPHY - Ireland
TANNER - Ireland
LEACH - Ireland
Most of these family came to Bearbrook, Cumberland Township, Russell County, Ontario, Canada
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Aulus
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 988
The black sheep: Florence Stevenson née Hampson
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Hi,
If the offer is still open, I would be thrilled to see my great uncle's grave, but please only when it's convenient for you - don't go to any trouble:
Name: COLLIS, WILLIAM EDWARD
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant (Obs.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 57 Sqdn.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 20/06/1942
Service No: 930440
Additional information: Son of James William Collis, and of Rosetta Florence Collis. of Ilford Essex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 2.
Cemetery: HELLENDOORN GENERAL CEMETERY
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Lancashire: Stevenson, Wild, Holden, Jepson Worcs/Staffs: Steventon, Smith East London & Suffolk: Guest, Scrutton East London: Palfreman (prev Tyneside), Bissell, Collis, Dearlove, Ettridge Herts: Camac, Collis, Mason, Dorrington, Siggens Marylebone & Sussex: Cole London & Huntingdonshire: Freeman Bowland: Marsden, Noble Shropshire: Guest Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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petey22
RootsChat Senior
Posts: 455
Charles Bocking Rogers and 6 sons.1902 Hendon.
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Hi Peter and all
took the afternoon off and went to Almelo. It took a while to find and the cemetery its massif, but well looked after and peacefull, lots of trees and greenary with many people visiting graves, just as a Cemetry should be . In the end I found the war graves, took photos of each and wrote down what was written on them. Quite an expierience, one of those moments where it makes you stop and think. All those young sons of parents who said goodbye and never saw them again. By one of the graves there was even a photo in a frame resting against the stone. ( Private F J Larrett of the Perth regiment ) The entire crew of a bomber with a elderly Dutch chap on board.
Anyway here are the inscriptions for those interested ;
1. B157645 private F J LARRETT the Perth Regiment 28 april 1945
2. 14417986 signalman E J A ANGIER Royal Signals 10 june 1945 age 20
Loved in life treasured in death a beautiful memory is all we have left.
3. 4547613 S. S J T L C COLLINS R E M E 20-july 1945 age 37
Eternal rest given unto him O lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. RIP.
4. 1305971 private S G STRAITON Pioneer Corps 21 june 1945 age 31
In ever loving memory of my dear husband rest in peace dear, wife and daughter.
5. T/14518263 driver J J GEORGE Royal Army Service Corps 23 june 1945 age 21
In memory’s garden we stroll everyday. Sadly missed by mother father and sister.
6. 2156363 driver J E HARRIS Royal Engineers 30 april 1945 age 25
Blest are the dead who in the lord christ live.
7. 14802766 sapper L COTTON Royal Engineers 30 april 1945 age 19
May the sunshine he missed in life’s journey be gained in the haven of rest
8. 2005749 sapper J S M C WHINNIE Royal Engineers 30 april 1945
I will ransom them from the power of the grave.HOSEA XIII-14
9. 2126702 sapper G E WAREING Royal Engineers 30 april 1945 age 34
Till memories fade and life departs he will live forever in our hearts.
10. 3321994 corporal G PICCINI Pioneer Corps 27 april 1945
He will live forever in our memory, his wife and little daughter.
11. Lieutenant Colonel J F SAUNDERS Royal Artillary 28 july 1945 age 36
12 Flying Officer N F ALFRED pilot Royal Air Force 23 sept 1944 age 23
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember.
13. Flying Officer W S BURNS airbomber Royal Canadian Air Force 23 sept 1944 age 23
Untill the day break and the shadows flee away. A dear son.
14. 1436352 Flight Sergeant E HILL navigator Royal Air Force 23 sept 1944
15. 1204048 Flight Sergeant P M MATHEWS wireless operator/ air gunner Royal Air Force
23 sept 1944
16. Flight Lieutenant D E R STONE pilot Royal Air Force 23 sept 1944 age 21
Nobily they fell. Pro Patria et Justitie.
17. Koningrijk der Nederland J B NETELENBOS 6-1-1944 23-9-1944
18. 1629785 seargent F A SCALES flight engineer Royal Air Force 23 sept 1944 age 20
Always remembered and loved by us all. Mum, dad brothers and sisters.
19. Flying Officer G HOOD Royal Air Force 21 march 1945
Does anyone know of a list of War Graves in the Netherlands. I'm thinking about trying to get to as many as I can and just making photos of them all. I guess it will take some time and I hear that the ones around Arnhem Nijmegen etc where all the big action took place are massif.
Anyway, I took loads of photos and if anyone with links to these fallen wants copies just let me know.
all the best
Pete
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Sudbury Suffolk, Bocking/Braintree Essex, Hendon/Bethnal green Middx.
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johnboy
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Posts: 70
All who wander are not lost
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Does anyone know of a list of War Graves in the Netherlands. I'm thinking about trying to get to as many as I can and just making photos of them all. I guess it will take some time and I hear that the ones around Arnhem Nijmegen etc where all the big action took place are massif.
Anyway, I took loads of photos and if anyone with links to these fallen wants copies just let me know.
all the best
Pete
4 graves at Oploo & I believe a/some Canadian graves in the church as well.
http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2082132&mode=1
Lt Wilson is my uncle.
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukBrompton: Burn, Winn Bedale: Caygill,Auton Greenock: Wilson, Crawford, Gillies, Blue & others |
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tisgrannie
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Posts: 494
Mum myself and Joe, 1949.
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Hi Just browsing the site came across this link. If you go onto CWGC.org and where it has search our records you have a choice of casualties or Cemeteries its a drop down arrow. Type in the cemetery you require and hey presto. Info of men and location.
There is also a <steve [--at--] twgpp.org> if you copy this link and paste it, its the link to the War Graves Photograhic project. This is now linked with CWGC. If you check with Steve the guy who runs it with tons of volunteers they would A, appreciate any volunteers B, may already have the grave photo you require. I am a volunteer for the project.
kind regards
tisgrannie
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Gallagher/Galligan -Heywood, Oldham & Ireland Jackson-Ashton u Lyne & Oldham White- Stockport & Hyde Henry-Newry, Saintfield, & Glasgow Willis, Beattie, Montogomery & Smith - Belfast & Co Antrim Wade & Vernon - Co. Down Procter- Brigg, Lincolnshire & Oldham Conroy - Ireland & Oldham Man Regt & R A 52nd Anti-Tank Regt WW11 Ebrey-Shropshire www.themanchesters.org |
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gereon
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Posts: 388
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Hi,I was browsing and came across your kind offer and thought I would post a request for a photo of the grave of a family member.His name was Duncan Farquar MATHESON son of Farquhar Matheson and Norah McAllum of New Plymouth New Zealand.Flying Officer Matheson,RNZAF 392057,was the captain on board a Halifax II which took off at 2243 hours from Elvington as part of Operation Essen.Shot down by a nighter (Hptm Paul Forster,I/NJG1) crashing at 0147 hours some 2 km east of Zierikzee (Zeeland) on Schouwen.The crew were initially buried at Haamstede and later reinterred at Bergen -op -Zoom.At the time of his death,Matheson had completed 456 flying hours and was on his 4th operation.Date of death,26th July 1943 age 26 years.Cemetery name,Bergen -op - Zoom War Cemetery,Noord - Brabant,Netherlands.Grave No 14 B 7.I hope I have given enough details and that the cemetery is not too far away.To my knowledge no one in the family here in N.Z has seen a photo of the grave,so what a great opportunity and one that I hope is still available.Many thanks.gereon 
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,McAllum,Argyll.McAllum, Newcastle.Donkin,Newcastle.McKechnie,Auckland.Bainbridge,Newcastle.Fenwick,Featherstone,Muschamp,Little,Craster Northumberland.Livingstone,Inverness.
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Bobbydog
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Hi
Just found the website and came across your offer, and was wondering if you or others can help.
We have traced a relative through the War Museum in Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. The details are as follows:- Trooper Robert Hunter 321751, Royal Scots Greys(2nd Dragoons) Royal Armoured Corps.
Died aged 29 on 29/10/1944. He is buried at BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETARY, Ref 19.A.10, Casualty type : Commonwealth War Dead.
We believe he was involved in the liberation of Netherland only days earlier, but have no proof as yet, as our research tell us the Infantry Brigade of the Canadian Armoured Division may have led the assault on the Germans.
Anyway would really appreciate any help you can give us.
Best Regards
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