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MOOK WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Limburg
• Visiting Information: Wheelchair access to site possible - may be by an alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number: 01628 507200
• Location Information: The village of Mook is in the east of the Netherlands, approx 11kms south east of the city of Nijmegen. From the A73 motorway NIJMEGEN to VENLO take exit 3 (Afrit 3) MALDEN / GROESBEEK / MOOK / HEUMEN / OVERASSELT. Follow signs for N271 MOOK. Continue through the village of MOLENHOEK and in the village of MOOK turn left at the roundabout (CWGC sign for MOOK WAR CEMETERY) onto the GROESBEEKSEWEG. The cemetery is approx 400m on the left. The cemetery address is:- Groesbeekseweg 6585 Mook Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 45 14 E 05 53 10
• Historical Information: The village was entered by parachutists of the 82nd U.S. Airborne Division on 17th September, 1944; fighting continued in and around the village for four or five days until British armoured troops completed its liberation. The men buried in this cemetery died for the most part either during the fighting in the vicinity in September and October 1944, or at the time of the advance into Germany in February 1945; a few were casualties during the intervening period of artillery and patrol activity. There are now 311, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site, of these 15 are unidentified. Also commemorated here are 11 Foreign National casualties.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 307

1. BARRETT, ANTHONY A LANCE CORPORAL 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2665920 16.02.1945
2. BLAKE, GORDON G SERJEANT 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 2617685 05.11.1944
3. 2724382 Arthur BROWN, 3 Irish Guards
4. 2722889 Joseph BURTON, Irish Guards
5. CAPRON, ROBERT EDWARD R E GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2666676 16.02.1945
6. COOPER, HERBERT WHEAT H W GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2659235 16.02.1945
7. 2738563 Patrick Gordon DAVIES, 1 Welsh Guards
8. DOWN, ROY KENNETH R K GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2624811 23.09.1944
9. 14436399 James Augustine DOYLE, 3 Irish Guards
10. 2723100 John William FEARNYOUGH, 2 Irish Guards
11. 293502 John Nicholas FIELDEN, 2 Grenadier Guards: 21/09/199 Grave Reference I. E. 19.
12. GARNER, ROBERT R GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 2623456 14.10.1944
13. 2723676 Harry Edward GREENALL, 2 Irish Guards
14. HACKMAN, BRIAN WILLIAM B W LANCE CORPORAL - Grenadier Guards 2624437 27.09.1944
15. HAIZELDEN, ALAN PAUL A P GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2624817 13.11.1944
16. HASTINGS, JOHN RODERICK J R LANCE SERJEANT 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2615211 28.11.1944
17. 2720527 James Edward HEWITT, 3 Irish Guards
18. HODSON, CEDRIC HERBERT C H LANCE CORPORAL 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2616751 13.11.1944
19. 2739345 Alwyn John HOPKIN, 1 Welsh Guards
20. HOWARTH, FRANCIS F GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 2623224 05.11.1944
21. 2739486 Douglas HUMPHREYS, 1 Welsh Guards
22. LEAR, FRANCIS COOK F C GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 2619705 05.11.1944
23. MARSDEN, DENNIS D LANCE SERJEANT - Scots Guards 2698353 25.10.1944
24. PERRY, JAMES HENRY J H GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2625019 11.12.1944
25. READING, WILLIAM HENRY W H GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2666574 23.03.1945
26. 2724075 James SEPHTON, 3 Irish Guards
27. SHIELLS, JOHN J GUARDSMAN - Scots Guards 2701084 21.11.1944
28. SLATER, HAROLD H GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2622967 17.11.1944
29. 2738948 Dudley John SOPER, 1 Welsh Guards
30. STOKES, LEWIS L WARRANT OFFICER CLASS I (R.S.M.) 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2607827 05.12.1944
31. SYMONS, TERENCE RICHARD T R LIEUTENANT 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 314068 20.02.1945
32. TAYLOR, RONALD GEOFFREY R G GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 7955216 13.10.1944
33. WASS, JAMES J GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2666652 16.02.1945
34. WEEKS, JOHN OLIVER J O GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2666839 16.02.1945
35. WHEELER, LESLIE WALTER L W LANCE CORPORAL 4TH BN. Grenadier Guards 2619055 05.11.1944

 

NOORDWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Zuid-Holland
• Visiting Information: Cemetery opening hours are: 1st April to 1st October daily 0730 to 1830hrs Sunday and Holiday’s 1000 to 1600hrs 1st October to 1st April 0730 to 1630hrs Sunday and Holiday’s 1000 to 1600hrs
• Location Information: Cemetery Address: Oude Zeeweg 32 2202 Noordwijk GPS Location: N 52° 14’ 015” E 04° 26’ 000” Noordwijk is situated to the north of Den Haag on the coast. From the A44 motorway take exit (afrit) 8 LEIDEN /NOORDWIJK / KATWIJK / TRANSFERIUM and follow the N206 direction NOORDWIJK. From the N206 take the exit NOORDWIJK and follow the signs for NOORWIJK AAN ZEE, continue along the BEEKLAAN and turn right at signpost for ALGEMENE BEGRAAFPLAATS The Commonwealth War Graves plots are in the centre of the cemetery and also on the higher level on the left side.
• Historical Information: The Commonwealth plot in Noordwijk General Cemetery contains 81 burials of the First World War, including 54 unidentified naval ratings. Of the 52 Second World War burials, 19 are unidentified. The plot also contains 2 Polish Airmen's graves, 1 is unidentified.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 61

1. 2613670 Leo Sydney WEBSTER, 1 Grenadier Guards: 01/06/1940 - 29/07/1940 Grave Reference Plot 1. Joint grave 7.

 

OLDENZAAL PROTESTANT CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Overijssel
• Location Information: Oldenzaal is a small town situated 11 kilometres north of Enschede on the main road to north-west Germany and Scandinavia. The cemetery is about 800 metres south-west of the town on Hengelosestraat, adjacent to the Roman Catholic Cemetery from which it is separated by a tall hedge. The Commonwealth war graves are against the eastern boundary hedge.
• Historical Information: Oldenzaal Protestant Cemetery contains 13 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, all of members of the land forces who died in the latter stages of the war in the Netherlands.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 13

1. 2739029 Donald CLARKE, 2 Welsh Guards
2. 2703085 Guardsman Herbert CULLING 2nd Bn. Scots Guards 06.04.1945
3. 2734786 Douglas Thomas DAVIES, 2 Welsh Guards
4. 2624945 Guardsman William HAYLER 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards 03.04.1945
5. 2702474 Guardsman James MCLELLAND Scots Guards 09.04.1945

 

OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Noord-Brabant
• Visiting Information: Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via the main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200.
• Location Information: The town of Overloon lies in the south of the Netherlands approx 40kms to the south of Nijmegen. From the A73 Nijmegen to Venlo motorway take exit 7 (Afrit 7) VIERLINGSBEEK / OVERLOON and follow the direction OVERLOON. Continue for approx 2kms along the VIERLINGSBEEKSEWEG and on entering the village of Overloon turn left (CWGC sign). The cemetery can be found after approx 100m on the left. The cemetery address is:- Vierlingsbeekseweg 5825 Overloon Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 34 26 E 05 57 27
• Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. There was severe fighting in the vicinity of Overloon in October-November 1944, when the Germans were being cleared out of the region south and west of the Maas in preparation for the final attack on the Rhineland. Most of the burials in Overloon War Cemetery are of men who died during these months. The cemetery contains 280 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, and one Dutch war grave.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 275

1. CHURCHLOW, ALFRED THOMAS A T GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2661428 14.10.1944
2. DALTON, JOHN WILKINSON J W GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2661008 14.10.1944
3. GILBERT, ERIC E GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2660191 14.10.1944
4. 2658964 Bernard David HILLMAN, 4 Coldstream Guards: 14/10/1944 Grave Reference II. A. 14.
5. KENDRICK, WILLIAM DESMOND W D GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2659138 12.10.1944
6. LONGUEVILLE, REGINALD FRANCIS R F LIEUTENANT - Coldstream Guards 229117 12.10.1944
7. LUCAS, THOMAS WILLIAM T W SERJEANT 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2660946 12.10.1944
8. RAVEN, SIDNEY GEORGE S G SERJEANT 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2655911 12.10.1944
9. SHAW, HAROLD H GUARDSMAN ATTD. H.Q. 6TH GUARDS TANK BDE. Coldstream Guards 2661267 12.10.1944
10. SHEEN, FRANK F LANCE CORPORAL 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2656414 14.10.1944
11. 2665937 Guardsman Robert Edward SILMAN, 4 Bn Coldstream Guards: KIA 14/10/1944 IV. C. 3.
12. WRIGHT, GORDON JOHN G J GUARDSMAN 4TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2666077 14.10.1944

 

's GRAVENZANDE GENERAL CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Zuid-Holland
• Location Information: 's Gravenzande is situated to the south-west of Den Haag on the coast. From the Rotterdam ring E25 follow the signs for The Hook of Holland, and then follow the E30 through Monster to 's Gravenzande. Follow the main road through the town, called Naaldwijkseweg, and the cemetery is along here near the windmill and next to the church.
• Historical Information: 's Gravenzande General Cemetery contains 112 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 97 of them are unidentified, and many of them sailors and marines killed on 22 September 1914 with the loss of the vessels "Cressy", "Hogue" and "Aboukir". 59 of these burials were brought into the cemetery from seven other burial grounds on the coast of south Holland and the islands near Rotterdam. There are also three burials of the Second World War, one of which is unidentified.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 17

1. 2718967 Lance-Corporal George STEWART, 2 Irish Guards: 14/05/1940 Grave Reference: Coll. grave.

 

SITTARD GENERAL CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Limburg
• Location Information: Sittard lies on the main road from Maastricht to Roermond, 19 kilometres north east of Maastricht and 29 kilometres south west of Roermond. The cemetery is located in the eastern part of the town in Vrangendael. From the President Kennedysingel turn into Keulsebaan, then take the second turning on the right into Vrangendael. The cemetery is along here on the left. The entrance is set well back from the road. From the cemetery main entrance, take the four steps on the very left hand side and follow the path straight on. The Commonwealth war graves will be found on the left of this path.
• Historical Information: There are now 20, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, one is unidentified.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 19

1. EVERIN, SAMPSON S LANCE SERJEANT 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2620788 03.12.1944
2. FORESTER, ROBERT R GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Coldstream Guards 2665039 29.11.1944
3. QUIRK, STANLEY JOHN S J GUARDSMAN 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 14499977 30.11.1944

 

SITTARD WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Limburg
• Location Information: The town of Sittard is in the south east corner of the Netherlands close to the German border, and approx 25kms north east of Maastricht. From the A2 motorway Eindhoven to Maastricht take exit 48 (afrit 48) URMOND / GELEEN / STEIN. Follow the direction N294 SITTARD for approx 4kms. Turn right onto N276 direction SITTARD-ZUID and continue for approx 1km. Turn right SITTARD ZUID / GELEEN and follow the signs for SITTARD ZUID. Turn left onto RIJKSWEG ZUID and continue for approx 1km, passing under the railway bridge. Turn right (CWGC sign) onto GEUWEG and after 50m turn right (CWGC sign) onto KROMSTRAAT. The cemetery can be found after approx 400m on the right The cemetery address is:- Kromstraat 6133 Sittard Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 50 59 21 E 05 51 16
• Historical Information: The burials in the cemetery, apart from a few dating from November 1944, are almost all from the months of January and February 1945. The men buried here belong mostly to the Scottish regiments of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, engaged in the battle in this vicinity from 18th to 24th January 1945, which had as its object the clearing of a salient west of the River Roer which was still held by the Germans. There are now over 230 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 233

1. 2734194 Edward Victor ADDIS, 1 Welsh Guards
2. 2739033 Kenneth Jack EDWARDS, 1 Welsh Guards
3. 2723878 Maurice GROGAN, 3 Irish Guards
4. LADDS, DENNIS FREDERICK D F LANCE CORPORAL 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2612986 13.11.1944
5. 2721847 Thomas MATTHEWS, 3 Irish Guards
6. 307921 (2723829) Robin Romney O’KELLY, 1 Irish Guards & 3 Irish Guards
7. 2698672Guardsman Alfred Douglas RANDALL, Scots Guards: 29/11/1944
8. 14690376 Anthony ROUEN, 3 Irish Guards
9. 2722365 Albert Edward WHATMOUGH, 3 Irish Guards

 

ST. OEDENRODE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Noord-Brabant
• Location Information: St. Oedenrode is a village 16 kilometres north of Eindhoven and about 7.5 kilometres east of the main road from Eindhoven to s'Hertogenbosch. This cemetery is in the precincts of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces the market square. The graves are in a prominent position, surrounding a high mound on the eastern side of the Cemetery.
• Historical Information: St. Oedenrode was occupied by the Germans until the arrival of the 101st American Airborne Division on September 17th, 1944, followed two days later by units of the British Army. Together British and Americans established a corridor through the commune for the passage of troops, and in this fighting there were casualties among both soldiers and civilians. A temporary hospital was set up in the Roman Catholic girls' school at Oedenrode, and the British soldiers who died there were buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 22

1. 2660968 Guardsman John Edward MILLICHIP 4th Bn. Coldstream Guards 25.10.1944

 

UDEN WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Noord-Brabant
• Location Information: The town of Uden lies in the south east of the Netherlands, approx 33kms to the north east of Eindhoven. From the A50 Eindhoven to Nijmegen motorway take exit 14 (Afrit 14) ZEELAND / UDEN and follow the signs for UDEN. Continue for approx 500m and turn right (CWGC sign) onto BITSWIJK, continue for approx 1km during which the road name changes to MONSEIGNEUR BOSSTRAAT. Turn left (CWGC Signposted) onto PIUSPLEIN and then turn right (CWGC sign) after approx 100m onto BURGEMEESTER BUSKENSSTRAAT. The cemetery can be found approx 100m on the right. The cemetery address is:- Burgermeester Buskensstraat 5401 Uden Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 39 49 E 05 36 45
• Historical Information: Uden was occupied by the Germans until its liberation in September 1944. In the earlier years of the war Commonwealth and Allied servicemen were buried in the garden of the parish priest which adjoined the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Later it became necessary to provide another burial ground for them and in 1943 the municipality acquired the Roman Catholic Cemetery, unused since about 1918, for this purpose. After the war more than 100 graves from the garden of the parish priest, and also a number of isolated graves from various parts of the commune, were moved into this cemetery. Uden War Cemetery now contains 701 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War (two of them unidentified) and two Polish war graves.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 699

1. ARCHER, ASHTON A GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Coldstream Guards 2756249 23.09.1944
2. BADDER, ERNEST LESLIE E L LANCE SERJEANT 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2564654 03.11.1944
3. BOWERS, ERNEST JOHN E J GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 14681726 23.09.1944
4. BURTON, ROBERT HENRY R H GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2617587 23.09.1944
5. BURTON, WILFRED W GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 14686885 23.09.1944
6. CARPENTER, THOMAS JAMES T J GUARDSMAN 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 2663707 23.09.1944
7. FRENCH, GORDON PHILIP G P GUARDSMAN 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 14680864 03.11.1944
8. 3976634 Wynne GRIFFITHS, 1 Welsh Guards
9. HEFFERNAN, PATRICK JOHN P J SERJEANT 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2615345 22.09.1944
10. KING, FRED F LANCE CORPORAL 1ST BN. Grenadier Guards 2619926 06.11.1944
11. LIVERSIDGE, RICHARD ARTHUR R A GUARDSMAN 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2622343 25.09.1944
12. LONG, WALTER FRANCIS DAVID W F D MAJOR 5TH BN. Coldstream Guards 50864 23.09.1944
13. 165075 Hugh William Jardine Ethelston PEEL, MiD, 2 Welsh Guards
14. RAWSON, DOUGLAS ARTHUR D A GUARDSMAN 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2623360 25.09.1944
15. ROBINSON, HENRY H GUARDSMAN 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2623139 25.09.1944
16. WAREHAM, ALBERT MICHAEL A M GUARDSMAN 2ND BN. Grenadier Guards 2622118 25.09.1944

 

VALKENSWAARD WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Noord-Brabant
• Location Information: The town of Valkenswaard lies in the south of the Netherlands, approx 10kms south of Eindhoven and close to the Belgian border. From the A2 Eindhoven to Maastricht motorway take exit 33 (Afrit 33) N69 VALKENSWAARD and follow the direction VALKENSWAARD. Continue for approx 11kms, passing through the town of Valkenswaard and following signs for N69 HASSELT. The cemetery can be found on the right hand side and is signposted. The cemetery address is:- Luikerweg 5554 Valkenswaard Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 18 43 E 05 25 31
• Historical Information: Valkenswaard was the first village to be liberated on the main line of the British advance into Holland in September 1944. The cemetery, which lies in a pinewood, contains over 220 graves, almost all of them are those of men who fell in the fighting in the woods around Valkenswaard during that month. All the men buried here belonged to the forces of the United Kingdom.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 216

1. 2723046 Walter ACKERS, 2 Irish Guards
2. 2723677 Michael DEE, 3 Irish Guards
3. 2703025 Michael Joseph DELANEY, 3 Irish Guards
4. 2723581 James JOHNSON, 2 Irish Guards
5. 2718372 Norman MALLON, 1 Irish Guards & 3 Irish Guards
6. 7020985 William Gill MOORE, 2 Irish Guards
7. 2717391 William John PARKES, 2 Irish Guards
8. 2718987 George Edward WALKER, 3 Irish Guards
9. 2724057 Thomas Crowe WATSON, 3 Irish Guards
10. 2718606 John WATTERS, 3 Irish Guards

 

VENRAY WAR CEMETERY

• Country: Netherlands
• Locality: Limburg
• Visiting Information: Wheelchair access to this cemetery possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200.
• Location Information: The town of Venray lies in the south of the Netherlands approx 40kms to the east of Eindhoven. From the A73 Nijmegen to Venlo motorway take exit 9 (Afrit 9) N270 VENRAY / HELMOND and follow the signs for HELMOND. Continue for approx 3kms to a roundabout and turn right (CWGC sign) onto the LANGSTRAAT. Continue for approx 800m and turn left (CWGC sign) onto the WESTSINGEL. Continue for approx 1km and turn left (CWGC sign) onto the HOENDERSTRAAT. The cemetery can be found after approx 700m on the right. The cemetery address is:- Hoenderstraat 5801 Venray Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 31 45 E 05 57 20
• Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The town of Venray was liberated by Allied troops in the middle of October 1944, and the burials in the cemetery date from October 1944 to March 1945. Venray War Cemetery contains 692 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 30 of them unidentified, and one Polish burial.
• No. of Identified Casualties: 663

1. 2655379 Guardsman Benjamin Bernard DENNIS 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards 11.11.1944
2. 186900 Captain Peter Leonard FANNING 5th Bn. Coldstream Guards 04.11.1944
3. 2659786 Guardsman Reginald Herbert GAMBLE 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards 19.11.1944
4. 2700988 Guardsman Alexander Ness Sellars GRIEVE Scots Guards20.11.1944
5. 2693243 Guardsman John IRVINE 3rd Bn. Scots Guards 26.11.1944
6. 267571 Lieutenant William Somerville MARSHALL 3rd Bn. Scots Guards 26.11.1944
7. 2723758 Guardsman P J McGEE, 2 Irish Guards: 09/05/1945. Grave Reference VII. D. 13.
8. 2734697 Lance Serjeant Alfred MILLWARD, 1 Welsh Guards: 09/11/1944 Grave Reference III. B. 10.
9. 2735354 Guardsman Maynard Thomas POWELL, 1 Welsh Guards: 08/11/1944 Grave Reference: III. B. 11.
10. 2666360 Guardsman Harry TURNER 4th Bn. Coldstream Guards 29.03.1945
11. 300849 Lieutenant Jonathan WILSON 3rd Bn. Scots Guards 20.11.1944