Jakarta CWGC Cemetery

Discussion in 'War Grave Photographs' started by Assam, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    I have now down loaded the pics onto my new PC however the sorted files they were contained in have dissapeared. I have received requests from Spidge & recce for pictures ,so as I go through them I will post on this thread.my personal favorite is also included for reasons that are obvious.

    i will have a good go through them later & extract whats missing

    Regards

    simon
     

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  2. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Hi Simon,

    Thank you very much for these quality photos. I have worked my way halfway through the 1946/47 RAAF deaths to add to my initial 39/45 database so it was great to see a photo of one of those deaths that I failed to ask for.

    Look forward to the remaining photos.

    Cheers

    Geoff
     
  3. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    Hi Simon, Thanks for the photo, I too also look forward to the remaining photos.

    Cheers
    Paul
     
  4. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Hi paul,

    3 more found for you

    Regards

    simon
     
  5. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    Simon thats great, thank you very much. Just need [FONT=&quot]Trooper HARRY BARROW to finish cemetery.

    Cheers
    Paul
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  6. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Hi Simon,

    Just a little late to add these 1946/47 deaths which I have now added to my spreadsheet. Hopefully you may also have these among your collection.

    BIRCHALL , FREDERICK GEORGE Squadron Leader 252031 RAAF Headquarters Melbourne 17/04/1946 47 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 4. D. 5. JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY

    McDONALD , HECTOR MURDOCH Flight Lieutenant 120571 RAAF Headquarters (NW Area) Darwin 17/04/1946 43 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 4. F. 2. JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY

    Cheers

    Geoff
     
  7. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Paul,

    the last of the Recce's is up
     
  8. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    posted in error
     
  9. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Spidge,

    your up
     
  10. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    Simon thank you very much

    Cheers
    Paul
     
  11. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    could i ask the MODS to rebadge this thread as a "Sticky"

    regards

    simon
     
  12. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Andy

    As requested & I must say very niceeeeeeeeeeee

    I assume that he received at least 1 of these awards for interwar Sevice, do you have his group?


    DSO* MC

    regards

    simon
     

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  13. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Andy,

    and more
     

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  14. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Simon
    Thank you very much for those-much appreciated

    Andy
     
  15. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Andy,

    Here is 2 more,

    I will get to Berryman soon. regarding the Netherlands field of Honour, although it is literary over the wall & through the fence, I did not snap there, if you are saying that there are commonwealth graves in it then maybe i will hust have to go back (miss the bintang). Most of what i saw there was unmarked graves. With no disrespect to the dutch, the "Field of honour" pails by comparison with just wood crosses painted white & hand stencilled if they new who was buried there. Hardly any info on the interred.
     

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  16. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Spidge,

    your up

    Thanks Simon,

    Do you have the others? No problem if you don't, just checking;)

    BROWN, JAMES SYDNEY Sergeant 36814 42sq 6/02/1945

    RYAN, DAVID PATRICK Sergeant 78439 42sq 6/02/1945

    VETTER, JOHN IRWIN Flight Sergeant 16954 42sq 6/02/1945

    Source:
    AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/6/742 Commonwealth War Graves records
    Aircraft Type: Catalina
    Serial number: A24-90
    Radio call sign:
    Unit: ATTD 42 SQN RAF
    Summary:
    Catalina A24-90 took off at 1635 hours local time on 14th October 1944 from Darwin on
    a Serenade mission to Lovely. A24-93 (Sqn Ldr Grant) took off on a similar mission at
    1615 hours. A24-90 failed to return to base after the mission. A24-93 at 0008 L on 15th
    October 1944 after completing the mission, proceeded to clear the area prior to returning
    to base. At 0026 hours whilst travelling on a southerly course approx 5 miles from shore,
    a burst of Bofors fire was observed and after approx 15/20 seconds an object appeared to
    strike the water and burst into flames and clouds of dense black smoke covered the area.
    A24-93 turned back to ascertain the cause of the fire but due to the ack-ack defences
    considered it unwise to get too close. From approx 3 to 4 miles distance it was not
    possible to ascertain the nature of the object on the water. A24-93 then proceeded on a
    course to base. Sqn Ldr Grant then instructed the WOP to endeavour to contact A24-90
    by R/T. This was done without success. The above two aircraft were the only aircraft on
    the mission, and the time over the target was briefed as 20 minutes apart.
    Crew:
    RAAF 16322 Flt Lt Williams, C A Captain (Pilot)
    RAAF 408776 WO G A McMullin, (2nd Pilot)
    RAAF 401487 FO Bodie, R L L (Navigator Bomb Aimer)
    RAAF 411674 WO C S Billington, (Wireless Air Gunner)
    RAAF 427357 FO Sloman, M G (Wireless Air Gunner)
    RAAF 16954 Flt Sgt J I Vetter, (Flight Mechanic)
    RAAF 9346 Flt Sgt G J Ernst, (Flight Mechanic)
    RAAF 36814 Sgt J S Brown, (Fitter 11A)
    RAAF 78439 Sgt D P Ryan, (Arm Air Gunner)
    It was later established that the aircraft was shot down on 14th October 1944, and crashed
    into the bay at Macassar. Six of the crew were killed and Flt Sgt Vetter, Sgt Brown and
    Sgt Ryan became POW’s.
    The three POW’s were later executed by the Japanese on 6th February 1945, and they are
    buried in the Jakarta (Ancol) Netherlands Field of Honour, Indonesia. The cemetery is
    adjacent to the Ancol recreation centre, through visitors to the cemetery must pass.
    WO Billington is buried in the Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia. Ambon Island lies
    close to the south west coast of Ceram in the Molucca Group of islands. The War
    Cemetery (known as the Australian Cemetery) is on the opposite side of the airport.
    The remaining five members of the crew have no known grave. Their names are
    commemorated on the Ambon Memorial. The Memorial which is in the form of a shelter
    stands on the first terrace within the Ambon War Cemetery.
     
  17. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Andy,

    Here is 2 more,

    I will get to Berryman soon. regarding the Netherlands field of Honour, although it is literary over the wall & through the fence, I did not snap there, if you are saying that there are commonwealth graves in it then maybe i will hust have to go back (miss the bintang). Most of what i saw there was unmarked graves. With no disrespect to the dutch, the "Field of honour" pails by comparison with just wood crosses painted white & hand stencilled if they new who was buried there. Hardly any info on the interred.


    Thanks for those-
    With regards to the Field of Honour, I do not think there are any individual headstones(although I stand to be corrected once you have visited!:D)
    but merely mass graves
    CWGC linky here
    CWGC :: Cemetery Details

    Regards

    Andy
     
  18. Assam

    Assam Senior Member

    Andy

    There maybe 30-40 white crosses from memory,I visited CWGC Jakarta to attend the Remembrance Day service there about 4 years ago. It was held outside although there is a church in the precinct. The cross was made (from memory) out of original railway sleepers used on the Thai - Burma Railway.


    Spidge,

    As mentioned before, I have ALL graves photographed. I will endevour to get to them within the week. The RAF folio is by far the largest covering a couple of hundred. Since I uploaded the file, I lost the details as I had previously gone through each pic & named it up, so I physically now have to go through each and every one of them. so it will get to you as practicable.

    The only Graves I do not have are those that are buried in the other cemetary in Jakarta, there are not many of them & will will get to them + Ambon as soon as I can get time off.

    As you well know, the Japs treated aircrew as war criminals, I am surprised that the aircrew is split )in terms of burial sites. Usually they were all summarily executed & we all know what happened on Ambon.

    Regards

    Simon
     
  19. spidge

    spidge RAAF RESEARCHER

    Andy

    There maybe 30-40 white crosses from memory,I visited CWGC Jakarta to attend the Remembrance Day service there about 4 years ago. It was held outside although there is a church in the precinct. The cross was made (from memory) out of original railway sleepers used on the Thai - Burma Railway.


    Spidge,

    As mentioned before, I have ALL graves photographed. I will endevour to get to them within the week. The RAF folio is by far the largest covering a couple of hundred. Since I uploaded the file, I lost the details as I had previously gone through each pic & named it up, so I physically now have to go through each and every one of them. so it will get to you as practicable.

    The only Graves I do not have are those that are buried in the other cemetary in Jakarta, there are not many of them & will will get to them + Ambon as soon as I can get time off.

    As you well know, the Japs treated aircrew as war criminals, I am surprised that the aircrew is split )in terms of burial sites. Usually they were all summarily executed & we all know what happened on Ambon.

    Regards

    Simon

    Thanks Simon - I can take them all off my want list.

    Cheers

    Geoff
     
  20. Shiv

    Shiv Junior Member

    Andy,

    Here is 2 more,

    I will get to Berryman soon. regarding the Netherlands field of Honour, although it is literary over the wall & through the fence, I did not snap there, if you are saying that there are commonwealth graves in it then maybe i will hust have to go back (miss the bintang). Most of what i saw there was unmarked graves. With no disrespect to the dutch, the "Field of honour" pails by comparison with just wood crosses painted white & hand stencilled if they new who was buried there. Hardly any info on the interred.
    Just joined and fanatstic to find this photo of my uncle Jack's grave.
    thank you
    Shiv
     

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