Last 39 RAAF Photos required in Europe. ITALY (BARI)

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Italy

(39) Bari War Cemetery - Still outstanding.

Bulgaria

(10) Sofia War Cemetery Completed - Thanks to Dave Barlow.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Geoff

Bari seems to be hard to get as I have 15 Recce there also

Cheers
Paul

 

I just picked up all of the WW2 photos from Sofia Cemetery.


Sofia War Cemetery contains the graves of Commonwealth servicemen who died as prisoners of war or with the occupying forces following the Bulgarian capitulation in September 1918. The original cemetery contained 62 war burials, most of which were brought in from Dubnitza Cemetery, Radomir Cemetery and Military Cemetery, and Sofia Town Cemetery. Further graves were brought in from Varna Protestant Cemetery in 1955 and from Ruschuk British and Jewish Cemeteries in 1960.

The Second World War burials are mainly those of airmen who died in raids over Bulgaria towards the end of the war. There is also a special memorial to Major W F Thompson, Royal Artillery, a popular war hero in Bulgaria, who died in June 1944 while helping Bulgarian partisans. His grave, at Letakovo, could not be marked or permanently maintained.

Sofia War Cemetery now contains 160 First World War burials and 28 from the Second World War. There are also 12 non war civilian and service graves.



I am adding them to Dropbox if anyone wants them. Full list of names here: http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49373-sofia-war-cemetery-bulgaria/?hl=bulgaria

 

Fantastic job Dave - Thank you.

Cheers

Geoff

 

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Italy

(39) Bari War Cemetery - Still outstanding.

My two daughters and their partners will be in Italy/Spain/Greece etc in July however their itinerary takes them nowhere near Bari so still outstanding.

Cheers

Geoff

 

http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/61115-my-upcoming-trip-to-europe/?hl=bari

Fingers crossed I can get down there.

 

Hi Dave

If you get to Bari and you have the time I have a few Recce requests

BARI WAR CEMETERY

1st Airlanding Sqdn Reconnaissance Corps

Lieutenant ROBERT WILLIAM JAKEMAN II. A. 25.
Trooper DONALD FREDERICK POWELL II. A. 40.
Lance Corporal THOMAS JAMES QUINCE II. A. 30.
Trooper PETER SUTHERLAND REID II. A. 33
Corporal WILFRED GEORGE SLOPER II. A. 29.
Trooper HENRY JAMES WOOD II. A. 31.

1st Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Lance Corporal FRANCIS LAWRIE X. E. 27
Lance Corporal TOM ROBERTS A. 23

5th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Trooper STANLEY ARTHUR BALDWIN II. B. 27.
Trooper ARTHUR HENRY RANDALL II. B. 28

56th Regt Reconnaissance Corps

Serjeant EDWARD JAMES BLACK II. B. 3
Lieutenant RODERICK CHARLES COURT VII. C. 38
Trooper PHILIP SMITHSON VI. B. 17

GHQ

Major General GEORGE FREDERICK HOPKINSON O B E, M C X. B. 33.
Corporal RICHARD CHARLES (DICK) ROSE XIV. A. 28.

Cheers
Paul

 

Cheers Paul - I will try my best