Oosterbeek and Reichswald Forest CWGC cemeteries photo offer.

Jonathan
Could I trouble you for one chap please who we/I missed on our visit a couple of years ago.

55.G.3 Grissam/David Rfmn 14449287 Royal Ulster Rifles 4/4/1945

Interested to see if he has the word Airborne on his headstone as he was part of 1 RUR who were part of 6 Airlanding Brigaide.

A word of advice too, if I may, the cemetery is very big and can take a while to walk from one side to the other, so plan your plot visits accordingly!!

Hope you have a good trip

Regards
Andy

No mention of the Airborne, Andy.

 

Hi

many thanks for the generous offer.

Unfortunately I have loads BUT any chance for just three please,


Rheinberg War Cemetery in Grave 12.L.7 James Alexander Millan BRYCE

Rheinberg War Cemetery in Grave 9. B. 16 Arthur PERRING

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Grave 10.D.9. John RAWCLIFFE


many thanks,



Graeme

Didn't visit Rheinberg, Graeme but here is your man at the Reichswald.

 

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Good work Jonathan, hope you will also put some pictures in here of the Battlefield Tour you made.

Yes I will mate starting tomorrow.

 

Hi Jonathan,

Cheers, many thanks for the pic, really appreciated,

Regards,

Graeme

 

Jonathan
Many thanks for the picture of my 'chap. Might have to do a bit of digging now!

Regards
Andy

 

Andy

Isn't that against the law !!

 

Jonathan,

Thanks very much for posting the photographs of the 3 headstones from the Reichswald War Cemetery you kindly obtained for me. It is much appreciated. I trust you found it a rewarding trip.

This was the obituary that was written for Pte. J.E. Mackin in 1945:

From: 'The Whitehaven News', April 1945

"FOUGHT FANATICAL GERMANS

Serving with the Somerset Light Infantry on the Continent, Pte. John Mackin (29), elder son of Mr and the late Mrs J. Mackin, Windermere Road, Whitehaven, has been killed in action. It was only last July that Mr Mackin received word that his other son Andrew had been killed in Normandy. Before joining the Forces in 1940, John served his apprenticeship with Mr. I. Skinner, painter and decorator, Whitehaven.

Major K.J. Whitehead, M.C. has written to the bereaved father stating that Pte. Mackin was killed by a mortar bomb at the close of a hard day's fighting against fanatical S.S. and paratroopers on the Rhine. He expressed regret at the loss of a splendid and popular soldier, also adding that the Whitehaven soldier was buried in the bridgehead cemetery".