Operation Market Garden Monuments/Memorials

There is a memorial Plaque at Burford Priory Chapel, in oxfordshire, which is in memory of those that left the Priory, where they were billited on the 17th Sept, but did not return.

the plaque was erected on the 16th Aug 1946, and is mentioned in 'Where Dragons Flew' but i have not been able to trace a photo on the internet

Phil

 

The memorials are to be found within the Church of St Vincent in Caythorpe, within the church are memorials to the Airborne troops who fought at Arnhem in World War 2 in the form of plaques and a window

In memory of the men of the
First Airborne Divisional Signals
who lost their lives at Arnhem.



Window.



This tablet is dedicated to the memory of
the men of the 1st Airborne Divisional Signals
who left this village for Arnhem, Holland
in the September of 1944 and did not return.


September 1994.
This window was dedicated
to the memory of those
Airborne Signallers
who lost their lives since 1941,
by those who followed in the Airborne tradition.
216 Parachute Signal Squadron.

SOURCE : Roll of Honour - Lincolnshire - Caythorpe

 

nice photo's Phil
only the top one text is not correct as some are still missing

 

Manchester (Ringway) Airport



SOURCE : Carl's Cam: Memorial Garden, Manchester International Airport.

 

Thanks Phill for posting these monuments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ron

 

The staggering beauty of the paratroop memorial window at Manchester Airport (From Knutsford Guardian)

 

nice photo's Phil
only the top one text is not correct as some are still missing

Philip, I believe that the Memorial is only to those that were billieted in the village

P

 

What I meant to say Phil, that some are still Missing in Action, and such can have any graves at Oosterbeek

 

Hi Ronald,

I don't know if this site is any good to you?
http://www.abnetwork.org/memorial_pdf/mem5.pdf

If you'd like the pictures of the various Airborne memorials I visited in Lincolnshire just PM me and I'll sort it out.

All the best,

Paul...........

 

DOH!!

Sorry Ronald, forget the PM, just have a look at this thread:

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-cemeteries-war-memorial-research/18382-1st-airborne-memorials-lincolnshire.html#post184068

 

The first memorials are on my site and ofcourse it are those in Oosterbeek except one from wich I don't know the exact location yet.

Coming week we will add photo's and descriptions of them all and a square
box will appear for each location in WIKIMAPIA with the info(now you only
see the pointer at most locations)

Also 2 Google Maps for a general overview. I could have done it all in
Google but WIKIMAPIA has some advantages above Google Maps and now
you can use both the way you want.

After oosterbeek I will proceed with the other places in the Arnhem area
first.

Any comments and critics always welcome

operation market garden memorials


Ron

 

Thanks alot Phil, I have to found out more about the monument and what
happened. Do you have the story behind those men?

Ron

 

Thanks alot Phil, I have to found out more about the monument and what
happened. Do you have the story behind those men?

Ron


I presume these are the bodies of men that were hit or whose boat was sunk and drowned during Operation Berlin and washed ashore along the Rhine possibly close to Wijk bij Duurstede.

Levien.

 

Don't know, that's about 40 kilometers from Oosterbeek. They were found
in the Rhine in 1944 but can't find a date, I suppose they weren't all found
on the same date.

 

Hi ronald,

I have that photo above me and Andy paid a visit to that cemetery, your also find an Amercian one there too..

Your have..

Gordon Wright Para 26.09.44
Harold Godwin Para 25.09.44
John Walters GP 25.09.55
Unknow 25.09.44
Ronald Ditch 25.09.44..

In fact here you go

Cheers
Tom

 

Thanks for the info Tom, interesting. I suppose no one did any research
after them as I can't find anything on the internet.


Ron

 

I presume these are the bodies of men that were hit or whose boat was sunk and drowned during Operation Berlin and washed ashore along the Rhine possibly close to Wijk bij Duurstede.

Levien.

Levien / Ronald / Tom, details below.

DITCH, RONALD RICHARD - Originally enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment. Reported missing during the attempt to cross the Lower Rhine during the Evacuation on the British 1st Airborne Division. S/Sgt Ditch's body was recovered from the River Lek on the 10th March 1945, and buried in Wijk bij Duurstede General Cemetery

WRIGHT, GORDON JOHN GOODWIN - Originally enlisted in the South Staffordshire Regiment. Drowned during the attempt to cross the Lower Rhine during the Evacuation on the British 1st Airborne Division, his Body was recovered from the River Lek on the 7th April 1945, and buried in Wijk bij Duurstede General Cemetery

GODWIN, HAROLD - Drowned during the attempt to cross the Lower Rhine during the Evacuation on the British 1st Airborne Division, his Body was recovered from the River Lek on the 15th November 1944 and buried in Wijk bij Duurstede General Cemetery

WALTERS, JOHN - Drowned during the attempt to cross the Lower Rhone during the Evacuation on the British 1st Airborne Division, his Body was recovered from the River Lek on the 15th November 1944 and buried in Wijk bij Duurstede General Cemetery

All paradata profiles should be updated shortly. There are also a number of casualties buried at Amerongen General Cemetery

 

Thanx Phil.

Levien.