Photos of Headstones and Memorials of RAAF Australians still Required around the World.

UPDATED 12/08/2016

Part 1 here with Part 2 in the next post.

After 9 years I now have 10,856 photos which is nearly 95% of the 11,422 I now require.

If you know someone in any of these countries who could assist, please let me know as I would be most appreciative.

Algeria
BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA Annaba 10 Completed
DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY Algiers 3 Still require 1 from here:
EL ALIA CEMETERY El Alia 9
LA REUNION WAR CEMETERY Bejaia 2
LE PETIT LAC CEMETERY Oran 5 Completed

Australia
ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE) CEMETERY South Australia 1
AUSTRALIAN BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Australian Capitol Territory 1 Completed Spidge
BOWENFELS CEMETERY, LITHGOW New South Wales 1 Completed DaveB
BOWRAL CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed DaveB
BOX HILL GENERAL CEMETERY Victoria 2 Completed by Spidge
BROKEN HILL CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed
CANOWINDRA CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed Wendy Lavender
CASINO GENERAL CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed DaveB
CARR VILLA CREMATORIUM Tasmania 12 Completed DaveB
CHELTENHAM CEMETERY, ADELAIDE South Australia 1 Dave B
CHELTENHAM NEW GENERAL CEMETERY Victoria 1 Incorrect listing by CWGC - Should be Cheltenham Cemetery in South Australia. Completed thanks to Torie
COLEBROOK ST. PATRICKS ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Tasmania 1
CURRIE PUBLIC CEMETERY, KING ISLAND Tasmania 4 Completed thanks to Chris Green (King Island)
DENILIQUIN GENERAL CEMETERY 1 WW1 Completed by Spidge
EASTERN SUBURBS CREMATORIUM, BOTANY New South Wales 1 Office of Australian War Graves
FAWKNER CREMATORIUM Victoria 1 Completed by Spidge
FAWKNER MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY Victoria 1 Completed by Spidge
GEELONG EASTERN CEMETERY Victoria 1 Completed by Ron Mazuras
GNOWANGERUP PUBLIC CEMETERY Western Australia 1 Completed Dave B
GRIFFITH CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed by Spidge
HOBART (CORNELIAN BAY) CREMATORIUM Tasmania 1
HOBART (CORNELIAN BAY) PUBLIC CEMETERY Tasmania 10 Completed DaveB (and Associates)
KALGOORLIE CEMETERY Western Australia 1 Completed Dave B
IPSWICH GENERAL CEMETERY, Queensland 1 Completed DaveB
MOUNT GAMBIER GENERAL CEMETERY South Australia 6 Completed DaveB
NEWCASTLE (SANDGATE) GENERAL CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed Helen Jessia
NORTHERN SUBURBS CREMATORIUM New South Wales 1
PORT VICTOR PUBLIC CEMETERY South Australia 1 Completed
QUEENSLAND CREMATION MEMORIAL, BRISBANE Queensland 1 Completed DaveB
ROCKHAMPTON CEMETERY Queensland 1 Completed Charmaine Ohl
ROOKWOOD NECROPOLIS, SYDNEY New South Wales 1 MEMORIAL PLAQUE BEING PRODUCED (NEVER PLACED)
Completed by OAWG with photo
SPRINGVALE CREMATORIUM, MELBOURNE Victoria 15 Completed by Spidge
SPRINGVALE NECROPOLIS, MELBOURNE Victoria 8 Completed by Spidge
SYDNEY (WAVERLEY) GENERAL CEMETERY New South Wales 1 Completed DaveB
TENTERDEN GENERAL CEMETERY Western Australia 1 Completed DaveB
TOOWOOMBA CEMETERY Queensland 1 Completed DaveB
VICTORIA GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE SPRINGVALE 1 Completed by Spidge
WAGGA WAGGA GENERAL CEMETERY New South Wales 2 Completed DaveB
WONTHAGGI CEMETERY Victoria 1 Completed

Azores
LAJES WAR CEMETERY Terceira-Praia 2 Completed Rui Ferreira

Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY Chittagong 3 Completed
MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY Maynamati 13 Completed

Belgium
WENDUINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY De Haan, West-Vlaanderen 1 Completed

Brazil
NATAL (ALECRIM) CEMETERY Natal 1

Bulgaria
SOFIA WAR CEMETERY Sofia 10 - Completed DaveB

Canada
GANDER WAR CEMETERY Newfoundland/Labrador 2 Completed by Mark Dinan
GOOSE BAY JOINT SERVICES CEMETERY, LABRADOR Newfoundland/Labrador 1
HALIFAX (FORT MASSEY) CEMETERY Nova Scotia 1 Completed by Mark Dinan
HUMBOLDT (MUNICIPAL) CEMETERY Saskatchewan 2 Completed
METIS BEACH (UNITED CHURCH) CEMETERY Quebec 1
MOSSBANK CEMETERY Saskatchewan 2
ST. JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU (ST. JAMES) CEMETERY Quebec 1 Completed by DominicLabbe/Dave Barlow
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY Manitoba 2 Completed
WINNIPEG ASSUMPTION GARDENS Manitoba 1 Completed Dave Barlow
WINNIPEG (ELMWOOD) GARDENS Manitoba 1 Completed Mr Jinks

Cyprus
NICOSIA WAR CEMETERY Nicosia 3 Completed by Peter Bennett

Denmark
COPENHAGEN (BISPEBJERG) CEMETERY Copenhagen 2 Completed Stormbird
FAABORG NEW CEMETERY Faaborg 1 Completed
KAPPEL CHURCHYARD Kappel 1 Completed Mr Jinks
SVENDBORG GENERAL CEMETERY Svendborg 1 Completed Mr Jinks
SVINO CHURCHYARD Svino 3 Completed by Mr Jinks

Djibouti
DJIBOUTI NEW EUROPEAN CEMETERY Djibouti 1

Egypt
ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Alamein 332
ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Alexandria 9 + 2 ww1
ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Alexandria 23 + 2 WW1
CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Cairo 5 + 2 WW1
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY Alamein 55
FAYID WAR CEMETERY Fayid 17
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY Halfaya Sollum 3
HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY Heliopolis 18
ISMAILIA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Ismailia 6 + 2 WW1
KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY 1 WW1
MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY Moascar 13
PORT SAID WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY 2 WW1
SUEZ WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Suez 3 + 1 WW1
TEL EL KEBIR WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Tel El Kebir 4

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Part 2

Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA WAR CEMETERY Addis Ababa 1 Completed Judy Rieck

Gambia
FAJARA WAR CEMETERY Gambia 2

Faroe Islands
MIDVAAG MILITARY CEMETERY Midvaag 1 Completed Temptage

France
ANCERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Meuse 1 Completed Peter Bennett
ASNIERES-SUR-OISE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Val d'Oise 1 Completed
BEAUREPAIRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Oise 1 Completed
BORAN-SUR-OISE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Oise 6 Completed Régis BIAUX
BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Essonne 2 Completed Dave B
CHAMPIGNOL-LEZ-MONDEVILLE CHURCHYARD Aube 1 Completed Peter Bennett
CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY Meurthe-et-Moselle 15 Completed DaveB
CRONENBOURG FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY Bas-Rhin 5 Completed Michel Schreiber
DONNEMAIN-SAINT-MAMES COMMUNAL CEMETERY Eure-et-Loir 1 Completed Peter Bennett
ECORCEI CHURCHYARD Orne 2 Completed DaveB
EPERNON COMMUNAL CEMETERY Eure-et-Loir 1 Completed DaveB
ESSEY-LES-NANCY CHURCHYARD Meurthe-et-Moselle 1 Completed Ben
GRANGES-SUR-VOLOGNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Vosqes 1 Completed Peter Bennett
GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY Morbihan 1 Completed Trickey Dicky
LA FERTE-ST. CYR COMMUNAL CEMETERY Loire-et-Cher 5 Completed Peter Bennett
LAVAL (VALFLEURY) COMMUNAL CEMETERY Mayenne 2 Completed DaveB
LE GUE-DE-LA-CHAINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Orne 1 Completed DaveB
LONGUE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Maine-et-Loire 2 Completed DaveB
LORIENT (KERENTRECH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY Morbihan 4 Completed Trickey Dicky
MARCOLS-LES-EAUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY Ardeche 1 Completed
MARSON-SUR-BARBOURE CHURCHYARD Meuse 1 Completed Peter Bennett
MENIL-HUBERT-SUR-ORNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Orne 1 Completed DaveB
MOULIN-SOUS-TOUVENT COMMUNAL, CEMETERY Oise 1 Completed DaveB
NAUJAC-SUR-MER COMMUNAL CEMETERY Gironde 2 Completed Peter Bennett
PERREUSE CHATEAU FRANCO BRITISH NATIONAL CEMETERY Seine-et-Marne 1 Completed Robert Pike
PLOUGOUMELEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Morbihan 1 Completed Trickey Dicky
PONTGOUIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Eure-et-Loir 1 Completed DaveB
QUIBERON COMMUNAL CEMETERY Morbihan 1 Completed Trickey Dicky
RENNES EASTERN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Ille-et-Vilaine 1 Completed DaveB
ROYAN ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Charente-Maritime 3 Completed Peter Bennett
SCHOENAU CHURCHYARD Bas-Rhin 1 Completed Peter Bennett
SERIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY Loire-et-Cher 1 Completed DaveB
ST. DOULCHARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY Cher 2 Completed DaveB
ST. ERBLON COMMUNAL CEMETERY Il-et-Vilaine 1 Completed DaveB
STE. GEMME-MORONVAL CHURCHYARD Eure-et-Loir 1 Completed DaveB
STE. GEMMES-LE-ROBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY Mayenne 1 Completed DaveB
VANNES (BOISMOREAU) COMMUNAL CEMETERY Morbihan 2 Completed Tricky Dicky

Germany
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Saltau-Niedersachsen 1 Completed

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY Bad Tolz, Bayern 2 Completed

SAGE WAR CEMETERY Oldenburg, Niedersachsen 1 Completed

India
RANCHI WAR CEMETERY Ranchi 11 Completed James Day

Iraq
BASRA WAR CEMETERY Basra 1 + 1 WW1
BASRA MEMORIAL 3 WW1
MOSUL WAR CEMETERY Mosul 2
BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY 5 WW1

Israel
GAZA WAR CEMETERY Gaza 1 + 2 WW1 Completed Andrew Newson and Friend
DEIR EL BELAH WAR CEMETERY 2 WW1
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL 1 WW1 Completed Bob Pike

Italy
ANCONA WAR CEMETERY Ancona 12 Completed
ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY Argenta 6 Completed Coonie
BARI WAR CEMETERY Bari/Carbonara 39
BOLOGNA WAR CEMETERY Bologna 3 Completed Coonie
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY Bologna 1
CASERTA WAR CEMETERY Caserta 3 Completed Frank
FAENZA WAR CEMETERY 4 Completed Coonie
PADUA WAR CEMETERY 1 John Penboss Hunt Completed by Enrico

Lebonese Rep.
BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Beirut 1

Libya
BENGHAZI WAR CEMETERY Benghazi 4
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 22

Malta
MALTA MEMORIAL Floriana 2 Completed

Macedonia
SKOPJE BRITISH CEMETERY 1 WW1 Completed Stephen Coates

Morocco
BEN M'SIK EUROPEAN CEMETERY Casablanca 1 Completed Mr Jinks

New Zealand
HOWICK PUBLIC CEMETERY Manukau City 1 New Zealand All Completed DaveB
MARTON (MOUNT VIEW) CEMETERY Rangitikei District 1 New Zealand All Completed DaveB
NELSON (WAKAPUAKA) CEMETERY Nelson 1 New Zealand All Completed DaveB
OAMARU CEMETERY Waitaki District 1 New Zealand All Completed DaveB
WELLINGTON (KARORI) CEMETERY Wellington 1 New Zealand All Completed DaveB
WELLINGTON (KARORI) CREMATORIUM Wellington 1 All Completed DaveB

Nigeria
KANO TOWNSHIP CHRISTIAN CEMETERY Kano 1
OSHOGBO CEMETERY Oshogbo 3

Pakistan
KARACHI WAR CEMETERY Karachi 3 Australians in the RAF

GARFOOT, ALLAN Flying Officer 40617 20sq RAF 30/09/1940 26 Royal Air Force UK 4. A. 9. KARACHI WAR CEMETERY
NIVEN , CARSWELL HAROLD Flight Lieutenant 117505 8sq 5/08/1944 Unknown RAFVR UK 2. C. 1. KARACHI WAR CEMETERY
WHYTE, FREDERICK WILLIAM Sergeant 338170 27sq RAF 13/01/1940 32 Royal Air Force UK 4. A. 4. KARACHI WAR CEMETERY


Panama
COROZAL AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY Corozal 1 Completed Soilsister

Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY MEMORIAL Port Moresby 2 Listed incorrectly by CWGC Actually on the Sydney Memorial - Completed by Dave Barlow (OAWG)

Sierra Leone
FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY Freetown 2

Spain
BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY Bilbao 1 Completed Mr Jinks
MATARO ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Mataro 5

Syria
DAMASCUS COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY Damascus 1

Tunisia
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY Medjez-El-Bab 1
SFAX WAR CEMETERY Sfax 2

Uganda
TORORO CEMETERY Tororo 2

UK
CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY Cambridgeshire 1 Completed Peter Bennett
LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY (LINCOLNSHIRE) 1 WW1 Completed Peter Bennett

USA
HONOLULU MEMORIAL Honolulu 1 Completed Tony Maltez
(Australian Recipient of the Navy Cross)

Yemen
MAALA CEMETERY Maala 5 Completed

Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO (ATHLONE) CEMETERY Bulawayo 6 Completed by Hemal Kara/Dave Barlow
GWERU CEMETERY Gweru 8
HARARE (PIONEER) CEMETERY Harare 6

 

What one do you want for Cambridge Spidge I may well have it as I photographed every war grave I could find there when I was doing the Aussies for you a couple of years ago

 

Geoff
Unfortunately, my contact in Algeria seems to have dried up!! I have not had any response from him for over a year!!!!

Andy

 

Geoff,

Is this the one you require from Guidel?......taken October 2010

Cross of Sacrifice after some groundwork restoration.

 

Geoff,

Is this the one you require from Guidel?......taken October 2010

Cross of Sacrifice after some groundwork restoration.

Hi Harry,

No! you did send me that one.

This is the one:

SULLIVAN, CHARLES BARRY
Flight Sergeant
408713
199sq
7/02/1943
21
Royal Australian Air Force
Australian
Row 3. Grave 19.
GUIDEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Cheers

Geoff

 

What one do you want for Cambridge Spidge I may well have it as I photographed every war grave I could find there when I was doing the Aussies for you a couple of years ago

Hi Martin,

Forgot all about this one which was being renovated.

Y(Temp) WATSON, JOHN GRYLLS (DFM) Pilot Officer 424485 582sq 28/04/1945 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 15502. CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY


Cheers

Geoff

 

Double Post - Please delete.

 

Hi Spidge - as discussed, I am sending my latest batch of offerings from cemeteries around Australia.

It should be there in a day or three.

Hopefully it will sweep away a few of the more obstinate locations for you.

 

Hi Spidge - as discussed, I am sending my latest batch of offerings from cemeteries around Australia.

It should be there in a day or three.

Hopefully it will sweep away a few of the more obstinate locations for you.

Hi Dave,

Took me a while to put it together - A couple of snooze breaks.

Originally 11,346 in 72 countries.

Now 904 in 40 countries with 91% of the numbers completed. Would be a good trip if I could afford it!

Cheers

Geoff

 

Geoff

Re WENDUINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Contact Pierre at this site, most helpful

wenduine

Regards,

Graeme

 

Geoff,

Who is it you need in Durhbach Germany ??? I might already have him...

Cheers
Tom

 

Geoff,

Who is it you need in Durhbach Germany ??? I might already have him...

Cheers
Tom

Hi Tom,

This was an Australian in the RAF that I came across in research after I had put Durnbach photos to bed.

DILWORTH, JOHN FREDERICK Wing Commander 40044 100sq RAF 25/02/1944 30 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom 5. F. 19. DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY


Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Martin,

Forgot all about this one which was being renovated.

Y(Temp) WATSON, JOHN GRYLLS (DFM) Pilot Officer 424485 582sq 28/04/1945 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 15502. CAMBRIDGE CITY CEMETERY
View attachment 102474

Cheers

Geoff

Hi Spidge off to China next week but if you don't get any other offers I get it for you late April or early May.

 

I took these 2001. This is Foxton village hall. Leicestershire.

 

Thanks Little Friend - Great shots.

Cheers

Geoff

Details of the loss:

RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT
IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS

Source: AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/35/521 Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Page 158,
Volume 1945.
Aircraft Type: Lancaster
Serial number: ND 949
Radio call sign: LE – Z
Unit: 630 Sqn RAF

Summary:

On the night of 8/9th April 1945, Lancaster ND949 took off from RAF East Kirkby, near
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, detailed to bomb a oil refining facility at Lutzkendorf, Germany.
On returning from the mission, ND949 called on the R/T for landing permission at 0242
hours, and was given diversion instructions. He accepted these instructions and did not
appear to be in any form of distress at the time. The aircraft crashed at Foxton near
Market Harborough, Leicestershire UK, and all the crew were killed in the crash.

Crew:

RAAF 412697 FO Richardson, C R M Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt B Gibbons, (a qualified Pilot flying as Flight Engineer)
RAAF 439540 Flt Sgt H E Burton, (Navigator)
RAAF 424640 FO Martin, R (Air Bomber)
RAAF 430653 FO Forrester W (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAAF 435772 Flt Sgt A E Bowman, (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAAF 436918 Flt Sgt F J Howlett, (Rear Gunner)

Four of the crew are buried in the Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, at North Hinksey, UK.
Sgt Gubbons is buried in the Norton (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Letchworth, UK.
FO Martin is buried in the Sunderland (Southwick) Cemetery, UK.
Flt Sgt Howlett is buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery, UK. The Cemetery is known
locally as the Newmarket Road Cemetery.

 

I took these 2009. This is roughly a mile or so from Bottesford (RAAF) airfield.
Not the easiest one to find.

 

Belgium completed from a private source.

A few additions to be added later today.

 

Hi Dave,

Received today - Thank you.

All have now been catalogued on my database and in posts 1 & 2

Thanks to you and your private army!


Cheers

Geoff

 

Geoff,

I have not forgotten about the Winnipeg cemeteries. But, the snow is still on the ground and access is limited only to Polar Bears and Beavers.

It will get done.

Cheers
Randy

PS. Unsuccessful attempt to send you a PM earlier this morning. Either Invision was the issue or your mailbox was full