Reichswald Forest War Cemetery

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Absolutely brilliant Pieter. Many thanks for your help

 

Is there anyone living close to Reichswald Forest War Cemetery or going there soon? If so, it would be great if you could get me a few headstone photograps from there.

 

Pieter - I have planned a bicycle trip to the Reichswald tomorrow (Friday 29th)

 

Not sure whether you got Sjt Alfred Leonard Doughty. Scroll down this post and you will find him and how he died, along with Gunner John Gibson Ross.

Served in the same Battery as my Dad. I'll be paying my respects next year close to the 70th Anniversary of their death

http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/42605-102-laa-light-anti-aircraft-regiment-royal-artillery-336-337-338-batteries/#entry507976

 

Pieter F: the weather was fine today (at last), so off on my bicycle to the Reichswald Cemetery.



1.
A.E. Rees 28.B.18


2.
C.W. Keddy 22.B.14-18
J. Paterson 22.B.14-18
A.H. Amlin 22.B.14-18
H.C. Empey 22.B.14-18
D. Fletcher 22.B.14-18






3.
L.M. Tetley 11.C.2
W.L. Quinn 11.C.3
M.F. Johnson 11.C.4
T. Rooney 11.C.5
B.S. Biden 11.C.6






4.
G.C. Thomson 11.E.4
F.W. Darley 11.E.5
J.W.A. Bennett 11.E.6
A.H.G. Sandon 11.E.7
A.M. Clarke 11.E.8

 

Morning

Researched the below, just wondering if anyone has any of the headstone pictures in their collections.

Rather a few, I'm afraid

William Ewart HAWKINGS Grave 1.F.7.
Raymond William STOCKTON Grave 2.B.4.
Eric DAINTY Grave 6.B.18.
Frank Raymond ELSON Grave 13.E.16
Kenneth GRUNDY Collective Grave 14. C. 4-8
Raymond William PRYCE Grave 25.F.13.
Leslie Frank DICKIN Grave 34.D.5
Arthur NOAKES Grave 44.G.14.
Alfred William FOSTER Grave 46.D.6.
Fred Henry BAYER Grave 46.K.10
Walter TAYLOR Grave 47.A.10
Ronald James REEVES Grave 50.B.5.
Ivor Horace SAUNDERS Grave 50.E.18.
Arthur Benjamin BENNETT Grave 50.G.9.
Percy WESTWOOD Grave 51.H.5
Frederick BARRATT Grave 53.B.10.
William Henry JACKSON Grave 54.C.12.
John Thomas SEDGWICK Grave 56.D.18


Many thanks for looking,

Regards,

Graeme

 

Graeme: are these all Reichswald Cemetery?

 

Pieter, Thank you so much! The pictures are great. Thank you so much as well for your offer to get the picture of Byron Stanley Biden's headstone on your next trip.

Vriendelijke groet,

Pieter

 

Hi, morning

Yes all in the cemetery as below

http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2032057/HAWKINGS,%20WILLIAM%20EWART
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2046191/STOCKTON,%20RAYMOND%20WILLIAM
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2035989/DAINTY,%20ERIC
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2031183/ELSON,%20FRANK%20RAYMOND
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2031830/GRUNDY,%20KENNETH
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2041265/PRYCE,%20RAYMOND%20WILLIAM
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2036168/DICKIN,%20LESLIE%20FRANK
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2040729/NOAKES,%20ARTHUR
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2031412/FOSTER,%20ALFRED%20WILLIAM
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2036816/BAYER,%20FRED%20HENRY
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2046360/TAYLOR,%20WALTER
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2041375/REEVES,%20RONALD%20JAMES
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2041714/SAUNDERS,%20IVOR%20HORACE
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2036880/BENNETT,%20ARTHUR%20BENJAMIN
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2046845/WESTWOOD,%20PERCY
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2036757/BARRATT,%20FREDERICK
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2055788/JACKSON,%20WILLIAM%20HENRY
http://195.99.1.128/find-war-dead/casualty/2041797/SEDGWICK,%20JOHN%20THOMAS


Regards,

Graeme

 

Graeme: Will make the pictures tomorrow and post them over here.

 

Morning

Absolutely brilliant if you can, please.

The men are mostly from the Walsall and district and a few of them are on the West Midlands Police WW2 RoH.

Many thanks, really appreciate it,

Regards,

Graeme

 

Graeme: Took the photos. But I encountered a problem: The grave indication of John Thomas SEDGWICK Grave 56.D.18 is not correct. The headstone under this number carries another name. I've checked with the index at the Cemetery, but it also says that Sedgewick is laid to rest under Grave no. 56.D.18, which is incorrect.







Unfortunately, after I took the above photos what started as a small drizzle quickly turned into a real downpour ...


... which lasted for nearly half an hour.


It finally got dry, whereafter I took the rest of the pictures:

 

Luckily you went there by car yesterday and not by boek like Saturday.. ;-)

 

Boek?

 

Bike ;-)

 

Hi

Absolutely brilliant, cannot thank you enough for your photos.

Will have to contact CWGC about the error.

Am on holiday at moment and cannot download the photos. Can I ask you to keep them just in case I encounter problems later.

Once again, cannot thank you enough for taking the time and trouble to take the photos for me, most generous!!

Graeme

 

Stolpi, I have found that the Sedgwick grave is actually 10 graves to the left at 56. G. 8. It seems that the CWGC have goofed up again when transfering details from paper to digital. I take it the name you saw at grave 18 was Genge? The CWGC have 2 names listed in plot 56 G 18 but they havent got one at 56 G 8, so if Genge is at 18, Sedgwick will be at 8

 

Yes, it was Genge on 18.

Graeme - I will have a look at 56 G 8. I will be in the area again in two weeks.

 

Hi

Managed to find a computer !!.

many thanks once again, if we can confirm I will notify CWGC when I get home.

Once again, I cannot download the pics so would be grateful if you could keep them until I managed to get them.

Thanks again for all you are doing, apprecitae it,

Regards,

Graeme