RNZAF, Caribbean & Czech war grave photos for projects

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  1. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: RAJECKI, VLADIMIR
    Rank: Sergeant
    Service No: 788193
    Date of Death: 18/10/1942
    Age: 22
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. E. 9A.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  2. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: RYBNICEK, KAREL
    Rank: Pilot Officer
    Trade: Nav.
    Service No: 198140
    Date of Death: 05/10/1945
    Age: 26
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. C. 13.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  3. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: SEDLAK, ZDENEK
    Rank: Flight Sergeant
    Trade: Flt. Engr.
    Service No: 787650
    Date of Death: 10/10/1945
    Age: 33
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. D. 13.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  4. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: STOKLASEK, FRANTISEK
    Rank: Flight Sergeant
    Service No: 787216
    Date of Death: 18/10/1942
    Age: 28
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. E. 5.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

    STOKLASEK, FRANTISEK.JPG
     
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  5. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: STUDENT, VACLAV
    Rank: Flight Lieutenant
    Service No: 82640
    Date of Death: 18/10/1942
    Age: 25
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. E. 3A.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  6. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: SVEC, JOSEF
    Rank: Flight Sergeant
    Trade: Pilot
    Service No: 788152
    Date of Death: 18/10/1942
    Age: 36
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. E. 5A.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  7. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: VANKO, ANTONIN
    Rank: Sergeant
    Service No: 788644
    Date of Death: 08/12/1944
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Grave Reference: 20. D. 12.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY

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  8. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: VAVERKA, BOHUMIL
    Rank: Flight Lieutenant
    Trade: W. Op./Air Gnr.
    Service No: 169620
    Date of Death: 05/10/1945
    Age: 30
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Grave Reference: 28. D. 11.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  9. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: VELLA, JAN
    Rank: Flying Officer
    Service No: 159265
    Date of Death: 10/01/1945
    Age: 39
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit: 311 (Czech) Sqdn.
    Awards: D F C
    Grave Reference: 28. A. 3.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Of Czechoslovakia.

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  10. erding

    erding Member

    The story about 5 of these Czech graves at Brookwood - P/O Jaroslav Kudlacek, W/O Antonin Broz, F/Sgt Zdenek Sedlak, P/O Karel Rybnicek, F/O Bohumil Vaverka and also LACW Edita Sedlackova - is here
     
  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    HADEN, FRANCIS SEYMOUR

    Rank:
    Flying Officer
    Trade:
    Pilot
    Service No:
    404867
    Date of Death:
    17/11/1942
    Age:
    28
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal New Zealand Air Force
    Grave Reference
    Grave 1.
    Cemetery
    WESTCOTT (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information:
    Son of Harry Frank Haden and Jane Lydia Haden (nee Blennerhassett); husband of Joan Mary Haden (nee Laffey), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
     

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  12. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    BRIMS, JOHN

    Rank:
    Sergeant
    Trade:
    Nav.
    Service No:
    416629
    Date of Death:
    15/03/1943
    Age:
    23
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal New Zealand Air Force
    Grave Reference
    Grave 7.
    Cemetery
    WESTCOTT (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information:
    Son of William and Lilias Aitken Brims, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
     

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  13. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    LAWSON, JOHN HENRY

    Rank:
    Sergeant
    Trade:
    Pilot
    Service No:
    415434
    Date of Death:
    15/03/1943
    Age:
    20
    Regiment/Service:
    Royal New Zealand Air Force
    Grave Reference
    Grave 8.
    Cemetery
    WESTCOTT (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
    Additional Information:
    Son of Harry and Moya Kathleen Lawson, of Featherston, Wellington, New Zealand
     

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  14. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Sergeant Bothumil Votruba.
    PIM. LET. V ZAL
    Royal Air Force
    D.O.D 6-5-1941
     

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  15. erding

    erding Member

    At Brookwood CWGC, and not included in Ramacal's comprehensive list posts 304 > 349

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  16. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    I did take Josef Ocelka's grave photo, but it's among several hundred RAF I still have to post on the Forum.

    Here it is and the full details from CWGC. Someone had left a coin on the headstone. Is this a Czech custom?

    Name: OCELKA, JOSEF
    Rank: Wing Commander
    Service No: 82566
    Date of Death: 21/07/1942
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Awards: D F C
    Grave Reference: 24. B. 8.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY

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  17. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: PENNICOOKE, BASIL HOWDEN
    Rank: Leading Aircraftman
    Service No: 2225108
    Date of Death: 24/06/1946
    Age: 27
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Grave Reference: 22. E. 3.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Albert Luther Pennicooke and Dinah Agatha Pennicooke, of Saint Andrew, Jamaica.

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  18. erding

    erding Member

    Someone had left a coin on the headstone. Is this a Czech custom?

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    Not a usual Czech custom, but have seen similar in connection with Jewish headstones or Jewish visitors to a headstone.
     
  19. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Name: PUSEY, LIONEL LEROYD
    Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
    Service No: 725178
    Date of Death: 03/08/1947
    Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Grave Reference: 21. E. 7.
    Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
    Additional Information: Son of Mary Pusey; husband of Catherine Melita Pusey, of Deeside, Jamaica.

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  20. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Not a usual Czech custom, but have seen similar in connection with Jewish headstones or Jewish visitors to a headstone.


    I've looked at all the photos of the other Czech Headstones I took at Brookwood and there were none on any others (Not that they get many visitors). I've only seen stones on Jewish Headstones.
     

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