arnhem oosterbeek war cemetery

ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY
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ARNHEM OOSTERBEEK WAR CEMETERY​

HISTORY INFORMATION
Following the Normandy landings of June 1944, the Allied advance through northern Europe was extraordinarily rapid and on 11 September 1944, the Second Army entered the Netherlands just south of Eindhoven, the first Allied troops to set foot in the country since its fall in May 1940.

Their next aim was to cross the Rhine before the Germans had time to reorganise after their recent setbacks, securing crossings over the rivers and canals that stood in their path at Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem. 'Operation Market Garden' would involve the United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the Commonwealth 1st Airborne Division and the Polish Parachute Brigade.

On 17 September 1944, the 1st Airborne Division began landing west of Arnhem, but German resistance, bad weather and problems with supplies and reinforcements led to heavy losses, and their objectives were not taken. They were forced to form a perimeter at Oosterbeek which they held stubbornly until 25 September, when it was decided to withdraw the remnants of the division across the lower Rhine.

Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings, and many of those killed in later fighting in the area.

There are now 1,684 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery. 243 of the burials are unidentified and two casualties are commemorated by special memorials. There are also 79 Polish, three Dutch and four non-war (including three former Commission employees) graves in the cemetery.

The cemetery was designed by P.D. Hepworth.
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  1. PARAS Ritson, Ernest Vivian

    SURNAME Ritson FORENAME Ernest Vivian UNIT 156 Bn RANK Major NUMBER 41715 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 6.D.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Stockport,Cheshire resided Buckinghamshire son of Ernest and...

  2. PARAS Page, Michael Stuart

    SURNAME Page FORENAME Michael Stuart UNIT 156 Bn RANK Major NUMBER 71844 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 28.B.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Kent resided Glasgow son of Rev. Meaburn Staniland,B.A. and Marjorie...

  3. PARAS des Voeux, Sir William Richard de Bacquencourt,9th Baronet (Dick)

    SURNAME des Voeux FORENAME Sir William Richard de Bacquencourt,9th Baronet (Dick) UNIT 156 Bn (Grenadier Guards,attached) (C.O.) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 52592 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 6.C.10...

  4. PARAS Watling, Stanley Edward

    SURNAME Watling FORENAME Stanley Edward UNIT 156 Bn (A Company) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 301782 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 6.B.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Suffolk resided Hampshire son of Edward and...

  5. PARAS Delacour, Lindsay David

    SURNAME Delacour FORENAME Lindsay David UNIT 156 Bn (A Company) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 179815 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 25.A.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.9.1920 Egypt resided London W son of...

  6. PARAS Barrett, Donald

    SURNAME Barrett FORENAME Donald UNIT 156 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14533974 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 16.B.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Buckinghamshire resided Hertfordshire son of Robert and May Barrett...

  7. PARAS Bird, John Albert

    SURNAME Bird FORENAME John Albert UNIT 156 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 4693441 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 26.A.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Hull,Yorkshire son of John Albert Oxley and Ethel Maud Bird husband...

  8. PARAS Badger, Reginald George

    SURNAME Badger FORENAME Reginald George UNIT 156 Bn RANK Warrant Officer Second Class (CSM) NUMBER 2819722 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 28.B.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Staffordshire son of George and...

  9. PARAS Behan, Daniel

    SURNAME Behan FORENAME Daniel UNIT 11 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 5954421 DATE OF DEATH 13th November 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 18.C.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Irish Republic resided London W died Holland

  10. PARAS Rogerson, James Fraser

    SURNAME Rogerson FORENAME James Fraser UNIT 11 Bn RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 249830 DATE OF DEATH 24th-25th September 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 6.A.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Edinburgh resided Birmingham son of Arthur Marsden and...

  11. PARAS Tollitt, Herbert

    SURNAME Tollitt FORENAME Herbert UNIT 11 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 4123417 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 26.B.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Stockport,Cheshire son of James Henry and Eliza Ann...

  12. PARAS McClune, John

    SURNAME McClune FORENAME John UNIT 11 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 6979069 DATE OF DEATH 24th September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 26.A.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Belfast,Northern Ireland resided Belfast,Northern Ireland former...

  13. PARAS Peele, Richard de Courcy

    SURNAME Peele FORENAME Richard de Courcy UNIT 11 Bn (C Company) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 314180 DATE OF DEATH 22nd September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 23.A.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London W resided London W son of Charles...

  14. PARAS Roberts, Richard

    SURNAME Roberts FORENAME Richard UNIT 11 Bn (Army Physical Training Corps,attached) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 2040611 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 16.C.15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London resided...

  15. PARAS Baker, John Robert

    SURNAME Baker FORENAME John Robert UNIT 11 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 818289 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 32 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 6.A.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born County Durham son of James Henry and Barbara Ann Baker...

  16. PARAS Josland, Arthur John

    SURNAME Josland FORENAME Arthur John UNIT 11 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 6089922 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 1.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London SE resided London SE son of Frank Ernest and Minnie...

  17. PARAS Bentley, Richard

    SURNAME Bentley FORENAME Richard UNIT 11 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 5509701 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 23.A.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire son of Richard and Florence...

  18. PARAS Ashdown, George Wilson

    SURNAME Ashdown FORENAME George Wilson UNIT 11 Bn RANK Warrant Officer Second Class (CSM) NUMBER 5883315 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 19.C.15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.11.1914 London E resided London...

  19. PARAS Thompson, Robert William

    SURNAME Thompson FORENAME Robert William UNIT 11 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 2190500 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 34 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 28.C.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Hampshire resided Surrey son of Herbert Edward and Daisy...

  20. PARAS Bartholomew, Bernard William

    SURNAME Bartholomew FORENAME Bernard William UNIT 11 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 4746018 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 5.A.20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Rotherham,Yorkshire son of Bernard and Doris Elizebeth...
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