hotton war cemetery

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY
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HOTTON WAR CEMETERY​

HISTORY INFORMATION
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany. The village of Hotton was the western limit of the great German counter offensive in the Ardennes in January 1945. A great many of the burials in Hotton War Cemetery date from that time, although there are also some from May 1940. The cemetery contains 666 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 21 of them unidentified.
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  1. PARAS Beach, Lawrence Frederick

    SURNAME Beach FORENAME Lawrence Frederick UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14636189 DATE OF DEATH 5th January 1945 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium XII.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Hull, Yorkshire son of Arthur and Edith Mary Beach, Hull, Yorkshire KIA Belgium

  2. PARAS Bellis, Jesse

    SURNAME Bellis FORENAME Jesse UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3654514 DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery,Belgium X.A.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Warrington,Lancashire resided Warrington,Lancashire son of Jesse and Frances...

  3. PARAS Aspinall, Joseph

    SURNAME Aspinall FORENAME Joseph UNIT 13 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14632790 DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1945 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium VI.D.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool resided Liverpool KIA Belgium

  4. PARAS Lagergren, Alfred

    SURNAME Lagergren FORENAME Alfred UNIT 13 Bn RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 273624 DATE OF DEATH 3rd January 1945 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery,Belgium VI.D.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Fife son of Alfred and Mary Lagergren,Methil,Fife husband of Catherine...

  5. PARAS Fletcher, William Robert

    SURNAME Fletcher FORENAME William Robert UNIT 12 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 4540127 DATE OF DEATH 6th January 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium VII.D.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Liverpool son of William and Mary Fletcher husband of Joan T. (nee Booth)...

  6. PARAS Baker, Eric Cecil

    SURNAME Baker FORENAME Eric Cecil UNIT 7 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 4129551 DATE OF DEATH 6th January 1945 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium VII.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Shropshire resided Plymouth, Devon son of Cecil Edwin and Jane Baker, Pudleston...

  7. PARAS Beardsley, John Edward

    SURNAME Beardsley FORENAME John Edward UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14588632 DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1945 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery,Belgium VII.B.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 19.03.1925, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK son of Arthur and Annie Beardsley...

  8. PARAS Bastin, William James

    SURNAME Bastin FORENAME William James UNIT 7 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 6852528 DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium V.B.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London E resided Middlesex husband of Charlotte Bastin, Newcastle-on-Tyne KIA Belgium

  9. PARAS Bachelor, Arthur Charles

    SURNAME Bachelor FORENAME Arthur Charles UNIT HQ 3 Parachute Brigade (Parachute Regiment,attached) RANK Private NUMBER 11052926 DATE OF DEATH 13th January 1945 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery,Belgium IV.D.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Birmingham son of Charles...

  10. CANADIAN PARA Kelly, William Robert

    SURNAME Kelly FORENAME William Robert UNIT RANK Sergeant NUMBER H/195155 DATE OF DEATH 6th January 1945 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg, Belgium XII.A.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.06.1918, Calgary, Alberta, Canada father James Kelly (????-1934) mother...
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