khayat beach war cemetery

KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY (ISRAEL AND PALESTINE)
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KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY (ISRAEL AND PALESTINE)​

HISTORY INFORMATION
Haifa was of great strategic importance during the Second World War because of its deep water harbour and airfield. It was also the terminus of the railway line from Egypt and of the Kirkuk-Haifa oil pipeline. Haifa became one of the main supply bases and arms depots serving the Middle East forces and a large naval depot was established at Haifa Bay. The cemetery was prepared in 1941 for the burial of service war dead in northern Palestine (now Israel) but graves were also brought in from Haifa (Sharon) British Civil Cemetery, from Mafrog Cemetery in the former Trans-Jordan and from Dafna Cemetery in Syria. Among the Merchant Navy seamen buried in the cemetery are those who lost their lives when the SS 'Zealand' was torpedoed off the coast of Palestine on 28 June 1942. The cemetery now contains 691 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, and 91 war graves of other nationalities. Among the 95 non-war burials in the cemetery are some of men of the Merchant Navy who died during the war, but whose deaths were not due to war service. However, the majority of the non-war graves are of soldiers who died during disturbances preceding the end of the British Mandate in Palestine in May 1948.
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  1. LRDG Stibbon, Thomas Kitchener

    SURNAME Stibbon FORENAME Thomas Kitchener UNIT RANK Lance Sergeant NUMBER 6406105 DATE OF DEATH 4th February 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel D.E.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 2 Bn Royal Sussex Regiment born 19.1.1915 Swaffham, Norfolk son of John...

  2. 3 CDO BDE Ward, Ronald

    SURNAME Ward FORENAME Ronald UNIT R.M. 40 Commando RANK Marine NUMBER CH/X 118875 DATE OF DEATH 4th April 1948 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel Section F Row E Grave 18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.02.1929, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire cause of death...
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  3. 3 CDO BDE Brough, James Livingstone

    SURNAME Brough FORENAME James Livingstone UNIT R.M. 40 Commando RANK Corporal NUMBER PO/X 4528 DATE OF DEATH 3rd March 1948 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel Section F Row D Grave 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.3.1922 died Palestine

  4. ARMY CDOS Jones, Charles Ernest

    SURNAME Jones FORENAME Charles Ernest UNIT 11 Commando RANK Trooper NUMBER 554075 DATE OF DEATH 3rd June 1941 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel A.A.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Staffordshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps born Wolverhampton...

  5. PARAS 2 O'Donnell, Joseph

    SURNAME O'Donnell FORENAME Joseph UNIT 9 Para RANK Private NUMBER 6977770 DATE OF DEATH 10th March 1947 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.A.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.10.1915 died Palestine

  6. PARAS 2 Knox, Edward Albert

    SURNAME Knox FORENAME Edward Albert UNIT 9 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14060718 DATE OF DEATH 3rd March 1947 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.A.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.6.1927 died Palestine

  7. PARAS 2 Clements, Roy Bernard

    SURNAME Clements FORENAME Roy Bernard UNIT 8 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14116427 DATE OF DEATH 5th April 1947 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.B.19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.5.1924 son of James Henry and Margaret Clements,Kingstanding,Birmingham...

  8. PARAS 2 Elliott, Alexander McKenzie

    SURNAME Elliott FORENAME Alexander McKenzie UNIT 3 Para (Royal Army Medical Corps,attached) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 371816 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1947 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.H.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.11.1921 son of Robert and...

  9. PARAS 2 Swales, Herbert Phillip

    SURNAMESwales FORENAMEHerbert Phillip UNIT3 Para RANKPrivate NUMBER14881222 DATE OF DEATH5th September 1947 AGE21 GRAVESITEKhayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.G.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONborn 7.7.1926 son of Herbert and Miriam Swales,Doncaster,Yorkshire died Palestine

  10. PARAS 2 Hattrell, John Philip Raynsford

    SURNAME Hattrell FORENAME John Philip Raynsford UNIT 3 Para (Suffolk Regiment,attached) RANK Captain NUMBER 109411 DATE OF DEATH 24th March 1947 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.B.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.9.1919 son of John Alexander and...

  11. PARAS 2 Millard, Francis Thomas

    SURNAME Millard FORENAME Francis Thomas UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14939521 DATE OF DEATH 26th October 1947 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.2.1927 died Palestine

  12. PARAS 2 Duncan, Joseph

    SURNAME Duncan FORENAME Joseph UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14875320 DATE OF DEATH 26th October 1947 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel F.A.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.9.1926 died Palestine

  13. PARAS 2 Charnley, Leonard

    SURNAME Charnley FORENAME Leonard UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 3782868 DATE OF DEATH 26th October 1947 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel D.F.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.5.1922 died Palestine

  14. PARAS 2 Woodward, Aubrey Spencer J.

    SURNAME Woodward FORENAME Aubrey Spencer J. UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14038821 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Thomas Harold and Elizabeth Mary Woodward died Palestine

  15. PARAS 2 Wood, Francis Ryce

    SURNAME Wood FORENAME Francis Ryce UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14946274 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of James Arrol and Annie Wood,Grangemouth,Stirlingshire died Palestine

  16. PARAS 2 Stanford, Norman

    SURNAME Stanford FORENAME Norman UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14064365 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 24.6.1927 died Palestine

  17. PARAS 2 Preston, Derek

    SURNAME Preston FORENAME Derek UNIT 2 Para RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 14038544 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 6.5.1927 son of William and Ethel Mary Preston,Bingley,Yorkshire died Palestine

  18. PARAS 2 Odey, Walter David

    SURNAME Odey FORENAME Walter David UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14868632 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 2.11.1926 son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Odey,Great Hockham,Norfolk husband of...

  19. PARAS 2 Milton, Alfred

    SURNAME Milton FORENAME Alfred UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14850973 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 31.12.1925 died Palestine

  20. PARAS 2 Matthews, Robert

    SURNAME Matthews FORENAME Robert UNIT 2 Para RANK Private NUMBER 14878558 DATE OF DEATH 25th October 1947 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Khayat Beach War Cemetery,Israel E.B.17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.8.1926 son of Charles Thomas Sidney and Evelyn Maude...
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