HISTORY INFORMATION
The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The town of Venray was liberated by Allied troops in the middle of October 1944, and the burials in the cemetery date from October 1944 to March 1945. Venray War Cemetery contains 692 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 30 of them unidentified, and one Polish burial.
SURNAME
Seymour
FORENAME
William
UNIT
12 Bn
RANK
Private
NUMBER
14233450
DATE OF DEATH
24th January 1945
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands IV.F.9
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born Newcastle-on-Tyne
son of Leonard John and Annie Seymour, 123 Corbridge Street...
SURNAMEPitchford FORENAMEFrank UNIT8 Bn RANKPrivate NUMBER14430398 DATE OF DEATH12th February 1945 AGE25 GRAVESITEVenray War Cemetery,Netherlands V.C.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONborn Shropshire
resided Shropshire
husband of Mary Pitchford,Dundee
died Holland
SURNAME
Petrow
FORENAME
Maurice Michael
UNIT
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.
RANK
Private
NUMBER
H/1089
DATE OF DEATH
2nd February 1945
AGE
21
GRAVESITE
Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands IV.F.12
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.04.1923, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba...
SURNAME
Money
FORENAME
Douglas Anthony William
UNIT
45 Commando
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
PO/X 116678
DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1945
AGE
22
GRAVESITE
Venray War Cemetery,Netherlands 1.D.11
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
son of Albert William and Florence Lily Money,Botley,Oxford
died...
SURNAME
Harland
FORENAME
Alexander Francis McDonald
UNIT
46 Commando
RANK
Marine
NUMBER
PO/X 4321
DATE OF DEATH
20th February 1945
AGE
25
GRAVESITE
Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands VI.D.13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.01.1921 Steyning, Sussex, UK
son of Edward William...
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