ARNHEM (MOSCOWA) GENERAL CEMETERY
Gelderland
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 52.00508, Longitude: 5.91525
Location Information
The cemetery is situated to the north of Arnhem on the Apeldoornseweg. From the motorway A50 turn off at junction Waterberg and follow direction for Arnhem along the Apeldoornseweg. After the first crossroads the cemetery can be seen on the right, take the second turning right into Waterbergseweg and the entrance to the cemetery and the crematorium are along on the right.
Historical Information
This cemetery lies on top of one of the hills overlooking Arnhem. It covers many acres, is densely timbered, and adjoins the Jewish cemetery. The Commonwealth graves are located in the 1934 plot, along the main east-west path, in the Northern part of the cemetery.
Total Burials: 37.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 30, Canada 3, Poland 3. Total 36.
The cemetery is situated to the north of Arnhem on the Apeldoornseweg. From the motorway A50 turn off at junction Waterberg and follow direction for Arnhem along the Apeldoornseweg. After the first crossroads the cemetery can be seen on the right, take the second turning right into Waterbergseweg and the entrance to the cemetery and the crematorium are along on the right.
Historical Information
This cemetery lies on top of one of the hills overlooking Arnhem. It covers many acres, is densely timbered, and adjoins the Jewish cemetery. The Commonwealth graves are located in the 1934 plot, along the main east-west path, in the Northern part of the cemetery.
Total Burials: 37.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 30, Canada 3, Poland 3. Total 36.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
1388016 Flight Sergeant
Lionel David Anderson
515 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Joseph and Deborah Anderson, of Neasden, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription Mourned By His Devoted Parents And Brother Gerald "We Will Remember Him"
Lionel David Anderson
515 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
27th April 1944, aged 22.
Son of Joseph and Deborah Anderson, of Neasden, Middlesex.
His headstone bears the inscription Mourned By His Devoted Parents And Brother Gerald "We Will Remember Him"
143877 Pilot Officer
Stanley Robert Farley
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943.
Stanley Robert Farley
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943.
142863 Pilot Officer
James Robert Arthur Hodgson
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943, aged 22.
Son of James Samuel and Caroline Maud Hodgson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For his Friends"
James Robert Arthur Hodgson
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943, aged 22.
Son of James Samuel and Caroline Maud Hodgson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For his Friends"
P/782049 Plutonwy
Andrzej Jan Kawinski
316 Squadron, Polish Air Force
6th September 1944, aged 20.
Andrzej Jan Kawinski
316 Squadron, Polish Air Force
6th September 1944, aged 20.
Headstones
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Pictures © Johan Pauwels except for the headstone image of 102525 Overgaauw © Wouter Van Dijken
1376154 Sergeant
David Keenan
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943.
David Keenan
166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
29th March 1943.
102525 Flight Lieutenant
Geert Adrianus Cornelis Overgaauw
207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th August 1944, aged 26.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Overgaauw, of Amsterdam, Holland.
Geert Adrianus Cornelis Overgaauw
207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th August 1944, aged 26.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Overgaauw, of Amsterdam, Holland.
515376 Sergeant
John Rose Proctor
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force
14th April 1940, aged 26.
Son of Alexander Wight Proctor and Jane Henderson Proctor, of Aberdeen.
John Rose Proctor
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force
14th April 1940, aged 26.
Son of Alexander Wight Proctor and Jane Henderson Proctor, of Aberdeen.
626490 Aircraftman 1st Class
James Shuttleworth
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force
14th April 1940, aged 21.
Son of Mrs. H. Crabb, of Ilford, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "As Long As We Live We'll Treasure His Name. Never Forgotten By Loved Ones In England"
James Shuttleworth
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force
14th April 1940, aged 21.
Son of Mrs. H. Crabb, of Ilford, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "As Long As We Live We'll Treasure His Name. Never Forgotten By Loved Ones In England"
R/72715 Flight Sergeant
Frank Campbell Stewart
218 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd February 1943.
Frank Campbell Stewart
218 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd February 1943.
R/133834 Flight Sergeant
Howard William Traver
218 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd February 1943, aged 21.
Son of Walter C. and Bertha J. Traver, of Inwood, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Howard William Traver
218 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd February 1943, aged 21.
Son of Walter C. and Bertha J. Traver, of Inwood, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
P/1357 Kapitan
Ryszard Zwolinski
307 Squadron, Polish Air Force
7th August 1944, aged 34.
Ryszard Zwolinski
307 Squadron, Polish Air Force
7th August 1944, aged 34.
