BAS-OHA COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Liège
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.52341 Longitude: 5.18428
Location Information
The village of Bas-Oha is located north-west of the town of Huy off the motorway E42. From the motorway E42/A15 which runs between Liege and Mons turn off at junction 8 and travel direction Wanze along chaussee de Wavre. Take the second turning right towards Couthuin along rue d'Envoz, at the crossroads in the village turn left onto rue Basses Trixhes towards Bas-Oha. The cemetery is on the right just after entering the village. The graves are located through the entrance and at the far left hand side.
Historical 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.
Bas-Oha Communal Cemetery contains the graves of seven airmen of the Second World War. The collective grave is marked by a private memorial, which was erected by a local association.
Burial Details
1520775 Flight Sergeant Philip Harold Clucas, Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944.
419033 Flight Sergeant George Donald Currey, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 25. Son of George Donald and Mary Harriet Currey, of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
422517 Flying Officer Douglas Leslie Haynes, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 22. Son of George Douglas Haynes and Hilda Eveleyn Haynes, of Carrington, New South Wales, Australia.
1802332 Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Remsbery, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Joseph Charles and Annie Louisa Remsbery, of Wood Green, Middlesex.
430943 Flight Sergeant John Lourdes Shortal, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Edward and Mary Margaret Shortal, of Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Ingham Tennant, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 37. Son of Harry and Margaret Tennant; husband of Eleanor Tennant, of Halifax, Yorkshire.
437909 Flight Sergeant William Ivon Warrington, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of William Walter and Alice Emily Warrington, of Payneham, South Australia.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
The village of Bas-Oha is located north-west of the town of Huy off the motorway E42. From the motorway E42/A15 which runs between Liege and Mons turn off at junction 8 and travel direction Wanze along chaussee de Wavre. Take the second turning right towards Couthuin along rue d'Envoz, at the crossroads in the village turn left onto rue Basses Trixhes towards Bas-Oha. The cemetery is on the right just after entering the village. The graves are located through the entrance and at the far left hand side.
Historical 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.
Bas-Oha Communal Cemetery contains the graves of seven airmen of the Second World War. The collective grave is marked by a private memorial, which was erected by a local association.
Burial Details
1520775 Flight Sergeant Philip Harold Clucas, Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944.
419033 Flight Sergeant George Donald Currey, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 25. Son of George Donald and Mary Harriet Currey, of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
422517 Flying Officer Douglas Leslie Haynes, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 22. Son of George Douglas Haynes and Hilda Eveleyn Haynes, of Carrington, New South Wales, Australia.
1802332 Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Remsbery, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Joseph Charles and Annie Louisa Remsbery, of Wood Green, Middlesex.
430943 Flight Sergeant John Lourdes Shortal, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Edward and Mary Margaret Shortal, of Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Ingham Tennant, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 37. Son of Harry and Margaret Tennant; husband of Eleanor Tennant, of Halifax, Yorkshire.
437909 Flight Sergeant William Ivon Warrington, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of William Walter and Alice Emily Warrington, of Payneham, South Australia.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
430943 Flight Sergeant
John Lourdes Shortal
Royal Australian Air Force
13th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of Edward and Mary Margaret Shortal, of Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
John Lourdes Shortal
Royal Australian Air Force
13th August 1944, aged 20.
Son of Edward and Mary Margaret Shortal, of Armadale, Victoria, Australia.
Other Burial Details
1520775 Flight Sergeant Philip Harold Clucas, Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944.
419033 Flight Sergeant George Donald Currey, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 25. Son of George Donald and Mary Harriet Currey, of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
422517 Flying Officer Douglas Leslie Haynes, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 22. Son of George Douglas Haynes and Hilda Eveleyn Haynes, of Carrington, New South Wales, Australia.
1802332 Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Remsbery, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Joseph Charles and Annie Louisa Remsbery, of Wood Green, Middlesex.
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Ingham Tennant, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 37. Son of Harry and Margaret Tennant; husband of Eleanor Tennant, of Halifax, Yorkshire.
437909 Flight Sergeant William Ivon Warrington, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of William Walter and Alice Emily Warrington, of Payneham, South Australia.
1520775 Flight Sergeant Philip Harold Clucas, Air Bomber in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944.
419033 Flight Sergeant George Donald Currey, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 25. Son of George Donald and Mary Harriet Currey, of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
422517 Flying Officer Douglas Leslie Haynes, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 22. Son of George Douglas Haynes and Hilda Eveleyn Haynes, of Carrington, New South Wales, Australia.
1802332 Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Remsbery, Navigator in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of Joseph Charles and Annie Louisa Remsbery, of Wood Green, Middlesex.
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Ingham Tennant, Flight Engineer in 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 13th August 1944, aged 37. Son of Harry and Margaret Tennant; husband of Eleanor Tennant, of Halifax, Yorkshire.
437909 Flight Sergeant William Ivon Warrington, Royal Australian Air Force, 13th August 1944, aged 20. Son of William Walter and Alice Emily Warrington, of Payneham, South Australia.
