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BUURMALSEN GENERAL CEMETERY

Gelderland

The Netherlands

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.88735, Longitude: 5.28171

Location Information

The town of Buurmalsen is situated to the west of Tiel off the A15 motorway. From the A15 motorway, which runs between Arnhem and Dordrecht, turn off at Meteren and follow the direction for Buurmalsen along Rijkstraatweg. Follow this road through the town and cross over the river. After the river take the first turning on the left called Lingedijk, in the direction of Tricht. The cemetery is along here on the right.

​The cemetery contains one U. K. Airman from World War Two. 

Burial Details

563934 Sergeant Penry Llewelyn Thomas, 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 10th May 1940, aged 27. 
Son of Brynley Adolphus and Minnie Thomas; husband of Doris Florence Thomas, of Boscombe East. Bournemouth. Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription Beloved Husband Of Doris, Son Of Brin & Minnie Thomas "Unforgettable"

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Buurmalsen General Cemetery
Buurmalsen General Cemetery
Buurmalsen General Cemetery
Buurmalsen General Cemetery

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GELDERMALSEN GENERAL CEMETERY
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Disclaimer


The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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