HOTTON WAR CEMETERY
Luxembourg
Belgium
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 50.26251 Longitude: 5.44717
Picture © Jean-Michel Dominique
Location Information
Hotton is located south of Liège on the N86. On reaching Hotton follow the N86 towards Menil along the Rue de la Liberation. The Cemetery is along that road on the right.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
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.
The village of Hotton was the western limit of the great German counter offensive in the Ardennes in January 1945. A great many of the burials in Hotton War Cemetery date from that time, although there are also some from May 1940.
Hotton War cemetery contains 666 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 21 of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 670.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 508, Canada 88, Australia 41, New Zealand 11, Poland 1. Total 649.
Unidentified Casualties: 21.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
Hotton is located south of Liège on the N86. On reaching Hotton follow the N86 towards Menil along the Rue de la Liberation. The Cemetery is along that road on the right.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by an alternative entrance.
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.
The village of Hotton was the western limit of the great German counter offensive in the Ardennes in January 1945. A great many of the burials in Hotton War Cemetery date from that time, although there are also some from May 1940.
Hotton War cemetery contains 666 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 21 of them unidentified.
Total Burials: 670.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 508, Canada 88, Australia 41, New Zealand 11, Poland 1. Total 649.
Unidentified Casualties: 21.
Pictures in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
415923 Flying Officer
Anthony Carlyle Cameron
Royal Australian Air Force
5th November 1944, aged 21.
Plot V. A. 4.
Son of Dr. Donald Cameron and Violet C. Cameron, of Bowelling, Western Australia.
Studio portrait of 415923 Flying Officer (FO) Anthony Carlyle Cameron, RAAF, 102 Squadron RAF of Perth, WA. FO Cameron enlisted on 22 April 1942. He was killed aged 21 over France when his Halifax III MZ 772 crashed on the night of 4 November 1944.
Anthony Carlyle Cameron
Royal Australian Air Force
5th November 1944, aged 21.
Plot V. A. 4.
Son of Dr. Donald Cameron and Violet C. Cameron, of Bowelling, Western Australia.
Studio portrait of 415923 Flying Officer (FO) Anthony Carlyle Cameron, RAAF, 102 Squadron RAF of Perth, WA. FO Cameron enlisted on 22 April 1942. He was killed aged 21 over France when his Halifax III MZ 772 crashed on the night of 4 November 1944.
40508 Pilot Officer
Croyden Jelfs Edinborough Chamberlain
Pilot in 59 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
13th May 1940, aged 20.
Plot VI. G. 7.
Son of Frank and Venus Annie Maberley Chamberlain, Auckland, New Zealand.
Croyden Jelfs Edinborough Chamberlain
Pilot in 59 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
13th May 1940, aged 20.
Plot VI. G. 7.
Son of Frank and Venus Annie Maberley Chamberlain, Auckland, New Zealand.
41521 Flight Lieutenant
Brian Minden Madden
Pilot in 610 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
18th December 1944, aged 25.
VIII. B. 12.
Son of John and Mildred Grace Madden, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
Brian Minden Madden
Pilot in 610 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
18th December 1944, aged 25.
VIII. B. 12.
Son of John and Mildred Grace Madden, of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
413627 Flying Officer
Noel John Marsden Manfred
Royal Australian Air Force
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of Marsden Erle Manfred and Mildred Ann Manfred, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Portrait of 413627 Flying Officer (FO) Noel John Marsden Manfred RAAF, Goulburn, NSW, while serving at No. 137 (Typhoon) Squadron, RAF. FO Manfred was killed in operations over Germany on 18 November 1944.
Noel John Marsden Manfred
Royal Australian Air Force
Plot I. B. 1.
Son of Marsden Erle Manfred and Mildred Ann Manfred, of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Portrait of 413627 Flying Officer (FO) Noel John Marsden Manfred RAAF, Goulburn, NSW, while serving at No. 137 (Typhoon) Squadron, RAF. FO Manfred was killed in operations over Germany on 18 November 1944.
413869 Warrant Officer
Ronald Gregor McGregor
Pilot in 247 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
31st December 1944, aged 23.
Plot VIII. C. 6.
Son of James and Jeanie Strachan McGregor, of Auckland, New Zealand.
Ronald Gregor McGregor
Pilot in 247 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
31st December 1944, aged 23.
Plot VIII. C. 6.
Son of James and Jeanie Strachan McGregor, of Auckland, New Zealand.
Group portrait of 30 Course, 4 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, B Squadron, 16 Flight, held between July and September 1942 at Victor Harbor in SA.
Identified in the second row, fourth from the left and buried in this cemetery is 417870 Flying Officer Rodney James
Mellowship, Pilot in 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force who was killed in action on 13th August 1944, aged 21. VII. E. 3-4. Son of Leslie James Mellowship and Agnes Mellowship, of Semaphore, South Australia. his headstone bears the inscription "Our Only Laddie"
Mellowship, Pilot in 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force who was killed in action on 13th August 1944, aged 21. VII. E. 3-4. Son of Leslie James Mellowship and Agnes Mellowship, of Semaphore, South Australia. his headstone bears the inscription "Our Only Laddie"
2171 Squadron Leader
Paul Wattling Rabone, D. F. C.
23 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
24th July 1944, aged 26.
Plot XI. C. 8.
Son of Clarence Noble Rabone and Frances May Rabone, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; husband of Pamela Barbara Rabone, of Kairanga, Wellington, New Zealand.
Paul Wattling Rabone, D. F. C.
23 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
24th July 1944, aged 26.
Plot XI. C. 8.
Son of Clarence Noble Rabone and Frances May Rabone, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; husband of Pamela Barbara Rabone, of Kairanga, Wellington, New Zealand.
42313 Sergeant
Horton Neilson Wade
Navigator in 218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
30th May 1943, aged 30.
Plot VII. C. 12.
Son of Horton Charles David and Elizabeth Mary Wade, of Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand.
Horton Neilson Wade
Navigator in 218 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
30th May 1943, aged 30.
Plot VII. C. 12.
Son of Horton Charles David and Elizabeth Mary Wade, of Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand.
412773 Flight Lieutenant
Noel Patrick Whaley, D. F. C.
Pilot in 541 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 24.
Plot VIII. F. 12.
Son of Edward Gravener Whaley, and of Florence May Whaley (nee Patterson), of Auckland, New Zealand.
Noel Patrick Whaley, D. F. C.
Pilot in 541 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 24.
Plot VIII. F. 12.
Son of Edward Gravener Whaley, and of Florence May Whaley (nee Patterson), of Auckland, New Zealand.
