ST. MICHIELSGESTEL ROMAN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT CEMETERY
Noord-Brabant
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.6427, Longitude: 5.35266
Location Information
St. Michielsgestel is a village about 7 kilometres south-south-east of 'S-Hertogenbosch, about 4 kilometres east of the main road from Eindhoven to s'Hertogenbosch.
The cemetery is a large one, situated 200 metres north of the centre of the village. The Roman Catholic section is on the north-east side, and the Protestant section on the south-west side. Here will be found (4 in each section) the graves of 2 British soldiers; 3 airmen of the Royal Air Force; 1 Canadian airman; and 2 unidentified soldiers of the Polish army.
St. Michielsgestel is a village about 7 kilometres south-south-east of 'S-Hertogenbosch, about 4 kilometres east of the main road from Eindhoven to s'Hertogenbosch.
The cemetery is a large one, situated 200 metres north of the centre of the village. The Roman Catholic section is on the north-east side, and the Protestant section on the south-west side. Here will be found (4 in each section) the graves of 2 British soldiers; 3 airmen of the Royal Air Force; 1 Canadian airman; and 2 unidentified soldiers of the Polish army.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
R/212772 Flight Sergeant
George Stanley Breckels
190 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th September 1944, aged 19.
Son of Stanley G. and Mary Breckels, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "That No One Walks With Aimless Feet, When God Hath Made The Pile Complete"
George Stanley Breckels
190 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
19th September 1944, aged 19.
Son of Stanley G. and Mary Breckels, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "That No One Walks With Aimless Feet, When God Hath Made The Pile Complete"
655709 Warrant Officer
Stanley Herbert Coeshott
190 Squadron, Royal Air Force
19th September 1944, aged 23.
Son of Stanley and Florence Coeshott; husband of Margaret Alice Coeshott, of Rhos, Denbighshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always Beautiful Memories Of You, My Dear. Loving Wife, Children, Mum, Dad & Family"
Stanley Herbert Coeshott
190 Squadron, Royal Air Force
19th September 1944, aged 23.
Son of Stanley and Florence Coeshott; husband of Margaret Alice Coeshott, of Rhos, Denbighshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always Beautiful Memories Of You, My Dear. Loving Wife, Children, Mum, Dad & Family"
Other Burial Details
1397292 Flight Sergeant Stanley Vincent Davis, 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th September 1944, aged 21. Son of Thomas Percival and Edith May Davis; husband of Eileen Lilian Davis, of East Greenwich, London. His headstone bears the inscription "For The Years That Have Been, God Bless You. Wife And Daughter, Mum, Dad And Sisters"
1601089 Flight Sergeant John Garfield Jeffrey, 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th September 1944, aged 22. His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Only Beloved Son"
6398942 Staff Sergeant Ronald Ernest Osborn, 1st. The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C., died 19th September 1944, aged 26.
Son of Thomas Henry and May Osborn; husband of Vera Osborn, of Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "A Deed Well Done. God Bless You, Ron. Love From Dad And Mum, Brothers And Sisters"
6211502 Sergeant Norman Kenneth Whitehouse, The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C., died 19th September 1944, aged 26.
Son of James Alfred Frank and Elsie Rose Whitehouse of Edmonton, Middlesex.
1397292 Flight Sergeant Stanley Vincent Davis, 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th September 1944, aged 21. Son of Thomas Percival and Edith May Davis; husband of Eileen Lilian Davis, of East Greenwich, London. His headstone bears the inscription "For The Years That Have Been, God Bless You. Wife And Daughter, Mum, Dad And Sisters"
1601089 Flight Sergeant John Garfield Jeffrey, 190 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 19th September 1944, aged 22. His headstone bears the inscription "In Memory Of Our Only Beloved Son"
6398942 Staff Sergeant Ronald Ernest Osborn, 1st. The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C., died 19th September 1944, aged 26.
Son of Thomas Henry and May Osborn; husband of Vera Osborn, of Brighton, Sussex. His headstone bears the inscription "A Deed Well Done. God Bless You, Ron. Love From Dad And Mum, Brothers And Sisters"
6211502 Sergeant Norman Kenneth Whitehouse, The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C., died 19th September 1944, aged 26.
Son of James Alfred Frank and Elsie Rose Whitehouse of Edmonton, Middlesex.
