ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Virginia
U. S. A.
Historical Information
Arlington National Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 20 from the Second World War.
There are currently over 268,000 burials in Arlington National Cemetery, much more information on those buried here and the cemetery itself can be found by clicking here
Arlington National Cemetery contains 12 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 20 from the Second World War.
There are currently over 268,000 burials in Arlington National Cemetery, much more information on those buried here and the cemetery itself can be found by clicking here
Arlington National Cemetery
(Pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
World War One Burials
(Pictures © André De Smet)

Major
The Honourable Charles Henry Lyell
Royal Garrison Artillery
Assistant Military Attache, British Embassy, Washington
18th October 1918, aged 43.
L.4140. Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Picture of grave above
Lyell was born in 1875, the only son of Leonard Lyell, and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He married Rosalind Watney in 1911, and had one son, Charles Anthony Lyell and one daughter.
Lyell was elected to represent East Dorset in a 1904 by-election, and was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, in 1906.[1] He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but failed to win election in the January 1910 general election, where he contested Edinburgh West. He was elected for Edinburgh South at a by-election in April, and won re-election in the December general election. He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in February 1911, and stood down from the seat in May 1917.
Lyell was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery Militia in 1900, and served until 1908 when the Militia was dissolved under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. He then served as the Vice-Chairman of the County Territorial Association for Forfarshire. On the outbreak of the First World War, he was gazetted a captain in the Fife Royal Garrison Artillery, and in May 1915 made a major in the Highland Battery of the Fife RGA.
Charles Henry Lyell died on 18 October 1918 of pneumonia while serving as Assistant Military Attaché to the USA, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Honourable Charles Henry Lyell
Royal Garrison Artillery
Assistant Military Attache, British Embassy, Washington
18th October 1918, aged 43.
L.4140. Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Picture of grave above
Lyell was born in 1875, the only son of Leonard Lyell, and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He married Rosalind Watney in 1911, and had one son, Charles Anthony Lyell and one daughter.
Lyell was elected to represent East Dorset in a 1904 by-election, and was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, in 1906.[1] He was re-elected at the 1906 general election, but failed to win election in the January 1910 general election, where he contested Edinburgh West. He was elected for Edinburgh South at a by-election in April, and won re-election in the December general election. He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in February 1911, and stood down from the seat in May 1917.
Lyell was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Forfar and Kincardine Artillery Militia in 1900, and served until 1908 when the Militia was dissolved under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. He then served as the Vice-Chairman of the County Territorial Association for Forfarshire. On the outbreak of the First World War, he was gazetted a captain in the Fife Royal Garrison Artillery, and in May 1915 made a major in the Highland Battery of the Fife RGA.
Charles Henry Lyell died on 18 October 1918 of pneumonia while serving as Assistant Military Attaché to the USA, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Captain
Angus Alexander Mackintosh
Royal Horse Guards
13th October 1918.
L.4140, Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Picture of grave above
Angus Alexander Mackintosh (Younger of Mackintosh) was born on 6 August 1885, the son of Alfred Donald Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 28th Chief of the Clan Chattan and Harriet Diana Arabella Mary Richards.
He married Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish, daughter of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary FitzMaurice, on 3 November 1917, at Ottawa, Canada. They had a daughter, Anne Peace Arabella Mackintosh, 30th Chief of Clan Chattan, daughter of Angus Alexander Mackintosh of Mackintosh and Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish. Born 24 September 1918 Cartierville, Montreal.
He served as Captain, Royal Horse Guards and died in Washington, D.C. on 13 October 1918. As World War I was in progress, he was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
Angus Alexander Mackintosh
Royal Horse Guards
13th October 1918.
L.4140, Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Picture of grave above
Angus Alexander Mackintosh (Younger of Mackintosh) was born on 6 August 1885, the son of Alfred Donald Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 28th Chief of the Clan Chattan and Harriet Diana Arabella Mary Richards.
He married Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish, daughter of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary FitzMaurice, on 3 November 1917, at Ottawa, Canada. They had a daughter, Anne Peace Arabella Mackintosh, 30th Chief of Clan Chattan, daughter of Angus Alexander Mackintosh of Mackintosh and Lady Maud Louisa Emma Cavendish. Born 24 September 1918 Cartierville, Montreal.
He served as Captain, Royal Horse Guards and died in Washington, D.C. on 13 October 1918. As World War I was in progress, he was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Lieutenant
William Strong
Canadian Machine Gun Corps,
21st December 1919, aged 32.
L.4113, Officer's Div.,
Son of Mrs. William Strong, of 1208, 18th Street, Washington, D.C. Died of tubercolosis.
William Strong
Canadian Machine Gun Corps,
21st December 1919, aged 32.
L.4113, Officer's Div.,
Son of Mrs. William Strong, of 1208, 18th Street, Washington, D.C. Died of tubercolosis.
Other Burial Details
PLY/15645 Private Elmer Robert Darrock, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Marine Light Infantry, died 19th October 1918.19325. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. S. Darrock, of 5, Maitland Place, Cardiff, Wales.
Born 19 Dec 1894, he served on HMS Highflyer from April 1917 until his death in October 1918. He "died of disease" - believed to be a flu epidemic, while working on an escort vessel off Nova Scotia. Son of Mrs. S. Darrock, of 5, Maitland Place, Grangetown, worked as a railway lamp porter for Great Western until 1911.
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Harold Gurney Davis, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Navy Reserve, died16th September 1918. 84. Fort Myer Sect. Husband of Mrs. Davis, of Eddington, St. Helens, Isle of Wight.
The "Cause of Death" on his death certificate just states "On War Service".
Captain Walter Frederick Fitch M. C., 7th Bn. attd. British Military Mission. Suffolk Regiment, died 1st November 1918.
L.4139, Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Walter Frederick Fitch was a Captain in the 7th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. He had previously been awarded the Military Cross. At the time of his death, he was attached to the British Military Mission in Washington, D.C.
Captain Fitch caught pneumonia, from which he died on 1 November 1918, at American Lake, Washington, D. C. (United States)
Deck Hand William Kelly, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 13th October 1918, aged 21. 19399. Arlington Sect. Son of Richard Kelly, of 2, Harrow Lane, High St., Poplar, London, England.
Died of pneumonia as a result of contracting flu.
12641 Private John Paul Mantell, Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, died 9th June 1918. Sec. 18. Grave 561
He was formerly buried in Bordon Military Cemetery. Repatriated to U.S.A. and was previously commemorated on The Maidenhead Register.
Deck Hand Joseph Prowse, H.M.Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 6th January 1919. 9515. Arlington Sect. Son of J. Prowse, of Plewlands House, South Queensferry, Scotland.
PO/11561 Private James Schofield, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Marine Light Infantry, died 23rd December 1918. 19518. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. M. A. Schofield, of 25, Mount Pleasant, Denton, Manchester, England. Died of pneumonia.
M/18229 Writer 3rd Thomas Henry Symons, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Navy, died 21st December 1918. 19519. Arlington Sect. Son of Mr. G. W. Symons, of Dean St., Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Died of pneumonia.
Deck Hand Herbert Thomas, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 22nd October 1918. 19400. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. F. A. Morgan, of 6, St. Domingo Grove, Everton, Liverpool, England. Died of pneumonia.
PLY/15645 Private Elmer Robert Darrock, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Marine Light Infantry, died 19th October 1918.19325. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. S. Darrock, of 5, Maitland Place, Cardiff, Wales.
Born 19 Dec 1894, he served on HMS Highflyer from April 1917 until his death in October 1918. He "died of disease" - believed to be a flu epidemic, while working on an escort vessel off Nova Scotia. Son of Mrs. S. Darrock, of 5, Maitland Place, Grangetown, worked as a railway lamp porter for Great Western until 1911.
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class Harold Gurney Davis, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Navy Reserve, died16th September 1918. 84. Fort Myer Sect. Husband of Mrs. Davis, of Eddington, St. Helens, Isle of Wight.
The "Cause of Death" on his death certificate just states "On War Service".
Captain Walter Frederick Fitch M. C., 7th Bn. attd. British Military Mission. Suffolk Regiment, died 1st November 1918.
L.4139, Southern Div. Officer's Sec.
Walter Frederick Fitch was a Captain in the 7th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment. He had previously been awarded the Military Cross. At the time of his death, he was attached to the British Military Mission in Washington, D.C.
Captain Fitch caught pneumonia, from which he died on 1 November 1918, at American Lake, Washington, D. C. (United States)
Deck Hand William Kelly, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 13th October 1918, aged 21. 19399. Arlington Sect. Son of Richard Kelly, of 2, Harrow Lane, High St., Poplar, London, England.
Died of pneumonia as a result of contracting flu.
12641 Private John Paul Mantell, Inns of Court Officer Training Corps, died 9th June 1918. Sec. 18. Grave 561
He was formerly buried in Bordon Military Cemetery. Repatriated to U.S.A. and was previously commemorated on The Maidenhead Register.
Deck Hand Joseph Prowse, H.M.Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 6th January 1919. 9515. Arlington Sect. Son of J. Prowse, of Plewlands House, South Queensferry, Scotland.
PO/11561 Private James Schofield, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Marine Light Infantry, died 23rd December 1918. 19518. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. M. A. Schofield, of 25, Mount Pleasant, Denton, Manchester, England. Died of pneumonia.
M/18229 Writer 3rd Thomas Henry Symons, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Royal Navy, died 21st December 1918. 19519. Arlington Sect. Son of Mr. G. W. Symons, of Dean St., Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Died of pneumonia.
Deck Hand Herbert Thomas, H.M. Yacht "Warrior." Mercantile Marine Reserve, died 22nd October 1918. 19400. Arlington Sect. Son of Mrs. F. A. Morgan, of 6, St. Domingo Grove, Everton, Liverpool, England. Died of pneumonia.
World War Two Burials
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228394 Captain
George Henry Borrow, M. C.
Royal Sussex Regiment
24th March 1944, aged 22.
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Son of Edward and Alys Mable Constance Borrow, of Diss, Norfolk, England. A.D.C. to Major General Orde Charles Wingate. Served with the "Chindits".
George Henry Borrow, M.C. Captain, Royal Sussex Regiment, British Army, was killed in an aircrash, along with 8 others including British General Orde Charles Wingate, in India on March 24, 1944. Buried with the others in a mass grave in Section 12, Arlington National Cemetery.
George Henry Borrow, M. C.
Royal Sussex Regiment
24th March 1944, aged 22.
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Son of Edward and Alys Mable Constance Borrow, of Diss, Norfolk, England. A.D.C. to Major General Orde Charles Wingate. Served with the "Chindits".
George Henry Borrow, M.C. Captain, Royal Sussex Regiment, British Army, was killed in an aircrash, along with 8 others including British General Orde Charles Wingate, in India on March 24, 1944. Buried with the others in a mass grave in Section 12, Arlington National Cemetery.

142064 Flying Officer
Roy Albert Arthur Cannon
548 Squadron. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th February 1945.
Sec. 34. Coll. Grave 2084.
Son of Frederick Henry and May Cannon.
Flying Officer Roy Cannon, a 23-year-old Spitfire pilot who was a passenger on the doomed flight, was to have married his Aussie sweetheart just four days after he perished In the crash. Also killed was Cannon's intended best man, RAF Flt-Lt TJ. Cook.
The aircraft, which was believed to have been flying one of Its last missions, had six American and two Royal Air Force crew members.
Roy Albert Arthur Cannon
548 Squadron. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th February 1945.
Sec. 34. Coll. Grave 2084.
Son of Frederick Henry and May Cannon.
Flying Officer Roy Cannon, a 23-year-old Spitfire pilot who was a passenger on the doomed flight, was to have married his Aussie sweetheart just four days after he perished In the crash. Also killed was Cannon's intended best man, RAF Flt-Lt TJ. Cook.
The aircraft, which was believed to have been flying one of Its last missions, had six American and two Royal Air Force crew members.

Field Marshall
Sir John Greer Dill, G. C. B., C. M. G., D. S. O.
General Staff
4th November 1944, aged 62.
Sec. 2. Lot 5-29.
Officier de la Legion D'Honneur, Croix de Guerre, Croix de Couronne, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), D.S.M. (U.S.A.). Son of John and Jane Dill (nee Greer); husband of Lady Dill (nee Charrington), of Doneraile, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Commanded British Forces in Palestine 1936-37. Commander of 1st Army Corps in France 1939-40. Vice-Chief of Imperial General Staff 1940. A.D.C. General to H.M. King George VI 1940-41. Chief of Imperial General Staff 1940-41. Chief of British Joint Staff Mission to the U.S.A. and Senior British Representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff from 1941. Also served in the South African and 1914-1918 Wars.
Sir John Greer Dill, G. C. B., C. M. G., D. S. O.
General Staff
4th November 1944, aged 62.
Sec. 2. Lot 5-29.
Officier de la Legion D'Honneur, Croix de Guerre, Croix de Couronne, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), D.S.M. (U.S.A.). Son of John and Jane Dill (nee Greer); husband of Lady Dill (nee Charrington), of Doneraile, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Commanded British Forces in Palestine 1936-37. Commander of 1st Army Corps in France 1939-40. Vice-Chief of Imperial General Staff 1940. A.D.C. General to H.M. King George VI 1940-41. Chief of Imperial General Staff 1940-41. Chief of British Joint Staff Mission to the U.S.A. and Senior British Representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff from 1941. Also served in the South African and 1914-1918 Wars.

Reporter
Stuart Emeny
War Correspondent with the News Chronicle
24th March 1944, aged 40.
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Husband of Constance J. Emeny, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.
A correspondent for the London News, he was killed in the crash of a military transport plane in India on March 25, 1944. Among the others killed in the crash was Major General Orde Charles Wingate, the British General and Zionist leader. They were all buried in a common grave in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1950 as none were identifiable.
Stuart Emeny
War Correspondent with the News Chronicle
24th March 1944, aged 40.
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Husband of Constance J. Emeny, of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.
A correspondent for the London News, he was killed in the crash of a military transport plane in India on March 25, 1944. Among the others killed in the crash was Major General Orde Charles Wingate, the British General and Zionist leader. They were all buried in a common grave in Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1950 as none were identifiable.

33516 Pilot Officer
Francis Debenham Milne
Royal Australian Air Force
26th November 1942, aged 25.
Sec. 34. Coll. Grave 4754.
Son of Francis Rupert and Mignonette Milne; husband of Nance May Milne, of Southport, Queensland.
Francis Debenham Milne
Royal Australian Air Force
26th November 1942, aged 25.
Sec. 34. Coll. Grave 4754.
Son of Francis Rupert and Mignonette Milne; husband of Nance May Milne, of Southport, Queensland.

Major General
Orde Charles Wingate, D S O and 2 Bars, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
General Staff
Cmdr. Special Forces India Command and Royal Artillery
24th March 1944, aged 41
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Son of Colonel George Wingate C.I.E. and Mary Ethel Stanley Wingate (nee Orde Browne); husband of Lorna E. M. Wingate (nee Moncrieff Paterson), of Edinburgh, Scotland. Commanded a special force known as the "Chindits". Awarded the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal by the Royal Central Asian Society, 1943.
While on an airplane flight, Wingate's Boeing B25 Mitchell plane crashed into the Burmese jungle. He and all his party were killed in the crash on 24 March 1944.
Orde Charles Wingate, D S O and 2 Bars, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
General Staff
Cmdr. Special Forces India Command and Royal Artillery
24th March 1944, aged 41
Sec. 12. Coll. grave 288.
Son of Colonel George Wingate C.I.E. and Mary Ethel Stanley Wingate (nee Orde Browne); husband of Lorna E. M. Wingate (nee Moncrieff Paterson), of Edinburgh, Scotland. Commanded a special force known as the "Chindits". Awarded the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal by the Royal Central Asian Society, 1943.
While on an airplane flight, Wingate's Boeing B25 Mitchell plane crashed into the Burmese jungle. He and all his party were killed in the crash on 24 March 1944.
Other Burial Details
124854 Flight Lieutenant Thomas John Donald Cook, 548 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th February 1945, aged 21. Sec. 34. Coll. Gr. 2084. Son of Donald Walter and Kathleen Gertrude Mary Cook, of Leatherhead, Surrey.
3263 Section Officer Monica Madeleine Daventry, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, died 16th November 1943, aged 31. Fort Myer Sec. South half. Gr.88. Daughter of Doris Mary Alice Fry and stepdaughter of Arthur Fry, of Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.
151767 Major Clifford Roy Forbes-Harriss, M. B. E., Royal Engineers, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 30. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Henry John and Elizabeth Harris; husband of Joan Iris Forbes-Harriss, of Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon, England.
Major Forbes-Harriss was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
A/55845 Trooper Stanley Reid Hardin, 11th Armoured Regt., Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, died 4th July 1944, aged 25.
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Herbert Hiscocks, Royal Armoured Corps, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hiscocks was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
44175 Squadron Leader Basil Balfour Wallis Howe, Royal Air Force, died 14th January 1944, aged 28. Fort Myer Sec. Grave 98. Husband of Joy Gwendoline Howe, of Selsdon, Surrey, England.
35106 Wing Commander Harry James Maxted, Royal Air Force, died 21st November 1943, aged 41. Fort Myer Sec. Grave 95. Son of James William and Lucille Ray Maxted, of Folkestone, England; husband of Winifred Hilda Maxted, of Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England.
722157 Aircraftman 2nd Class Alojz Poberaj, Royal Air Force, died 9th September 1944.
131877V Lieutenant Victor Potgieter, South African Engineer Corps, died 9th September 1944. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. G. Potgieter, of Carolina, Transvaal, South Africa. B.Sc. Civil Engr.
R/133798 Leading Aircraftman Franklin L. Rash, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 13th September 1942, aged 21. Sec. 6. West half. Lot 9325. Son of Maj. Franklyn and Ruth Rash, of Fort Benning, Georgia.
3970816 Corporal Kenneth William Clarence Thomas, Royal Corps of Signals, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 24.
Corporal Thomas was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties.
160667 Captain Geoffrey Watson, Royal Artillery, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 27. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Ernest and E.M. Watson, of Acomb, York, England.
Captain Watson was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
517 Section Officer Ruth Patricia Watson, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, died 16th November 1943, aged 26. Fort Myer Sec. North half. Grave 88. Daughter of Captain E. C. Watson R.N. and Philippa Watson, of Hampstead, London, England.
Reporter Stanley Wills, War Correspondent with the Daily Herald, died 24th March 1944, aged 38.
Was part of Wingate's party who all died in the same plane crash in the Burmese jungle on 24 March 1944.
124854 Flight Lieutenant Thomas John Donald Cook, 548 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th February 1945, aged 21. Sec. 34. Coll. Gr. 2084. Son of Donald Walter and Kathleen Gertrude Mary Cook, of Leatherhead, Surrey.
3263 Section Officer Monica Madeleine Daventry, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, died 16th November 1943, aged 31. Fort Myer Sec. South half. Gr.88. Daughter of Doris Mary Alice Fry and stepdaughter of Arthur Fry, of Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.
151767 Major Clifford Roy Forbes-Harriss, M. B. E., Royal Engineers, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 30. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Henry John and Elizabeth Harris; husband of Joan Iris Forbes-Harriss, of Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon, England.
Major Forbes-Harriss was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
A/55845 Trooper Stanley Reid Hardin, 11th Armoured Regt., Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, died 4th July 1944, aged 25.
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Herbert Hiscocks, Royal Armoured Corps, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hiscocks was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
44175 Squadron Leader Basil Balfour Wallis Howe, Royal Air Force, died 14th January 1944, aged 28. Fort Myer Sec. Grave 98. Husband of Joy Gwendoline Howe, of Selsdon, Surrey, England.
35106 Wing Commander Harry James Maxted, Royal Air Force, died 21st November 1943, aged 41. Fort Myer Sec. Grave 95. Son of James William and Lucille Ray Maxted, of Folkestone, England; husband of Winifred Hilda Maxted, of Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England.
722157 Aircraftman 2nd Class Alojz Poberaj, Royal Air Force, died 9th September 1944.
131877V Lieutenant Victor Potgieter, South African Engineer Corps, died 9th September 1944. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. G. Potgieter, of Carolina, Transvaal, South Africa. B.Sc. Civil Engr.
R/133798 Leading Aircraftman Franklin L. Rash, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 13th September 1942, aged 21. Sec. 6. West half. Lot 9325. Son of Maj. Franklyn and Ruth Rash, of Fort Benning, Georgia.
3970816 Corporal Kenneth William Clarence Thomas, Royal Corps of Signals, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 24.
Corporal Thomas was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties.
160667 Captain Geoffrey Watson, Royal Artillery, died between 9th September 1944 and 10th September 1944, aged 27. Sec. 2. Coll. grave 3435F. Son of Ernest and E.M. Watson, of Acomb, York, England.
Captain Watson was part of a group who died as the result of a plane crash in Greece during the night of 9-10 September 1944. Due to the resultant fire it was not possible to identify which remains were which person. Therefore the collective remains were dealt with according to the country of the nationality of the majority of the crash casualties; as with the case of the Wingate crash.
517 Section Officer Ruth Patricia Watson, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, died 16th November 1943, aged 26. Fort Myer Sec. North half. Grave 88. Daughter of Captain E. C. Watson R.N. and Philippa Watson, of Hampstead, London, England.
Reporter Stanley Wills, War Correspondent with the Daily Herald, died 24th March 1944, aged 38.
Was part of Wingate's party who all died in the same plane crash in the Burmese jungle on 24 March 1944.