UTRECHT (SOESTBERGEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Utrecht
Netherlands
Location Information
Utrecht is the capital city of the province of Utrecht and is situated approx 43 km south of Amsterdam. The cemetery is located in the Gansstraat and is easy accessible from the city centre. The CWGC plot is located to the left hand side at the rear of the cemetery.
Utrecht is the capital city of the province of Utrecht and is situated approx 43 km south of Amsterdam. The cemetery is located in the Gansstraat and is easy accessible from the city centre. The CWGC plot is located to the left hand side at the rear of the cemetery.
J/17547 Pilot Officer
George Wesley Armstrong
Pilot in 97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 5.
George Wesley Armstrong
Pilot in 97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 5.
134081 Flying Officer
Sydney Blackhurst
Air Gunner in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943, aged 22.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 6.
Son of John Edward and Mary Blackhurst, of South Kensington, London.
Sydney Blackhurst
Air Gunner in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943, aged 22.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 6.
Son of John Edward and Mary Blackhurst, of South Kensington, London.
R/79102 Warrant Officer Class II
Joseph Jean Baptiste Sylvio Paul Henri David
Air Bomber in 97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 4.
Son of Euclide and Marguerite David, of Montreal, Quebec.
Picture courtesy of Claude David (Nephew)
Joseph Jean Baptiste Sylvio Paul Henri David
Air Bomber in 97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 4.
Son of Euclide and Marguerite David, of Montreal, Quebec.
Picture courtesy of Claude David (Nephew)
1385811 Flight Sergeant
John James Mansfield
Navigator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 3.
John James Mansfield
Navigator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 3.
416446 Flight Lieutenant
Norman Leslie Merrett D. F. C. and Bar
Royal Australian Air Force
23rd December 1944, aged 24.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 20.
Son of Leslie George James Merrett and Mona Edna Merrett, of Port Pirie, South Australia.
Norman Leslie Merrett D. F. C. and Bar
Royal Australian Air Force
23rd December 1944, aged 24.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 20.
Son of Leslie George James Merrett and Mona Edna Merrett, of Port Pirie, South Australia.
417095 Flight Lieutenant
Oscar Henry Oden
Pilot in 198 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th December 1944, aged 21.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 21.
Son of Alexis Schiller Oden and Ellen Mary Oden, of Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand.
Oscar Henry Oden
Pilot in 198 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
12th December 1944, aged 21.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 21.
Son of Alexis Schiller Oden and Ellen Mary Oden, of Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand.
3603453 Corporal
John Peat
1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment
20th September 1944, aged 27.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 10.
Son of John and Alice Peat; husband of Annie Clarke Peat, of Warton, Lancashire.
John Peat
1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment
20th September 1944, aged 27.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 10.
Son of John and Alice Peat; husband of Annie Clarke Peat, of Warton, Lancashire.
1380623 Sergeant
David Ellis Williams
Wireless Operator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943, aged 31.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 2.
Son of David and Jane Williams; husband of B. A. Williams, of Victoria, London.
David Ellis Williams
Wireless Operator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943, aged 31.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 2.
Son of David and Jane Williams; husband of B. A. Williams, of Victoria, London.
296198 Lieutenant
Ronald William Wood
156th Bn. The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C
23rd September 1944, aged 28.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 13.
Son of William and Mary Wood, of Pershore, Worcestershire
Ronald William Wood
156th Bn. The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C
23rd September 1944, aged 28.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 13.
Son of William and Mary Wood, of Pershore, Worcestershire
Individual Headstones including Inscription if Applicable
Other Burials
1431774 Sergeant James Bailey, Bomb Aimer in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Joint grave 7. Son of William and Amelia Bailey; husband of Alice Bailey, of Shipley, Yorkshire.
3602793 Private Alfred Henry Cranswick, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 22nd September 1944, aged 28. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 11. Son of Harry and Ada Elizabeth Cranswick; husband of Dorothy Marion Cranswick, of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
3597942 Coporal Walter Dixon Fletcher, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 24th September 1944. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 12.
1507792 Sergeant Stanley Gaskin, Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 30. Plot 12D. Row 1. Joint grave 7. Son of Albert and Edith Gaskin; husband of Doris Gaskin, of Heaton Mersey, Lancashire.
5380505 Serjeant Edward Harper, 61st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., died 19th October 1944, aged 34. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 19. Son of William Jesse Harper, and of Florence Harper, of Exhall, Warwickshire.
1384738 Sergeant Richard Huke, Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 1.
3782658 Private Philip Atherton Hulse, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 3rd October 1944, aged 21. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 16. Son of Philip and Annie Hulse, of Winsford, Cheshire.
3595257 Warrant Officer Class II Alfred McGladdery C. S. M., 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 22nd September 1944, aged 36. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 9. Son of Robert Alexander McGladdery and Annie Rutherford McGladdery; husband of Agnes Elsie McGladdery of Haverhill, Suffolk.
1132242 Sergeant John Orr, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 8.
14544569 Trooper Maurice Raine, 61st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., died 11th October 1944, aged 19. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 17. Son of John William and Clara Raine, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham.
2018286 Sapper Leslie Francis Warren, 621 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, died 16th October 1944. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 18.
1431774 Sergeant James Bailey, Bomb Aimer in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Joint grave 7. Son of William and Amelia Bailey; husband of Alice Bailey, of Shipley, Yorkshire.
3602793 Private Alfred Henry Cranswick, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 22nd September 1944, aged 28. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 11. Son of Harry and Ada Elizabeth Cranswick; husband of Dorothy Marion Cranswick, of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
3597942 Coporal Walter Dixon Fletcher, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 24th September 1944. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 12.
1507792 Sergeant Stanley Gaskin, Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 30. Plot 12D. Row 1. Joint grave 7. Son of Albert and Edith Gaskin; husband of Doris Gaskin, of Heaton Mersey, Lancashire.
5380505 Serjeant Edward Harper, 61st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., died 19th October 1944, aged 34. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 19. Son of William Jesse Harper, and of Florence Harper, of Exhall, Warwickshire.
1384738 Sergeant Richard Huke, Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 1.
3782658 Private Philip Atherton Hulse, 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 3rd October 1944, aged 21. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 16. Son of Philip and Annie Hulse, of Winsford, Cheshire.
3595257 Warrant Officer Class II Alfred McGladdery C. S. M., 1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment, died 22nd September 1944, aged 36. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 9. Son of Robert Alexander McGladdery and Annie Rutherford McGladdery; husband of Agnes Elsie McGladdery of Haverhill, Suffolk.
1132242 Sergeant John Orr, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943. Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 8.
14544569 Trooper Maurice Raine, 61st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C., died 11th October 1944, aged 19. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 17. Son of John William and Clara Raine, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham.
2018286 Sapper Leslie Francis Warren, 621 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, died 16th October 1944. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 18.
