UTRECHT (SOESTBERGEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Utrecht
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 52.07821, Longitude: 5.12989
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.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 21.
World War Two Casualties: United Kingdom 17, Canada 2, Australia 1, Canada 1. Total 21.
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.
Total Commonwealth Burials: 21.
World War Two Casualties: United Kingdom 17, Canada 2, Australia 1, Canada 1. Total 21.
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Till We Meet Again"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Till We Meet Again"
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)
1384738 Sergeant
Richard Huke
Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 1.
Richard Huke
Flight Engineer in 76 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd June 1943.
Plot 12D. Row 1. Grave 1.
3782658 Private
Philip Atherton Hulse
1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment
3rd October 1944, aged 21. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 16.
Son of Philip and Annie Hulse, of Winsford, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty Nobly Done. Rest In Peace"
Philip Atherton Hulse
1st (Airborne) Bn., Border Regiment
3rd October 1944, aged 21. Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 16.
Son of Philip and Annie Hulse, of Winsford, Cheshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Duty Nobly Done. Rest In Peace"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done"
4395397 Trooper
Rowland Merritt
43rd (2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment), Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
29th October 1944, aged 29.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 20.
Son of Fred and Ethel Merritt; husband of Florence Edith Merritt, of Fulwell, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved By All, Lost By None. Always Remembered By His Loving Wife And Family"
Rowland Merritt
43rd (2nd/5th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment), Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
29th October 1944, aged 29.
Plot 12D. Row 2. Grave 20.
Son of Fred and Ethel Merritt; husband of Florence Edith Merritt, of Fulwell, Co. Durham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved By All, Lost By None. Always Remembered By His Loving Wife And Family"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "So Brave And Young His Life He Gave That The Ones He Loved In Peace Might Live"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "So Brave And Young His Life He Gave That The Ones He Loved In Peace Might Live"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearest Memories Of My Husband Bill. On His Soul, Sweet Jesus, Have Mercy. R. I. P".
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearest Memories Of My Husband Bill. On His Soul, Sweet Jesus, Have Mercy. R. I. P".
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember"
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.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember"
Other Burial Details
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than He Who Layeth Down His Life That We Might Live"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered Always"
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. His headstone bears the inscription Dearly Loved Husband of Doris "In Heavenly Love Abiding"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Severed Only To The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than He Who Layeth Down His Life That We Might Live"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered Always"
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. His headstone bears the inscription Dearly Loved Husband of Doris "In Heavenly Love Abiding"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten"
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. His headstone bears the inscription "Severed Only To The Day Break And The Shadows Flee Away"
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.
