Erik Ficken adds:"Patrick O'Rourke was killed in the heavy battle for the island "Osen", south of Roermond and west of Linne, where German Fallschirmjäger of the regiments Hübner and Müller, the latter of which surrendered definitively on 10 February 1945, partly due to the rising water of the River Maas."
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 11 Jan 2021 11:17:15 EST
Album updated
Album details and photos of original burials updated
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 02 Sep 2019 13:56:23 EDT
Hello.
It looks like the Frenc Cdo grave is Pierre VINAT
And the Paratrooper Mervin WALKER R.A.
Posted by stephane on Wed 10 Jul 2019 02:38:27 EDT
Photo updated
Details of his brother who also died added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 28 Feb 2016 08:19:09 EST
Query re Unit shown
Respsonse to a forum message relating to the unit name "His date of death is the 29th January 1947 thus post war. Immediately after the war ended not only were the Army Commandos disbanded, but 5 of the RM Commandos were as well. In addition some remaining units changed titles. There was great change going on in the Royal Marines let alone the Commandos, as men were being demobbed and units disbanded. In 1947 the training was changing with new locations and names. Towyn where the Royal Marines Commando training was taking place (soon to be moved) is only about 8 miles from where he is buried so it is possible but not certain that the unit may have had something to do with training there."
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Thu 11 Jun 2015 13:05:57 EDT
DRUMMOND ALexander GNR 781096 Royal Artillery & 9 Commando
Born : 8th November 1912 Liverpool
Joined the Royal Artillery on 11th April 1928
Transferred to the Royal Air Force on 7/6/41
Transferred out of RAF 22/8/42
Posted by Guy Hudson on Sun 31 May 2015 07:06:11 EDT
Photo updated
cwgc details added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Fri 03 Apr 2015 08:31:55 EDT
Photo updated
Higher res photo added. Names and CWGC details of WO2 Bell and Pte Sergeant added. Detail added from sender.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Mon 16 Mar 2015 19:40:37 EDT
Photo updated
Link added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 11 Jan 2015 09:38:37 EST
Photo updated
Details of award added
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Sun 23 Nov 2014 14:03:01 EST
