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IN MEMORy by Pierre Vandervelden

The visit of Commonwealth graves in Communals Cemeteries & Churchyards in Belgium & France

pierre.vandervelden@pi.be

HOLLAIN Churchyard (Hainaut Belgium)

Pte Harry Bertram Hill 20/05/1940 aged 26
for his nephew John.l.Hill
Harry with pals
Harry's former grave with a second wooden cross (left)
Pte Edward John Arnold 23/05/1940
He was born on 14/10/1904 in Warwickshire, Eng., he left a widow, Mary Elizabeth Arnold of Birmingham.
He apparently died defending a bridge into the town, being the last man left on a machine gun.
Him and a friend held on as long as they could and were told to run when they could do no more.
His Friend told him it was time and started to run thinking Ted was behind him.
He turned and looked back and Ted was slumped over the machine gun.
He had carried on firing it seems while his friend got away.
for his ganddaughter

34 casualties.

ARNOLD EDWARD JOHN
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 23/05/1940 Service No: 5102278

AXE SAMUEL EDWARD JAMES
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5182840

CALWAY ERIC
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5105521

COATES ALBERT
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5107720

COLLER ERNEST
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: between 21/05/1940 and 01/06/1940 Service No: 5108883

COLLYER EDMOND WILLIAM HARRY
United Kingdom Lance Serjeant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5379699

COOPER EDWARD WILLIAM
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 5105051

CRUICKSHANK ARTHUR ERNEST
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5107939

DREW JOHN FREDERICK
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 28/05/1940 Service No: 5378070

GAMMIDGE MICHAEL ARTHUR
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 20/05/1940 Service No: 109030

GOODY WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5105196

GRIFFITHS REGINALD CYRIL
United Kingdom Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 23/05/1940 Service No: 5379436

GRIFFITHS WILLIAM ALBERT
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 08/06/1940 Service No: 5105303

HILL HARRY BERTRAM
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn Age: 26 Date of Death: 20/05/1940 Service No: 5107815

HOPE-JONES KENNETH
United Kingdom Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 102709

HOUSE FRANK
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 34 Date of Death: 25/05/1940 Service No: 5101610

ISAACS PHILIP JAMES
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 27/06/1940 Service No: 5110865

JOHNSON JOHN
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 31 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5104337

KENNEDY MATTHEW
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5110853

KETTLE EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 5725796

MAIDEN FRANK
United Kingdom Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 23/05/1940 Service No: 5383647

MALBOURN CHARLES WILLIAM
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5105264

MOORHOUSE GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 20/05/1940 Service No: 5112547

MORLEY PHILIP WOODGATE
United Kingdom Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 40 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 22992

NEATH GEORGE THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 33 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5102615

NORTH HORACE EDWIN
United Kingdom Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 27/06/1940 Service No: 5109865

RICHARDS WILLIAM THOMAS
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5110567

SPINKS ALFRED CHARLES
United Kingdom Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5379627

STAGG GEORGE EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5105201

WALTERS GEORGE JOHN
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 5107854

WATTERS FREDERICK EDWARD
United Kingdom Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 22/05/1940 Service No: 5110782

WEBB ERNEST ARTHUR
United Kingdom Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5105579

WILSON LEONARD
United Kingdom Drummer Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 27/06/1940 Service No: 5110127

WOODWARD JOHN RICHARD
United Kingdom Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 21/05/1940 Service No: 5383830

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Casualties informations come usualy from Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see links for more informations

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