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Terry Denham · 24-02-2004, 09:20 PM

Hi Chaps.

Before you all rush off.

CWGC looks after all Foreign National war graves in the UK except the US ones in Cambridge and Brookwood.

These two Poles are buried in Langney Cemetery, Eastbourne, Sussex (my home county) and I have visited them on numerous occasions.

Their full names are Plt Leon Hampel and Plt Marian Szmidt. They were Polish Air Force attd to RAF. You will also see Poles who were actual members of the RAF but they usually have standard CWGC headstones as they were 'British' (on the odd occasion they were permitted to have the Polish national style).

I have access to the 40,000 or so names of Foreign Nationals in CWGC care worldwide if anyone needs any info.

24-02-2004, 09:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Terry Denham Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 8	Hi Chaps. Before you all rush off. CWGC looks after all Foreign National war graves in the UK except the US ones in Cambridge and Brookwood. These two Poles are buried in Langney Cemetery, Eastbourne, Sussex (my home county) and I have visited them on numerous occasions. Their full names are Plt Leon Hampel and Plt Marian Szmidt. They were Polish Air Force attd to RAF. You will also see Poles who were actual members of the RAF but they usually have standard CWGC headstones as they were 'British' (on the odd occasion they were permitted to have the Polish national style). I have access to the 40,000 or so names of Foreign Nationals in CWGC care worldwide if anyone needs any info. __________________ "War Graves are the great communication for peace" - Albert Schweitzer. Remembering:- Pte George Joseph Denham, Essex Regt KiA 16.08.17 Ypres: Rfn John Robert Ferguson, KRRC KiA 15.06.17 Ypres: Cpl John Hall MM, RFA KiA 04.06.16 Arras: Sjt Thomas Howarth, Loyal North Lancs KiA 11.08.16 Somme; Cpl Henry Denham, Parachute Regt KiA 06.06.44 Normandy: AB Henry Frank Ferguson, RNVR KiA 05.11.40 HMS Jervis Bay. Also, the casualties from Danehill and Chelwood Gate, Sussex.