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webmaster is looking for more info about any ashes interred through out the years.

 

Looking for details of:

Private L.W. Swift, 73448675, 16 Parachute Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C.
Date of birth: ??
Date of death: ??

Can this L.W. Swift be the veteran that has his ashes scatterred at the Oosterbeek cemetery in 1984?

 

Number posted has too many digits

7348675 L W Shift born Maidstone 25/07/1920 (WO 416 Ref WO 416/352/59 ) Leslie Swift captured 24/09/1944 (Stalag XIB Fallingbostel PoW No 118431 ) Leslie Walter Swift died 1984 (Wales) . No idea if his ashes are here ,sorry.

Kyle

 

Kyle,
Thank you for your reply.
Based upon the year he died, it is almost certain this veteran Leslie Walter Swift has his ashes scattered in Oosterbeek. The request made by the CWGC out of name of Mrs Swift was granted by the Renkum municipal in May 1984 .

 

Looking for some details of:

Private F. Garfield, (4210071), 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
When did Garfield die and what was his full name? Was he married and what is the full name of his wife?

 

Frank Garfield (Enlistment book Royal Welch Fusiliers 1942 ) Glider pilot lived at 160 Kelynmead Road, Kitts Green Birmingham (Birmingham Weekly Mercury 19 September 1965) There`s also an article in The Staffordshire Newsletter 29 November 1974 but I don`t have access.

Married Anita Lake, Born 1923 Died 1977 (Birmingham ) Married 1944 Birmingham

Served 15 Platoon `C` Company 2nd South Staffs , 1st Air Landing Brigade. Age at Arnhem:- 20
( Information supplied in 1967 to Michael Randolph, Readers Digest UK in relation to research for a new book by Cornellus Ryan (20 April 1967)


Kyle

 

Here you go. Straight from the horses mouth so to speak (see attached pdf file)



Always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

Thank you both. The year 1977 is perfect match. The name of his wife Anita Lake (Mrs A. Garfield)? In the CWGC request it is G.M. Garfield.

 

Anita C L J Garfield died in 1966 . Frank Garfield remarried in 1968 Gwyneth M Hammond (Mrs G M Garfield)

Kyle

 

100% sure now this is the right man!

Thank you for your help. Is it possible to help me out with a few other cases?

Sometimes i only have a name (and an timerange of death or interment).

 

Post them up . We can take a look . No promises but nothing ventured nothing gained

Kyle

 

Facebook Ashes at Oosterbeek

Thanks Kyle, I shared the results of Garfield on Facebook and I will update the website this weekend.

https://ashes-interred-oosterbeek.jimdosite.com/

I will post some more this weekend.

 

I will look out for them .

Whilst looking for something else I found a news cutting regarding a veteran whose ashes are at Arnhem .

Arnhem reunion trip is grounded

I don`t have his service number (yet) but other details are:-

Thomas Peter Berry (Chick Berry)
Birth 30 Jul 1923 - Eastliegh Hants
Death 2 Jul 1997 - South Shields, Durham, England
Mother Mary Baker :Father Henry Berry
Wife :- Catherine Hannah (Kennedy) Berry (D .2007 )
Married :- 1951
Unit :- 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment. 1 LAD, REME .
Enlisted RA

His son published an appeal and the photo below together with his email address at:-
Veterans Ads




Hope this is relevant ?

Kyle

 

Very very very nice. That's is brilliant. I searched the pegasusarchives site of course but there was no indication his ashes were in Oosterbeek.The newspaper did not pop up at this end of Europe..... I will be adding this one this weekend as well.

Ignored this forum a few years ago (2015 or so), but a place where somuch expertise and knowledge is coming to gether is a place not to be ignored. Went to FB (a horrible platform) to be able reach a greater group. FB is however not the place where a large group of specialists is joined. Only a few specialist actively shared information. Good to be back,

Thank you Kyle.

Regards Roland

 

This name is from a list found on the internet with only names and locations (plot references) where ashes are interred:
Penfold, K. plot 27.B.04

The only Penfold I was able to find is

Private K. Penfold, 4865420, 2 Parachute Battalion, C-Coy, 9 Platoon.

Do not know his date of birth or death. Based upon the plot i have an indication what year his ashes are interred.....

 

This name is from a list found on the internet with only names and locations (plot references) where ashes are interred:
George V. Curtis, 23.C.19

Possibly
Private George Edward Curtis
3597790, 1st Border Regiment, C Coy 17 Platoon

Do not know his date of birth or death. Based upon the plot i have an indication what year his ashes are interred.....

 

William Chandler
9.B.16, Renkum Archives

Possibly
Trooper William Francis Chandler
6091692, 1st Airb. Reconnaissance Squadron, C-Tp, 9 Pl.
Born: 14 June 1922

Need the date of death to confirm this Chandler

 

Hellodone
27.C.7

Haven't been able to find one matching name. This is the only information available except for the estimated date of interment.

 

Jesset, 27.C.5

Possibly

Private K. Jessett (5383189, 1st Parachute Regiment)?

 

Kelly
Also found some Dutch newspaper klippings with little information to work with:
Corp. Kelly (52 years old) , died 1974 and scattered in september 1974


Attached file Dutch newpaper: Turbantia 18 september 1974