MECHELEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Belgium

Discussion in 'War Grave Photographs' started by seivy, Jun 7, 2011.

  1. seivy

    seivy Junior Member

    Hi folks i am wondering if anyone would have a photo of a grave in Mechelen Communal Cemetry, it is of a Charles Clunas Gordon 206915 he was a Sapper in the Royal Engineers.Many thanks Colin.
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    hello seivy

    your spelling was Clunas

    CWGC has Clunes
    Sapper CHARLES CLUNES GORDON

    2069615, Royal Engineers
    H.Q. 51st Div.
    who died age 34
    on 08 July 1940
    Son of Charles C. and Jemima Gordon, of Aberdeen; husband of Barbara Gordon, of Aberdeen.
    Remembered with honour
    MECHELEN COMMUNAL CEMETERY

    im sure if a forum member has a photo they will post for you
    failing that
    try the link below
    they do make a small charge
    The War Graves Photographic Project
     
  3. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Hi Colin
    I've moved this to a thread of its own so it gets more attention.

    Link to Sapper Gordon's CWGC page
    CWGC :: Casualty Details

    Hopefully someone will be able to visit in person.

    If so could I also suggest that since there are only 3 graves there that it'd be great if all of them could be photographed.
    CWGC :: Cemetery Reports
     
  4. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

  5. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    mechelen

    you can also email Pierre Vandervelden
     
  6. seivy

    seivy Junior Member

    Thank you all very much for all your help, i have emailed Pierre asking to buy a picture .Thanks again.
     
  7. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Thank you all very much for all your help, i have emailed Pierre asking to buy a picture .Thanks again.

    Colin, Pierre will happily email you a photo for free.
     
  8. seivy

    seivy Junior Member

    Hi i am doing this for my Aunt Irene who left Aberdeen to live in Chicago 40 years ago and has never seen her dads grave.I did send over the CWGC details but never did i think for one minute i would ever manage to get her a picture of her dads grave.She will be so delighted when it gets to Chicago.Thank you all for making an old lady very happy. Colin.
     
  9. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    Hi i am doing this for my Aunt Irene who left Aberdeen to live in Chicago 40 years ago and has never seen her dads grave.I did send over the CWGC details but never did i think for one minute i would ever manage to get her a picture of her dads grave.She will be so delighted when it gets to Chicago.Thank you all for making an old lady very happy. Colin.

    Colin, do you know what his cause of death was? as he is listed as having died after the retreat from Dunkirk, so I suspect he died in hospita of wounds sustained.

    P
     
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  10. seivy

    seivy Junior Member

    Sorry the only information was he was shot in the back taken into a hospital and died of his wounds, it was during the retreat at Dunkirk. Although it is my Aunts dad he is not really related to me as it was my uncle that was from my side of the family.
     
  11. Filip

    Filip Member

    Hello,

    Is there any chance of a photo of Gordon Charles Clunes?

    Every year on November 1, we lay a wreath on the 3 graves at Mechelen.

    Would be nice to have a face to his name,

    Greetings, Filip Doms
     
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