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Commonwealth War Graves British Cemetery Huelva

The British Cemetery in Huelva contains three Commonwealth War Graves. These are the graves of a British and an Australian aviator who crashed April 19, 1942 in Huelva. They were on their way from the RAF base Trebelzue in England to Gibraltar, in Beaufighter T4936 of No. 236 Squadron RAF.

Sergeant (Sgt) Geoffrey Lennox Avern, RAAF, 402482 (photo 5)
Sergeant (W.Op./Obs.) Philip Bernard Crossan, RAF, 998371.

There is also one grave of World War l.
This is the grave of:
Royal Navy, Able Seaman Percy Longthorpe, J/10308, died 14-12-1928, age 24.

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  • Text: TracesOfWar.nl
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