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Commonwealth War Graves Houthulst

On the churchyard of Houthulst, there are 7 Commonwealth men buried. 3 of them died during the Battle of France. The other 4 men where airmen from the 83 Sqdn. and they all died on the 21th of April 1941.

The names of the fallen men:
Bartlett, Stanley - 4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Hanmer, Robert Beaumont - 83 Sqdn.
Jolly, Reginald Charles - 1st Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Phillips, Ernest Stanley - 83 Sqdn.
Ronnie, John Robert - 83 Sqdn.
Wells, Alfred Francis - Royal Berkshire Regiment
Whitehead, Frank Archibald - 83 Sqdn.

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Source

  • Text: Jente de Roust
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge