Oudezeelle Churchyard - Oudezeele, France
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EN - Oudezeele is a village and commune 24 kilometres south-south-east of Dunkirk. FR - Oudezeele est un village et une commune à 24 kilomètres au sud-sud-est de Dunkerque.
Waymark Code: WM12F12
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/13/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Descriptif

Oudezeele is a village and commune 24 kilometres south-south-east of Dunkirk and about 7.6 kilometres north-east of Cassel, a town on the N.16 main road from Dunkirk to Hazebrouck and St. Pol. The village is on the D.218 secondary road from Cassel. In this churchyard, near the north-eastern corner of the church, are the graves of 5 soldiers from the United Kingdom, 2 of them are not identified.

Burial Details

558605 Trooper Douglas Bird, 1st East Riding Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps, died 28th May 1940, aged 21. Son of Arthur and Bertha Bird of Normanton, Yorkshire.

803457 Sapper George French North, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 29th May 1940, aged 25.

2324740 Sapper James Robert Ware, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 29th May 1940, aged 36. Son of Ebenezer Robert and Alice Ware; Husband of Grace Caroline Mamie Ware of Gillingham, Kent.

FR

Descriptif

Oudezeele est un village et une commune à 24 kilomètres au sud-sud-est de Dunkerque et à environ 7,6 kilomètres au nord-est de Cassel, une ville sur la route principale N.16 de Dunkerque à Hazebrouck et St. Pol. Le village est sur la route secondaire D.218 de Cassel. Dans ce cimetière, près du coin nord-est de l'église, se trouvent les tombes de 5 soldats du Royaume-Uni, 2 d'entre eux n'ont pas été identifiés.

Détails de l'inhumation

558605 Le soldat Douglas Bird, 1er Yeomanry Riding East, Royal Armoured Corps, est décédé le 28 mai 1940, à l'âge de 21 ans. Fils d'Arthur et Bertha Bird de Normanton, Yorkshire.

803457 Sapeur George French North, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers, décédé le 29 mai 1940, à l'âge de 25 ans.

2324740 Sapeur James Robert Ware, 100 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers, décédé le 29 mai 1940, âgé de 36 ans. Fils d'Ebenezer Robert et d'Alice Ware; Époux de Grace Caroline Mamie Ware de Gillingham, Kent.

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Date cemetery was established: 01/10/1916

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