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| Arnhem Oosterbeek Cemetery |
The Arnhem-Oosterbeek cemetery contains the graves of most
of those killed in the fighting during the attempt to capture the bridge at
Arnhem, as well as those subsequently killed in the area , including
Northumbrian Gunners.
The cemetery contains 3 Victoria Cross graves
Gronert Twins
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| Thomas and Claude Gronert |
Cluade and Tomas Gronert grew up and worked as tin miners in the Redruth area of Cornwall before enlisting into the Parachute Regiment. They were serving with 6 Platoon of B Company 2nd Battalion, when they were dropped into Arnhem.
As their platoon advanced to Arnhem Bridge they came accross Nazi SS troops who pretended to surrender. When Tommy and three others moved out into the open to take them prisoner, the Germans opened fire.
Hearing badly wounded Tommy scream, Claude rushed to help but was hit 3 times in the head.
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Pvt T. Gronert Pvt C. Gronert
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps
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Captain WN Barrie DFC
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Capt WN Barrie DFC
Glider Pilot Regiment |
William N Barrie was born on
12th October 1918. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Hexham.
He was made a Kings Scout in May 1935 and played regularly for Tynedale RFC. He
trained as an accountant, the war interrupting his final exams.
Enlisting with 4th
RNF (TA) before the outbreak of war he deployed to France in 1940 as part of
the 51st Highland Div. He was fortunate to avoid capture, during the evacuation
from France. On return to the UK , his unit was deployed in the home defence
role at Wylam. He was promoted to
Lieutenant and posted to the Durham Light Infantry.
When the Glider Pilot Regiment
was formed in early 1942 Lt Barrie was among the first officers to volunteer
for flying duties with the new airborne unit.
He took part in the glider operations in Sicily, where he won the DFC,
and in Normandy.
During Operation Market he was
serving with G Squadron, the majority of
their Horsa gliders carried the Light Guns, Jeeps and gunners of the 1st Air
landing Regiment Royal Artillery. On landing the Wing regrouped and deployed as
the divisional reserve, and was given the task of providing local protection to
the gun batteries of the Air landing Regiment RA.
Captain Barrie was killed in an action trying
to knock out a German gun with a hand grenade.
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Capt WN Barrie DFC
Glider Pilot Regiment Army Air Corps |
He is commemorated on Hexham War Memorial
ROYAL ARTILLERY
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| Unknown Gunner |
Gnr. G Gray 1st Airlanding Light Regiment RA
Gunner George Gray was killed 20th September 1944 served
with 1st Air landing Light Regiment Royal Artillery aged 25. He was the son of George and Isabelle Gray and the husband of Constance
Mary Gray of Gosforth, Newcastle.
He
is commemorated on the Gosforth War memorial.
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Gnr G. Gray
1st Air landing Light Regiment RA |
74th (Northumbrian) Regiment RA (TA)
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L/ Sgt J.
Ottino Capt RB Hutt Lt JT Bryant
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L/Sgt James Ottino
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| L/Sgt Ottino pictured front left |
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L/Sgt J. Ottino
74th
(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA) |
Capt RB Hutt
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Capt RB Hutt
74th(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA) |
Captain Raymond Barnes Hutt was killed 17th April 1945
exactly one month after his 29th birthday whilst serving as the
adjutant of 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA).
He was killed in the village of Wageningen,
10 miles west of Arnhem. The war diary of 74 Regiment records:
Rest of day spent regrouping in Arnhem.
Regt passed through area on which 1st Airborne Div fought and found many signs
of their grim fight-parachute-harness-containers-jeeps etc. The Regt buried
several "Men of Arnhem" after getting their identifications and found
some communal graves with inscriptions in German. Capt R.B. Hutt RA (Adjutant)
killed and major R. Hudson (2IC) wounded in the eye when jeep in which they
were travelling went over some R mines. Major Hudson evacuated but not
seriously wounded.
His wife Julia Marie vowed
never to remarry and visited her husbands' grave every year on March 17, his
birthday, to lay a bouquet of white flowers. Julia Marie died in 1991, and her
ashes are buried in her husbands' grave.
He is commemorated in the Book of Remembrance 74
Regiment, St Michaels and All Angels South Shields
Lt JT Bryant
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Lt JT Bryant
74th(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA) |
Lieutenant John Trevor Byrant was killed 7th October 1944
aged 26. Commissioned in September 1942 he was serving with 74th
(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA).
The war diary of 74 Regiment
records:
7 October 1944: Lieut J.T.
Bryant RA killed at OP
He is commemorated in the Book of Remembrance 74
Regiment, St Michaels and All Angels South Shields.
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Lt JT Bryant
74th (Northumbrian)
Field Regiment RA (TA)
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74th (Northumbrian) Regiment RA (TA)
Arnhem Oosterbeek Cemetery |
124th (Northumbrian) Regiment RA (TA)
Capt WA Wood MC
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Capt WA Wood MC
124th(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA) |
Captain William Angus Wood was killed 25th September 1944
serving as a FOO with 124th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA).
Capt. Wood was serving with 72nd Field Regiment RA (TA) when
he was captured in Libya in May 1942. Originally reported as missing, he was
later found to be a prisoner of war in Italian hands.
He was imprisoned in Campo 21, Chieti. When the Italians signed an
armistice with the Allies, the camp was taken over by Germans who evacuated the
POW’s to Germany. During this move Capt Wood escaped and made his way south to
the British lines. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross.
He joined 124 Regiment fighting through Normandy and Belgium before
being killed in Nijmagen area.
Capt.
WA Wood is commemorated on the war memorial at Wall and on the Officers Mess
fireplace, Alexander Road TAC, Gateshead
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Capt WA Wood MC
124th(Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (TA) |
124th (Northumbrian) Field Regiement RA (TA)
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| L/Bdr Blake MM |
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| L/Bdr Coombs |
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| Gnr W Kelly |
102nd (Northumberlnad Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA)
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| Lt KL Gentleman |
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| Gnr F Astle |
113th LAA Regiment RA (2nd / 5th Battalion DLI) (TA)
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| Gnr FG Fisher |
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| Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery |
