Photo report interment of ashes Arnhem veterans
At the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Oosterbeek, also called the Airborne Cemetery, veterans of the Battle of Arnhem can have their ashes interred after their death. On Friday, September 20, 2024, there were solemn ceremonies in which the ashes of Bill Williams of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment and of Joe Mawdsley of the 1 Border Regiment were interred.
Bill Williams
Bill Williams in 2019
Joe Mawdsley
Joe Mawdsley in 2019
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- Source: TracesOfWar/Arjan Vrieze
- Published on: 02-10-2024 10:45:53
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