Commonwealth War Cemetery Eindhoven-Woensel

The flowerbedings which are placed in this cemetery, who are reserved by the Commonwealth, contain 686 war victims of which 543 are airmen who were killed in strategic bombings. The 143 soldiers came from two different hospitals who were from October 1944 till the end of the war stationed in Eindhoven. The graves contain 570 British, 50 canadian, 38 australian, 9 New Zealanders, 1 South African, 4 Dutch and 14 Polish.

The soil on which this burial ground has been placed is giving from the Dutch civilians for an eternal restingplace for the fallen of the Navy, Army and Airforce who will be remembered here.

DUTCH WAR GRAVES

On the General Cemetery Woensel Eindhoven are 4 Dutch War Graves. The graves are located at various places in the cemetery.
These are the graves of:

EDOUARD LEO ALVAREZ, Soldaat, 2801, 27 October 1944
JOHANNES CORNELIS BUIJTELAAR, Sergeant der Mariniers, 4955, 25 October 1944
ANTONIE DEN HARTOG, Soldaat, 15 May 1940
WILLEM HENDRIK DE MILDE, Soldaat, 0102180, 02 April 1945

On the Cemetery is also the grave of HENDRIK JOHANNES BREEK, who died in New Guinea in 1962.

POLISH WAR GRAVES

On the General Cemetery Woensel Eindhoven are 14 Polish War Graves. The graves are located at various places in the cemetery.
These are the graves of:

TEOFIL SZYMANKIEWICZ, Porucznik, P/0744, Polish Air Force, 02 January 1945, Age 25
JAN PYTLAK, Kapral, P/780702, Polish Air Force, 28 August 1942, Age 24
P. KRASOWSKI, Dragon, 27809, Polish Army, 08 April 1945, Age 36
WACLAW JOSEF MALAK, Major, P/0090, Polish Air Force, 03 May 1941, Age 31
JOSEF BALUCKI, Kapral, P/783597, Polish Air Force, 13 April 1942, Age 24
STANISLAW JAN LITAK, Porucznik, P/1725, Polish Air Force, 05 March 1945, Age 27
WLADYSLAW ZALEJKO, Plutonowy, P/780146, Polish Air Force, 13 April 1942, Age 27
WLADYSLAW STRZELCZYK, Kapral, P/784864, Polish Air Force, 13 April 1942, Age 27
MIECZYSLAW JOZEF RYSZKIEWICZ, Major, P/0114, Polish Air Force, 03 May 1941, Age 33
POITR PAJER, Kapitan, P/1336, Polish Air Force, 13 April 1942, Age 38
KONRAD LUBOJANSKI, Kapral, P/781601, Polish Air Force, 13 April 1942, Age 23
JOZEF JANIK, Kapral, P/781970, Polish Air Force, 28 August 1942, Age 28
FELIKS GAWLAK, Sierzant, P/781591, Polish Air Force, 28 August 1942, Age 24
Unknown Soldier - An Airman Of The 1939-1945 War 6th May 1941

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WAR GRAVES

On the General Cemetery Woensel Eindhoven are three Czechoslovakian War Graves. These Czechoslovakians were in service with the RAF.

On 14 April 1942 at 22:25 departed from RAF East Wretham a Wellington bomber with on board a six-man crew of Czechoslovakia. The aircraft was hit by the German night-fighter Uffz.Schienbein 2./NJG1 and crashed into Boshoven (Limburg). Half of the crew consisting of Sgt O.Havlik, Sgt J.Talab and Sgt P.Varjan died in the crash, they are buried in Eindhoven.
The survivors; F/O M.F.J.Zapletal, Sgt J.Klvana en Sgt V.Para were captured by the Germans.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Dirk Laarakker (1), Stefan Meekers (2, 3, 4, 5)