DenmarkList updated Nov. 17, 2006 Country Total = 4 4 graves in 4 cemeteries Completed = 1 (or 25.0%)
ESBJERG (FOURFELT) CEMETERY Esbjerg is a major port on the west coast of Jutland. From the harbour area, travelling north towards Hjerting on Hjertingvej, take the right fork into Gravlundvej and the cemetery is on the right side. Approaching the cemetery on Gravlundvej the CWGC plot can be seen on the right just behind the red brick chapel. Commonwealth forces fought no land campaign in Denmark during the Second World War, but from the German occupation on 9 April 1940, the air forces were active in Danish skies with special operations and raids on strategic targets, supplying the Danish resistance, anti-submarine patrols and bombing missions over northern Germany. Many airmen were killed in these operations and lie buried in churchyards and cemeteries all over Denmark. Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery contains a war graves plot of 272 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 25 of them unidentified. DU TOIT, Flight Lieutenant (Pilot), JOHANNES CHRISTIAAN FREDERICK, 110826. 218 (Gold Coast) Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 1st October 1942. Age 26. Son of Paul Willem Du Toit, and of Helena Du Toit, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. AIII. 9. 20 LEMVIG CEMETERY Lemvig is a town in Western Jutland on the south shore of the Nissum Bredning, which forms part of the great Lim Fjord. On reaching the town follow the main road around the harbour and up the hill on the Vestrebjerg. The entrance to the cemetery is on the right side close to the top of the hill opposite a garage. From the entrance proceed up the slope towards the rear of the cemetery. The Cross can be seen close to the rear boundary. Commonwealth forces fought no land campaign in Denmark during the Second World War, but from the German occupation on 9 April 1940, the air forces were active in Danish skies with special operations and raids on strategic targets, supplying the Danish resistance, anti-submarine patrols and bombing missions over northern Germany. Many airmen were killed in these operations and lie buried in churchyards and cemeteries all over Denmark. Lemvig Cemetery contains a war graves plot of 44 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, most of them airmen. Five of the burials are unidentified. COHEN, Sergeant (Pilot), NATHAN, 778742. 235 Sqdn. Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 4th May 1943. Age 25. Son of Salomon and
Sete Cohen, of Bellville, Cape Province, South Africa. Grave 719 SVINO CHURCHYARD Svino is small village in Southern Zealand, overlooking Dybso Fjord, some 90 kilometres south-south-west of Copenhagen. The Commonwealth Plot is in an extension of the churchyard, to the north of the church. Commonwealth forces fought no land campaign in Denmark during the Second World War, but from the German occupation on 9 April 1940, the air forces were active in Danish skies with special operations and raids on strategic targets, supplying the Danish resistance, anti-submarine patrols and bombing missions over northern Germany. Many airmen were killed in these operations and lie buried in churchyards and cemeteries all over Denmark. Svino Churchyard contains a Commonwealth plot of 62 burials, all airmen, eight of them unidentified. GRUBER, Sergeant (Pilot), MAURICE, 777669. 50 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 9th May 1942. Age 30. Son of Sismund and Annie Gruber, of Mashaba, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa. His brother Rufus Isaacs Gruber also fell. Grave 1 VEDERSO CHURCHYARD Vederso is a village in western Jutland about 15 kilometres north of Ringkobing and 10 kilometres south of the Nissum Fjord. From the A16/28 Ringkobing to Lemvig road turn left at Osterby onto the local road signposted to Madum and Vederso. The church is easily seen in the village. The single war grave marked by an Oland headstone is in a grassed area towards the rear of the churchyard close to a toolshed. Name: JARDINE, DOUGLAS GRAEME BURNESS |
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