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Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Ottersum

Ottersum Roman Catholic Cemetery contains the graves of eight Commonwealth soldiers of the Second World War.
These are the graves of:

Serjeant Percy Brown, 1803188, Royal Artillery 40 LT. A.A. Regt., 24-02-1945, age 33
Driver Leslie Gilbert, 14215067, Royal Engineers 521 Field Survey Coy, 02-11-1944, age 20
Private Thomas William Holland, 2992364, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Bn., 14-02-1945, age 41
Private Alfred Manders, 5443007, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Bn., 13-02-1945, age 31
Lieutenant Lawrence Bowman Robbins, 267713, Pioneer Corps, 24-02-1945, age 41
Private Robert James Rowley, 14431467, Seaforth Highlanders 5th Bn., 17-02-1945,age 19
Lieutenant Richard Alnwick Shackleton, 228886, Royal Engineers 274 Field Coy, 15-02-1945, age 22, Awards MC
Private Charles Broolie Stirton, 268918, Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Bn., 17-02-1945, age 23.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze