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War Graves Ronse

Ronse Old Cemetery contains the grave of 2LT Gilbert A. Malrait, born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA. His father was Belgian, his mother British. He stayed for several years in Ronse but returned to the USA just before World War II. He died when his B-24 Liberator crashed on 4 April 1944 in Rumania. After the war, he was buried as unknown on the American Cemetery Neuville-en-Condroz. After being identified, it was allowed that he was buried in Ronse.

Ronse Old Cemetery contains 18 Commonwealth war graves from World War II, of which one is unidentified and two from World War I.

BAKER WILLIAM ROBERT
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers Age: 29 Date of Death: 27/04/1945 Service No: 2092051
BUSHBY HARRY THOMAS
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps 633 Gen. Transport Coy. Age: 37 Date of Death: 04/01/1945 Service No: T/14511332
COEVORDEN VICTOR
United Kingdom Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 7th Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 31/01/1945 Service No: 14398628
COOK BENJAMIN GODFREY
United Kingdom Lance Corporal Corps of Military Police 1 Divisional Provost Coy. Age: 25 Date of Death: 15/05/1940 Service No: 7684082
DEWEY GEORGE
United Kingdom Private Royal Army Service Corps Age: 33 Date of Death: 01/08/1945 Service No: T/240893
EMENTON STEVE
United Kingdom Private Pioneer Corps 307 Coy. Age: 40 Date of Death: 08/03/1945 Service No: 13112803
HASLAM H.
United Kingdom Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Age: 19 Date of Death: 18/10/1918 Service No: 242279
HUNTER ANDREW
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps Age: 18 Date of Death: 27/12/1944 Service No: T/14758992
MATHEWS WILLIAM HENRY
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps Age: 27 Date of Death: 05/04/1945 Service No: T/64557
MILLS FRANK
United Kingdom Driver Royal Army Service Corps Age: 22 Date of Death: 18/12/1944 Service No: T/14321503
PARSONS REGINALD JOHN
United Kingdom Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 24 Date of Death: 15/04/1945 Service No: 1461901
PUCKLE ERNEST RONALD
United Kingdom Private Royal Army Pay Corps Age: 25 Date of Death: 03/06/1945 Service No: 7672864
RIDINGS JAMES
United Kingdom Fusilier Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 23/05/1940 Service No: 3449661
WEST PETER
United Kingdom Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 7th Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 06/05/1945 Service No: 14838931
WILDGOOSE GEORGE HENRY
United Kingdom Sapper Royal Engineers 59 Field Coy. Age: 21 Date of Death: 15/07/1940 Service No: 1895309
WINGATE THOMAS DAVISON
United Kingdom Private Pioneer Corps Age: 20 Date of Death: 25/02/1945 Service No: 14544783
WOODROW JACK ATTWOOD
United Kingdom Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 30/12/1944 Service No: 5826259
WOOLWAY G. H.
United Kingdom Private Machine Gun Corps 234th Coy. Date of Death: 15/10/1918 Service No: 29267
WRIGHTSON BASIL FREDERIC
United Kingdom Third Officer Air Transport Auxiliary Age: 23 Date of Death: 13/02/1945

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Source

  • Text: Philippe Vanderdonckt & TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge (1, 2, 5), Philippe Vanderdonckt (3, 4)

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