East Cemetery
This last week Men from The Commonwealth War Graves Commision Have been reinstating the headstone on thr grave of Military Police Crackett in East Cemetery,
this was moved to west cemetery several years ago, But The remains were left interred in east cemetery http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/images/crackett_1.jpg http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/images/crackett_2.jpg |
I remember as a lad looking at the German War Graves in East Cemetery, my memory recalls thre but only two on record, One was exhumed in 1962, whether repatriated to Germany or reintered at Chevington , This one was identified and named on the Grave cross, Next to him was body of another german washed up on beach as first mentioned was , but never identified, no record if he was exhumed so possibly still there with no Marker , anyone else remember these and any info as to where are now, i understand they were both Luftwaffa.
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Hi Leslie, in the East Cemetery transcription there is
"FELDWEBEL Grobka, aged 45, buried 1941-10-15", I remember marking that one in blue, to remind me to see if I could find anything else about this burial. (not yet done!) "Feldwebel" is the German Rank of Sergeant so this entry needs more investigation. |
there's also a German burial discussed here:
http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/ambl...read.php?t=132 A Captain Matsen 1903, Janwhin found some info on his demise in the newspaper archive which is also in that thread. he does have a headstone, or what's left of it, again photo in that thread above. |
There's another burial :
WEEN, Ingvard 32 1940-04-19 but that looks Scandinavian to me. Anyway, I bet that burial will have a wartime story too. |
And the wartime 'unknown' you mention looks like it will be this one:
"UNKNOWN aged 30/40 1941-11-01" our list doesn't even state sex for that one. |
Grobka grave.
I remember this one, just over the wall next to where the swings were when we were kids.
It was a simple white wooden cross which has since disappeared, probably through age. I wonder why these graves have not been looked after, officially, as the ones in Chevington cemetery have been. |
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I remember three there . I know one was exhumed in 1960 s , one was unknown , I wonder if the third was the Scandanavian person , First over wall from swings in corner |
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Luftwaffe
I have in my possesion a luftwaffe lapel badge that had three Eagles(Feldwebel?),my mother said it came from a washed up body,wonder if it was one?
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Can you scan it and post a picture brownknees? |
I've added a couple of pics to Leslie's opening post (hope you don't mind). The Crackett grave is in that corner next to the old swings as well.
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It looks very lonely. Still the council won't be able to flatten that one.
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I think the Luftwaffe badge may be in the UK at my daughters ,I can ask her to look for it!!
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Wasn't this side of the cemetery for non conformists? I know my Methodist ancestors were over there. |
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Luftwaffe badge
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This badge was given to my mother from a washed up Luftwaffe airman.There were originaly three birds but one was lost!
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WWII German Feldwebel Collar Tabs
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I found a Medal about 30 year ago on the hill to the south of the Saltpans, east of East Cemetery an old tip
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I remember these Beautiful Buildings the wood work in them was supurb , a shame they had to go .
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Janwhin, have you got a grave reference number for Jane Richardson died Oct 1889. She's my 2x G-Grandmother, died in Queen Street aged 33. (I know we've mentioned this one before)
I don't know if this will be usable for me to find the grave: East Cemetery Plan Wish I had the time to make a clean digital version of that. :( |
Your wish is my command, Coquet :)
Jane Richardson of Queen Street, aged 33, buried 9 October in the unconsecrated section H/05. |
I've tried to line it up with some of the in situ headstones that are photographed on the sister site. The best fix is probably that of the Mansons which is H11.
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Great. I can see it on the plan and it's along a footpath. Easy to find.
I noticed the plan looked a bit askew, thought it was a problem with the scanning but I see it is actually like that in reality. I assume to keep the graves east- west? To find a grave in the middle of those plots you might need three surveyors tapes though! Is there a standard size for the plot allocated as a grave does anyone know? Regarding the unconsecrated ground for Jane Richardson - this sounds about right as I know she was married at the Zion Meeting House in Alnwick so I think a Presbyterian reprobate. |
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