DURNBACH CWGC CEMETERY, GERMANY. BURIAL DETAILS

The small village of Durnbach lies in the south of Germany approx 45 kms south of Munich. 

The site for Durnbach War Cemetery was chosen, shortly after hostilities had ceased, by officers of the British Army and Air Force, in conjunction with officers of the American Occupation Forces in whose zone Durnbach lay.

The great majority of those buried here are airmen shot down over Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Austria, Hessen and Thuringia, brought from their scattered graves by the Army Graves Service. The remainder are men who were killed while escaping from prisoner of war camps in the same areas, or who died towards the end of the War on forced marches from the camps to more remote areas.

The cemetery contains 2,934 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 93 of which are unidentified. One grave in the cemetery (III. C. 22.) contains the ashes of an unknown number of unidentified war casualties recovered from Flossenburg. Also, one grave (IV. A. 21.) contains the remains of 6 unidentified U.K. airmen.

There are also 30 war graves of other nationalities, most of them Polish.

Within the Indian section of the cemetery will be found the Durnbach Cremation Memorial, commemorating 23 servicemen of the army of undivided India who died while prisoners of war in various places in France and Germany, and who were cremated in accordance with their religion.

The Parachute Regiment and  Airborne Forces:

7666653 Tpr McGLEW. Robert, Arthur 1 A/L Recce Sq. B-Tp. Italy 21/04/45 3. C. 03

3056208 S/Sgt FAIRWEATHER. John, Strange G-Sqn, GPR. Arnhem 04/04/45 3. D. 06

14514485 Pte GREEN. Kenneth, A 3 Para Bn. A-Coy, 3 Pln. Arnhem 17/03/45 3. D. 07

77644 S/Sgt STATHAM. William, John, G 22 Flt, D-Sqn, GPR. Arnhem 10/03/45 3. D. 08

5189555 S/Sgt HODGES. Kenneth, Stanley B-Sqn HQ, GPR. Arnhem 11/03/45 3. D. 09

887320 Bdr ANDERSON. George, Sidney F-Tp, 2 A/L A-Tk Bty, RA. Arnhem 13/03/45 3. D. 11

6009204 Cpl HAYES. Charles, W 156 Para Bn. C-Coy, 9 Pln. Arnhem (DCM) 16/03/45 3. D. 12

6460501 Cpl PETERS. Reginald, Gordon 17 Pln, C-Coy, 2 Bn, South Staffs. Arnhem 22-23/03/45 3. D. 17

2654814 Cpl REVITT. Wilfred 1 Bn, Borders. Arnhem 22/03/45 3. D. 19

2344943 Sgt JOHNSON. Dennis, Alfred A-Sqn, GPR. Arnhem 30/03/45 3. D. 21

1464611 Sgt FLEMING. Duncan G-Tp, 2 A/L A-Tk Bty, RA. Arnhem 27/03/45 3. D. 22

3061632 Sgt FERGUSON. William, Skene 2 Flt, A-Sqn, GPR. Arnhem 31/03/45 3. D. 23

2nd SAS

873123 Pte GRIFFIN. Maurice, Arthur 2nd SAS. 25/11/44 3. K. 01

113612 Maj WHATELY-SMITH. Anthony 2nd SAS. 25/11/44 3. K. 02

884882 L/Cpl ROBINSON. George 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 03

14219880 Pte BENNETT. James, William, R. 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 04

130586 Maj REYNOLDS. Denis, Bingham 2nd SAS. 25/11/44 3. K. 05

1060893 Pte WEAVER. Edwin, Thomas 2nd SAS.15-16/10/44 3. K. 06

6287803 Pte AUSTIN. Frederick, Leonard 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 07

845212 Sgt HAY. Ralph (MiD + C de G) 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 08

2938162 Sgt NEVILL. Walter, Henry, E. 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 09

265704 Lt DILL. David, Gordon (MiD + C de G) 2nd SAS. 25/11/44 3. K. 10

900715 Pte McGOVERN. Peter 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 11

847426 Pte ASHE. Christopher 2nd SAS. 25/11/44 3. K. 12

262193 Lt BLACK. James, Desmond 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 13

4122304 Sgt TERRY-HALL. Frank, Ernest 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 14

T/73377 Cpl IVISON. Thomas 2nd SAS.20-21/09/44 3. K. 15

14402126 Pte CROSIER. Jack, Stanley 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 16

3460628 Cpl WINDER. Harry 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 17

5346560 Pte DOWLING. James, Frederick 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 18

2063834 Pte LLOYD. Leonard, Edwin, C 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 19

4200942 Pte SALTER. James 2nd SAS. 20-21/09/44 3. K. 20

2938122 Pte CHURCH. Reginald, Stanley 2nd SAS. 15-16/10/44 3. K. 21

Other Units 

148884 Capt GOUGH. Victor, Albert Jedburgh Team (Jacob) 25/11/44 3. K. 22