{"id":944,"date":"2025-04-22T17:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/?page_id=944"},"modified":"2026-09-20T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:57:26","slug":"achtergrondinformatie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/achtergrondinformatie\/","title":{"rendered":"Background information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"944\" class=\"elementor elementor-944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07161c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07161c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1577746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1577746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b8bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98b8bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background information Venray War Cemetery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e0ebd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4e0ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Subtabblad Achtergrond Informatie Foto 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTg5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmFkb3B0aWVncmF2ZW4tdmVucmF5Lm5sXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvU3VidGFiYmxhZC1BY2h0ZXJncm9uZC1JbmZvcm1hdGllLUZvdG8tMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Subtabblad-Achtergrond-Informatie-Foto-1-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd419c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd419c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. \u201cServed together, died together, buried together\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>As early as the First World War, the British authorities had determined that the remains of the fallen were not to be repatriated. When the Imperial War Graves Commission, the predecessor of the current Commonwealth War Graves Commission, was established in 1917, it inherited this ban. However, the ban did fit in with an important principle of the Imperial War Graves Commission, namely equal treatment. Allowing repatriation would create inequality between the fallen from families who could afford the costs of repatriation and those whose families could not. The \u201crich\u201d would go home, the \u201cpoor\u201d would remain behind as a kind of \u201csecond-class\u201d graves. The ban on repatriation did have a number of exceptions. For example, it only applied to subjects of the British Commonwealth. Military personnel of another nationality who were in the service of the British Commonwealth were allowed to be repatriated.<\/p><p>That does not alter the fact that the ban met with much resistance from the British public at the time. However, the Imperial War Graves Commission found the soldiers on their side. They expressed their preference to be buried next to their comrades under the motto: <em>\u201cserved together, died together, buried together\u201d<\/em>.<\/p><p>The ban on repatriation remained in effect until the 1980s. Since then, survivors have been able to opt for repatriation.<\/p><p><strong>2. Plotnummers, graven en grafstenen<\/strong><\/p><p>The cemetery contains the official number of 693 men. Over the years, a number of ashes have been scattered.<\/p><p>Desondanks telt de begraafplaats &#8220;maar&#8221; 683 grafstenen. Dat komt omdat op een tiental grafstenen de namen van twee militairen worden vermeld. Plotnummers V.A.10-11 hebben vier stenen met daarop acht namen. Plotnummers V.C.5-8: zes stenen met twee namen.<\/p><p>The cemetery is divided into eight sections: I to VIII. The odd sections are on the left; the even sections on the right. Sections I to IV each have 6 rows (A to F) with 13 plot numbers each. Sections V to VII have 7 rows (A to G) with 13 plot numbers. The total number of plot numbers is 676. How does this number relate to the 683 gravestones?<\/p><p>This is first of all because the cemetery has two plot numbers (IV.C.10 and VII.C.4) where no one is buried. Here also a gravestone is missing. So there are 674 graves and 683 gravestones.<\/p><p>Het verschil van 9 wordt daardoor verklaard dat bij 10 graven (plotnummers) meer dan \u00e9\u00e9n grafsteen staat.<\/p><p>V.A.10-11:\u00a0 \u00a0 4 stenen\/2 plotnummers<br \/>V.C.5-8:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07 stenen\/4 plotnummers<br \/>VII.B.1-2:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04 stenen\/2 plotnummers<br \/>VII-D.9-10:\u00a0 4 stenen\/2 plotnummers<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 19 stenen\/10 plotnummers<\/p><p><em>Joint graves\/collective graves<\/em><\/p><p>Een &#8220;joint grave&#8221; bevat de stoffelijke resten van militairen; een &#8220;collective grave&#8221; bevat de stoffelijke resten van drie of meer militairen \u00e9\u00e9n graf.\u00a0<\/p><p>De begraafplaats heeft de volgende joint graves:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>VII. B. 10-11.\u00a0<\/p><p>Collective graves:<\/p><p>V. A. 10-11<br \/>V. C. 5-8.<br \/>VII. A. 1-6.<br \/>VII. B. 1-2<br \/>VII. D. 6-11.<br \/>VIII. D. 9-10.<\/p><p>De collective graves zijn op de begraafplaats vaak daaraan te herkennen dat de grafstenen dichter bij elkaar staan.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Buried near to this spot<\/em><\/p><p>De grafstenen van Henry Burnside (VII.E.9) en John Lawson (VII.E.10) hebben het opschrift &#8220;Buried near to this spot&#8221;. Dat betekent in dit geval dat wel vaststaat dat zij in de graven VII.E.9 en VII.E.10 zijn begraven maar dat onzeker is wie in welk graf ligt.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>3. Locatie veldgraven<\/strong><\/p><p>Below is an overview of the locations from which the soldiers were transferred to Venray War Cemetery. This does not always mean that the soldiers died at those locations.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"97\">Margraten<\/td><td width=\"28\">165<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Venray<\/td><td width=\"28\">131<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Maasbree<\/td><td width=\"28\">68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Helden<\/td><td width=\"28\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Meerlo<\/td><td width=\"28\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Ysselsteyn<\/td><td width=\"28\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Sevenum<\/td><td width=\"28\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Leunen<\/td><td width=\"28\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Heibloem<\/td><td width=\"28\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Heythuysen<\/td><td width=\"28\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Oostrum<\/td><td width=\"28\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Veulen<\/td><td width=\"28\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">D\u00fcren (D)<\/td><td width=\"28\">14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Melderslo<\/td><td width=\"28\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Heide<\/td><td width=\"28\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Merselo<\/td><td width=\"28\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Overloon<\/td><td width=\"28\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Neerkant<\/td><td width=\"28\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Roggel<\/td><td width=\"28\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Wanssum<\/td><td width=\"28\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Lottum<\/td><td width=\"28\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Horst<\/td><td width=\"28\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Kessel<\/td><td width=\"28\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Deurne<\/td><td width=\"28\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Broekhuizen<\/td><td width=\"28\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Broekhuizenvorst<\/td><td width=\"28\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Meijel<\/td><td width=\"28\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Nunhem<\/td><td width=\"28\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Roermond<\/td><td width=\"28\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Grubbenvorst<\/td><td width=\"28\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Baarlo<\/td><td width=\"28\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Neer<\/td><td width=\"28\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">St. Oedenrode<\/td><td width=\"28\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Tienray<\/td><td width=\"28\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Afferden<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Baexem<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Blitterswijck<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Brumholt<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Grubbenvorst<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Haelen<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Helenaveen<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">America<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Griendtsveen<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Meterik<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Maasniel<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Nederweert<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">Sittard<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">St. Odilienberg<\/td><td width=\"28\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"97\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"28\">693<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The soldiers who were transferred from Margraten were recovered by the American Graves Service and initially buried at the American cemetery there. In most cases their field graves were in Germany. Afterwards they were transferred to Venray by the British 55 Graves Concentration Unit.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>4. Overbrengingen<\/strong><\/p><p>Venray War Cemetery has two plot numbers (IV.C.10 and VII.C.4) that do not have a gravestone. No one is buried at these locations either. However, that was not always the case.<\/p><p>In the photo below the missing gravestones are clearly visible.<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a42a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a42a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: GWGC War Cemetery Adoption Graves Foundation<\/p><p><em>IV.C.10<\/em><\/p><p>On August 9, 1949, the remains of Lieutenant Jacques Denis Alexandre Lemoine were<\/p><p>Reburied in plot number IV.C.10.\n\nJacques Lemoine was born on 22 September 1914 and served with the 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers. He was killed in action on 23 November 1944. His field grave was located at Korte Heide in Maasbree.\n\nJacques Lemoine\u2019s remains were exhumed on 16 August 1949 and transferred a few days later to the French War Cemetery in Kapelle. As Lemoine was of French nationality, the ban on repatriation did not apply to him. Since then, plot number IV.C.10 has been \u201cvacant\u201d.<\/p><p><em>VII.C.4<\/em><\/p><p>In plot VII.C.4, the remains of an unidentified Royal Air Force pilot were buried on 22 November 1946. He was later identified as Flying Officer Henri Huynen.\n\nHenri Huynen was a pilot serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and was of Belgian nationality. On 22 March 1945, his Mosquito was shot down near Cologne. Huynen, the navigator, and his pilot, Flight Lieutenant Walter Henri, were both killed.\n\nHenri Huynen\u2019s remains were transferred on 20 June 1950 to the Brussels Town Cemetery Belgian Airmen\u2019s Field of Honour, where he now rests beside Walter Henri.\n\nSince then, plot number VII.C.4 has also been \u201cvacant\u201d. At the cemetery, it can still be seen that a headstone is missing in rows IV.C. and VII.C. However, other transfers also took place that are no longer visible.<\/p><p><em>VII.G.2.<\/em><\/p><p>On 1 April 1947, the remains of an unknown member of the Royal Air Force (designated X1288) are transferred from the American cemetery in Margraten to Venray. He is buried in VII.G.2. In May 1947, the exact date is not legible on the Grave Concentration Report, the unknown is \u201cextracted to (illegible)\u201d. According to a Graves Registration Report Form dated 27 January 1954, grave VII.G.2. is \u201cvacant\u201d.<\/p><p>In 2003, the remains of Warant Officer Evan Tom Davies were found in Broekhuizen.<\/p><p>He was reburied on 9 June 2004 in plot VII.G.2. Evan Davies is the last serviceman to be buried at Venray War Cemetery to date.<\/p><p><em>VII.D.12. and VII.D.13<\/em><\/p><p>On 25 March 1947, the remains of Pilot Officer Andrew Patrick Gilmour and Flight Lieutenant Robert Charles Platt were buried from the American cemetery in Margraten in plot numbers VII.D.12 and VII.D.13 respectively. Just over a month later, on 1 May 1947, they were reburied at the Overloon War Cemetery. There they were reunited with four other members of their crew who were also transferred from Margraten to Overloon on 1 May 1947. That same day, the remains of Walter Green and Patrick McGee were reburied from Margraten in the vacant graves VII.D.12 and V.D.13.<\/p><p><em>From IV.B.11 to VI.G.8. <\/em><\/p><p>Lance Corporal Albert Martin Baker is reburied on 6 September 1946 on plot number IV.B.11. His field grave was located in Oostrum. On 24 September 1946 his grave is moved from plot number IV.B.11. to plot number VI.G.8. The reasons for this are unknown. A little over a week later the remains of an unknown soldier are buried on plot number IV.B.11.<\/p><p><em>Closure<\/em><\/p><p>At present, 693 men rest at Venray War Cemetery. However, on 2 May 1947, this number was 695. On that date, the graves of Henri Huynen, Jacques Lemoine and the unknown in VII.G.2. were still in the cemetery, but Evan Davies had not yet been reburied here.<\/p><p><strong>5. Militairen versus burgers<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><table style=\"height: 178px;\" width=\"203\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"151\">Military<\/td><td width=\"38\">692<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">Citizens<\/td><td width=\"38\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"38\">693<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The citizen is William Rippon (VIIIE.6). He was a war correspondent for the Peterborough Citizen &amp; Advertiser. William Rippon died in a car accident near Venlo.<\/p><p>De verdeling naar legeronderdeel van de 666 ge\u00efdentificeerde militaire graven als volgt: 539 Landmacht, 125 Luchtmacht en 2 Marine.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> 6. Country of service<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"151\">United Kingdom<\/td><td width=\"38\">634<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">Canadian<\/td><td width=\"38\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">Nieuw Zeeland<\/td><td width=\"38\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">Australian<\/td><td width=\"38\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">Polish<\/td><td width=\"38\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"151\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"38\">667<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>In most cases, the soldiers also had the nationality of the country where they were serving and lived there. But there were exceptions.<\/p><p>Flying Officer Geoffrey Winslow (VII.F.6) lived in Canada, served in the Royal Canadian Air Force but had American nationality. Robert Stapley (VII.C.3) and Joseph Meilleur (III.D.4) had Canadian nationality but served in British units (respectively the Rifle Brigade and the King\u2019s Own Scottish Borderers).<\/p><p>Flying Officer Louis Pich\u00e9 (I.E.13) was a Canadian national, also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, but lived in the United States.<\/p><p>Van de zesentwintig onbekende militairen kan de \u201ccountry of service\u201d niet met zekerheid worden vastgesteld. Deze zijn niet meegenomen in bovenstaande tabel.<\/p><p><strong>7. Leeftijdsopbouw<\/strong><\/p><p>De leeftijdsopbouw van de 667 militairen waarvan de graven zijn ge\u00efdentificeerd, is als volgt.\u00a0<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"60\"><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"54\"><strong>Number<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">17<\/td><td width=\"54\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">18<\/td><td width=\"54\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">19<\/td><td width=\"54\">48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">20<\/td><td width=\"54\">48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">21<\/td><td width=\"54\">68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">\u226425<\/td><td width=\"54\">373<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">\u226430<\/td><td width=\"54\">550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">\u226435<\/td><td width=\"54\">642<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">\u226440<\/td><td width=\"54\">662<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">41<\/td><td width=\"54\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">42<\/td><td width=\"54\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"60\">57<\/td><td width=\"54\">1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>De jongste militair is George Laurie (VIII.D.5); de oudste \u00a0William Rippon (VII.F.6). De gemiddelde leeftijd bedraagt 25 jaar en 4 maanden.<\/p><p><strong>8. Militaire eenheden<\/strong><\/p><p>De 667 militairen waarvan het graf is ge\u00efdentificeerd, behoorden tot 74 verschillende eenheden.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve<\/td><td width=\"31\">88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Artillery<\/td><td width=\"31\">41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Ulster Rifles<\/td><td width=\"31\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">King&#8217;s Shropshire Light Infantry<\/td><td width=\"31\">38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Armoured Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Engineers<\/td><td width=\"31\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">King&#8217;s Own Scottish Borderers<\/td><td width=\"31\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Canadian Air Force<\/td><td width=\"31\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Suffolk Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">South Lancashire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Gordon Highlanders<\/td><td width=\"31\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Monmouthshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Scots<\/td><td width=\"31\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Seaforth Highlanders<\/td><td width=\"31\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Warwickshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Corps of Signals<\/td><td width=\"31\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Norfolk Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)<\/td><td width=\"31\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">East Yorkshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Lincolnshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Rifle Brigade<\/td><td width=\"31\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Army Service Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.<\/td><td width=\"31\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Pioneer Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">King&#8217;s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry<\/td><td width=\"31\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.<\/td><td width=\"31\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">South Wales Borderers<\/td><td width=\"31\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Air Force<\/td><td width=\"31\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Dorsetshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry<\/td><td width=\"31\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.<\/td><td width=\"31\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Scots Fusiliers<\/td><td width=\"31\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Essex Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Gloucestershire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)<\/td><td width=\"31\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Australian Air Force<\/td><td width=\"31\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">York and Lancaster Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Coldstream Guards<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Middlesex Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal New Zealand Air Force<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Scots Guards<\/td><td width=\"31\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Duke of Cornwall&#8217;s Light Infantry<\/td><td width=\"31\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Cheshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Corps of Military Police<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Durham Light Infantry<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment)<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">King&#8217;s Royal Rifle Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Northamptonshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Berkshire Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Marines<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Welch Fusiliers<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Welsh Guards<\/td><td width=\"31\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Duke of Wellington&#8217;s (West Riding Regiment)<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">General List<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Irish Guards<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Manchester Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Polish Air Force<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Army Medical Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Canadian Infantry Corps<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Horse Artillery<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Irish Fusiliers<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Royal Northumberland Fusiliers<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C.<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">The Queen&#8217;s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">War Correspondent<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">Welch Regiment<\/td><td width=\"31\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"316\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"31\">667<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Van de zesentwintig onbekende militairen kan de eenheid niet met zekerheid worden vastgesteld. Deze zijn niet meegenomen in bovenstaande tabel.<\/p><p><strong>9. Rangen<\/strong><\/p><p>In onderstaande tabel zijn de rangen weergegeven van de 667 militairen waarvan het graf is ge\u00efdentificeerd.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"217\">Private<\/td><td width=\"29\">216<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Sergeant\/Serjeant<\/td><td width=\"29\">72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Lance Corporal<\/td><td width=\"29\">52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Corporal<\/td><td width=\"29\">46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Rifleman<\/td><td width=\"29\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Trooper<\/td><td width=\"29\">27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Fligth Sergeant<\/td><td width=\"29\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Flying Officer<\/td><td width=\"29\">24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Gunner<\/td><td width=\"29\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Lieutenant<\/td><td width=\"29\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Sapper<\/td><td width=\"29\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Captain<\/td><td width=\"29\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Pilot Officer<\/td><td width=\"29\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Driver<\/td><td width=\"29\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Flight Lieutenant<\/td><td width=\"29\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Lance Serjeant<\/td><td width=\"29\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Fusilier<\/td><td width=\"29\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Bombardier<\/td><td width=\"29\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Guardsman<\/td><td width=\"29\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Warrant Officer<\/td><td width=\"29\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Lance Bombardier<\/td><td width=\"29\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Major<\/td><td width=\"29\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Signalman<\/td><td width=\"29\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Warrant Officer Class II<\/td><td width=\"29\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Second Lieutenant<\/td><td width=\"29\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Company Quartermaster Serjeant<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Craftsman<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Kapral<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Leading Aircraftman<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Marine<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Piper<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Reporter<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Squadron Leader<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">Staff Serjeant<\/td><td width=\"29\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"217\">\u00a0<\/td><td width=\"29\">667<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Van de zesentwintig onbekende militairen kan de rang niet met zekerheid worden vastgesteld. Deze zijn niet meegenomen in bovenstaande tabel.<\/p><p>NB: De informatie in de voorafgaande paragrafen is grotendeels gebaseerd op de database van de Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org\/find-records\/).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Achtergrond informatie Venray War Cemetery 1. \u201cServed together, died together, buried together\u201d Al tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog werd door de Britse autoriteiten bepaald dat de stoffelijke resten van de gesneuvelden niet mochten worden gerepatrieerd. Toen de Imperial War Graves Commission, de voorganger van de huidige Commonwealth War Graves Commission, in 1917 werd opgericht, erfde deze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-944","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/944"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5744,"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/944\/revisions\/5744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-venray.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}