Commonwealth and Netherlands War Graves, Leuchars Cemetery, Fife
Posted in Fife, War Graves at 12:00 on 4 January 2022
Leuchars is near St Andrews in Fife. No doubt because of the nearby airbase there are many war graves in this cemetery – sufficient for it to have a Cross of Sacrifice.
The three nearest graves on the left in the above photo are of Dutch nationals – Willem Hijkoop (left,) Anton Marie ten Herkel (centre,) C.A.F. van Otterloo (right.) Apparently 22 other Dutchmen’s bodies were transferred to Mill Hill cemetery in London:-
The day we visited there was a Commonwealth War Graves Commission van at the cemetery with one of its employees tending to the graves. The Commission does a magnifcent job of upkeep on war graves in Britain and abroad.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission van, war graves and Cross of Sacrifice:-
Behind where this photo was taken is a First World War memorial bench:-
Tags: Commonwealth War Graves, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Dutch War Graves, First World War, Netherlands War Graves, Second World War, the Great War, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
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