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:-





