Question 408: identify the grave(Eric Holmes, a private of the 1. Btl of the Suffolk Regiment,)

[Dutch Grenadier]

Somewhere to the North from where I live there is a town. Near this town soldiers are burried but one of this soldiers is not burried with his comrades in arms... Why? and provide a picture of his grave.

Hint:
the anwser to where I live is introduced on this forum.

 

[Sempai]

Maybe the german soldier who rescued the two dutch children and died doing so? Karl-Heinz Rosch in Goirle?

Greetings

 

[Dutch Grenadier]

Nope. I'm not from around Goirle

 

[Ithikial]

John Lowrie from New Zealand is the only Kiwi buried in the Mook War Cemetery. Probably the only NZ'er buried there as he was flying with the 49th RAF Squadron at the time.

http://nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-lowrie

 

[Dutch Grenadier]

close but not correct

 

[Louis]

Cuijk is your city, right?
The tomb is a dutch soldier or not?

 

[Dutch Grenadier]

Cuijk is your city, right?

Yes

The tomb is a dutch soldier or not?

Nope not Dutch

 

[Neubaufahrzeug]

I think it was Eric Holmes, a private of the 1. Btl of the Suffolk Regiment, who was buried by his comrades on the Catholic churchyard of Mook. His grave was found 40 years later.

 

[Dutch Grenadier]

@Neubaufahrzeug

You are correct Sir!!!

The story is can be found here. http://excitinghistory.com/liberation-route/mook-het-verdwenen-graf
After the war his family spend 40 years to find his grave.
He is the only soldier in Mook that is not burried at the Mook war cemetery.

Listen to his story... press the button on picture with the jeep.

 

[Rico]

Very cool -- you learn something new every day here on FGM

 

[Bootie]

@Neubaufahrzeug has asked me to post a question on his behalf... standy for incoming.