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In the centre are the four graves of Tpr. Pinch "A" Squadron, Tpr. Branch, a soldier of the 11th Hussars, Tpr. Brent and Cpl. Brown of "A" Squadron. They were buried by the civilians of CRUYSHAUTEM together with 15 civilians who were murdered by the Germans when they re-entered the town at night as reprisals for their hospitality to British troops.
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Accession Number

NAM.1975-03-63-19-179

Description

Photograph: In the centre are the four graves of Tpr. Pinch "A" Squadron, Tpr. Branch (?), a soldier of the 11th Hussars, Tpr. Brent and Cpl. Brown of "A" Squadron. They were buried by the civilians of CRUYSHAUTEM [sic] together with 15 civilians who were murdered by the Germans when they re-entered the town at night as reprisals for their hospitality to British troops. Shows many white wooden grave markers, with a group of people standing to the right of the photograph. From a photograph album containing 211 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3/4 County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1944-1945. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)