One Belgian soldier, 8 German Prisoners of War and 5 Italian Prisoners of War were originally buried in Newmarket Cemetery.

There is no reason to suppose the prisoners of war were any more keen to die for their country than our own lads.
So that a record is kept of their wanderings for their loved ones, they are included here.

Our Belgian ally was repatriated.
The 5 Italians were re-located to Brookwood Cemetery in 1957 and the 8 Germans were re located to Cannock Chase in 1962





Jean Paul Pierre BODART


# 10340 Bombardier; 1st Belgian Field Artillery
Aged 25: Born in Leuven (Louvain), Belgium. His father was Paul Bodart of 247 Boulevarde Tervuren, Leuven, Belgium.
Died on 5th November 1945, in a motorcycle accident on Bury Road, Newmarket. It was his 25th birthday.
His unit was stationed near Munster in Germany at the time, so it begs the question as to what he was doing in Newmarket?
Grave P:455...Jean was exhumed and repatriated to Leuven in October 1949


Giuseppe BELLUSCI

# 34441 Soldato; Italian Army ( Prisoner of war camp 26, Ely)
Aged 23: Born 24th April 1920, in Grisolia, Italy.
Died on 24th June 1943.
Grave L: 111 He was exhumed and moved to grave 16:D:5 in the Italian Section, Brookwood Cemetery, (Pirbright, Surrey) on 3rd October 1957



Giovanni DE POL

# 172342 Caporale; Italian Army.
Aged 24: Born 3rd June 1921, in Montereale Valcellina, Italy.
Died on 28th December 1945.
Grave L: 100 He was exhumed and moved to grave 16:D:9 in the Italian Section, Brookwood Cemetery, (Pirbright, Surrey) on 3rd October 1957



Francesco GIOVINAZZO

#53445 Soldato; Italian Army ( Prisoner of war camp 59, Sawtry)
Aged 23: Born 13th June 1920 in Cassamassima, Italy.
Died on 21st May 1943 from infection of the lungs.
Grave L: 87 He was exhumed and moved to grave 16:E:13 in the Italian Section, Brookwood Cemetery, (Pirbright, Surrey) on 3rd October 1957



Ernesto MADINI

# T70968 Soldato; Italian Army (Prisoner of war camp 59, Sawtry)
Aged 26: Born 24th July 1916 in Magherno, Italy
Died on 21st May 1943:
Grave L: 99 He was exhumed and moved to grave 16:E:17 in the Italian Section, Brookwood Cemetery, (Pirbright, Surrey) on 3rd October 1957



Giuseppe ORLANDO

# 69118 Soldato; Italian Army ( Prisoner of war camp 85, Mildenhall)
Aged 26: Born 2nd May 1918, in Sestri Levante, Italy.
Died on 15th December 1944:
Grave L: 88 He was exhumed and moved to grave 16:E:12 in the Italian Section, Brookwood Cemetery, (Pirbright, Surrey) on 3rd October 1957



Oskar HERDMANN

# 520965 Gefreiter; German Army (prisoner of war camp 78, Braintree)
Aged 38: Born 11th June 1907
Died on 28th October 1945
Grave L: 112 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/199 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962


Hans WALTER

# A423321 Obergefreiter (Airman 1st class); Luftwaffe
Aged 26: Born 6th July 1920
Died on 27th November 1946 from lung infection
Grave L: 126 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/200 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962

Max KUNZMANN

# A438305 Gefreiter; German Army
Aged 19: Born 21st July 1925.
Died on 21st December 1944, from a fractured spine
Grave L: 138 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/197 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962


Karl WOHOSKA

# A746179 Gefreiter; German Army
Aged 25; Born 22nd December 1920.
Died on 25th March 1945 from pnuemonia
Grave L: 125 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/198 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962



Kurt WAGNER

# 376606 Feldwebel; German Army
Aged 29: Born 18th June 1915
Died on 12th December 1944 from intestinal obstruction
Grave L: 137 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/195 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962


Hans SCHUSTER

# 1679 Gefreiter; German Army
Aged 41: Born 10th February 1904
Died on 30th November 1944 from his wounds
Grave L: 124 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/196 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962

Julius WIHAN

# 746179 Gefreiter; German Army
Aged 39: Brn 8th April 1907
Died on 30th March 1946
Grave L: 113 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/203 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962


Andrei LAHODYNSKI

# B1787074 Soldat; German Army Ukrainian)
Aged 41.
Died on 5th June 1947 by suicide
Grave L: 101 He was exhumed and moved to grave 1/204 in the German Military Cemetery, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire in 1962

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Deutcher Soldatenfriedhof, Cannock Chase general view...and Plot One, resting place for the ex Newmarket men

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