Four gravestones of five crewmen
2017-03-10
We have the pictures of them thanks to Mr Petr Kretschmer´s visit to the Devizes Rd Cemy at Salisbury, Witshire.
Having taken the pictures and leaving the site this man decided to go towards these gravestones once more. He was looking for the fifth crewman of a R 1516 Wellington belonging to Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn. There are only four gravestones there. A front gunner Sgt. Jaroslav Petrucha had been laid to rest into the same grave with a pilot Sgt. Oldrich Helma. A WOP Sgt. Adolph Dolejs, a co-pilot Sgt. Antonin Plocek as well as a navigator P/O Richard Hapala rest in peace in the graves of their own.
A rear gunner of R 1516 Sgt. Jaroslav Lancik had been cremated at Southmpton
The above mentioned pictures can be seen HERE