The Brookwood Military Cemetery is a part of a Brookwood Civil Cemy, est. 1854. See www. Google, Maps, „ Brookwood Cem, Surrey UK"
The Czechoslovak Section is located within a stone throw of the Long Avenue, about twenty meters before the gate crossing the Long Av. and a chain-link fence separating the Military and Civil Cemeteries. Towards the gate, there is the Polish Section to the left of the Czechoslovak one on the same side of the Long Avenue. as well as the white coloured RAF shelter designed by architect Sir Edward Mauffe. Visitors can find a gravestone sought by them in the Registrer here or take a cover here if exposed to the elements.
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The Czechoslovak Section of Brookwood Military Cemy neigbours on the Polish one on its left. At left a gravestone of Joseph Bittner, Adolf Musalek behind of him. Theodor Schwarz at right, Hanus Polak behind of him. |
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L to R - Theodor Schwarz, Rudolf Lanz, Jaroslav Louda and Antonin Prvonic first row. Hanus Polak, Eduard Blahacek, Vaclav Blahna, Andrej Simek the second one. Behind of Blahna Frank Kotiba, Jaroslav Kudlacek and William Goetzlinger. Antonin Bunzl, Frank Paclik, Jan Blaha, Joe Svec and Frank Stoklasek to the left of Goetzlinger. |
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L to R - Jiri Rubin, Stan Jelinek, Jan Vella DFC and Joe Bittner first row. Eugen Cizek, Bruno Babs, Miroslav Ctvrtlik and Adolph Musalek the second one. Joe Fisera, Valter Kauders and Joe Kominek behind of Babs. Emil Fechtner DFC to the left of Kominek, Vaclav Student and Franks Bulis, Dolezal and Stoklasek to the right of Kominek. Gravestones of the Polish Section in the background. |
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A picture of a vast RAF Section opposite the Cz and Polish ones was taken from the Long Avenue. |
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Gravestones of the Royal Air Force Section with a shelter designed by Sir Edward Mauffe in the background. Visitors can look up the name and position of a grave sought by them in a register there. |
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On Sep 19, 2010 a Ceremony of BoB`s 70th Anniversary is being rehearsed by as RAF as Army cadets. The shelter in the background. |
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A detailed picture of the 70 th BoB Ceremony´s Rehearsal. A link chain fence and a gate dividing the Military and Civil Brokwood Cemies. A plot of Czechoslovak Ex-Servicemen is just beyond, to the right of a road. |
The four minute footage of the „Czechoslovak Air Association in UK 2004 „ Film is dedicated to the Brookwood cemeteries, soon available in the Documentaries Section of our website.
The Czechoslovak Section is dominated by a Memorial with a Czech Lion, seen from the Long Avenue.
The Graves of wartime Czechoslovak Servicemen in this section are situated as follows :
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
24 25 Memorial to all CZ servicemen who are 26 27 28 29 30
17 18 laid to rest in all the British cemeteries 19 20 21 22 23
9 10 11 12 regularly trimmed 13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4 nice green lawn 5 6 7 8
A gravestone of Sgt. Stanislav Jelinek who met his death on Aug 29, 1943. You can see Mrs Olga Zadrobilkova and Mr Slavek Letal by the gravestone of Frank Musil who also served with No 311 Sqn. He and his husband Ex-Serviceman Ladislav Zadrobilek were born in the same village of Hrochuv Tynec.
No Name Date and place of birth Died Rank Cause
1 Rubin Jiri Nov 29, 19 Prague Aug 29, 43 Sgt BZ 775 Lib G
2 Jelinek Stan Apr 22, 20 Zdetin Aug 29, 43 Sgt BZ 775 Lib G
3 Vella Jan May 10, 06 Kladno Jan 10, 45 F/O PH404 Oxford
4 Bittner Josef Feb 7, 17 Kolin Aug 30, 43 F/Sgt BZ785 Lib L
5 Schwarz Theodor Dec 24,21 Sokolov Aug 30, 43 Sgt BZ785 Lib L
6 Lanz Rudolf Apr 3, 12 Konice Oct 29, 43 LAC hospital
7 Louda Jaroslav Mar 16, 19 Nymburk Mar 23, 44 F/Sgt hospital
8 Prvonic Tony May 5, 15 Zahorska Bystrica May 15, 44 W/O collision
9 Cizek Eugen Dec 10, 04 Ostrava Nov 29, 42 G/C ES947
10 Babs Bruno Sept 16, 05 Lipnik u. B. Aug 29, 43 F/Lt BZ775Lib
11 Ctrvrtlik Miroslav Oct 12, 14 Olomouc Aug 29, 43 F/O BZ775 Lib G
12 Musalek Adolf Oct 13, 16 Svinov Aug 23, 43 F/O BZ775
13 Polak Hanus Oct 21, 22 Praha Aug 29, 43 Sgt BZ775
14 Blahacek Eduard Oct 20, 19 Postrelmov Aug 29, 43 Sgt BZ775
15 Blahna Vaclav Sept 13, 15 Blovice Aug 29, 43 Sgt BZ775
16 Simek Andrej Jan 1, 20 Zarnovica Aug 30, 43 Cpl EV948
17 Palichleb Emil Aug 13, 19 Koprivnice Aug 30, 43 F/Lt BZ785
18 Fišera Josef Mar 12, 17 Horni Branna Aug 30, 43 Sgt BZ785
19 Kotiba Frank Apr 19, 12 Valpovo Jun 20, 44 W/O X7705
20 Zalesky Alois Nov 24, 16 Plzen Feb 2, 45 P/O DU-G
21 Jelen Rudolf Mar 30, 02 Bystrice Jan 10, 45 W/O PH404
22 Linhart Leo Nov 16, 12 Salcburk Jan 10, 45 F/O PH404
23 Rybnicek Karel Feb 5, 19 Kozlov Oct 5, 45 P/O KG876
24 Kvapil Karel Mar 28, 18 Litovel Jan 10, 45 S/Ldr PH404
25 Kauders Valter Apr 18, 18 Praha Jan 10, 45 F/O PH404
26 Kudlacek Jaroslav Dec 9, 19 Chrudim Oct 5, 45 P/O KG876
27 Chalupa Jan May 5, 19 Brno Oct 16, 40 Sgt P3134
28 Vaverka Bohumil Oct 23, 14 Milokost Oct 5, 45 F/Lt KG876
29 Broz Antonin 29. 10. 13 Hradec Kralove Oct 5, 45 W/O KG876
31 Fechtner Emil Sept 19, 16 Praha Oct 29, 40 P/O,DFC P3889
32 Kominek Josef Oct 31, 13 Praha Jun 8, 41 Sgt air accident
33 Student Vaclav Nov 25, 17 Praha Oct 18, 42 F/Lt T2564
34 Bulis Frank Sep 22, 16 Hrochuv Tynec Oct 18, 42 P/O T2564
35 Dolezal Frank Jan 25, 14 Litomysl Oct 18, 42 F/Sgt T2564
36 Stoklasek Frank Oct 30, 13 Jihlava Oct 18, 42 F/Sgt T2564
37 Svec Josef Jun 28, 06 Chrast u Plzne Oct 18, 42 F/Sgt T2564
38 Blaha Jan Feb 22, 09 Karlovy Vary Oct 18, 42 F/Sgt T2564
39 Paclik Frank Apr 11, 16 Vienna Oct 18, 42 Cpl T2564
40 Bunzl Antonín Sept 16, 19 Upice Oct 18, 42 P/O T2564
41 Goetzlinger Vilem Nov 2, 11 Ivanovice Oct 18, 42 Sgt T2564
42 Gissuebel Bedrich Feb 12, 12 Rosocha Oct 18, 42 P/O T2564
43 Jebacek Jaroslav Nov 6, 20 Jinacovice Oct 18, 42 P/O T2564
44 Cech Josef Jan 1, 11 Praha Oct 18, 42 Sgt T2564
45 Rajecki Vladimir Jul 5, 20 Pancevo Yug. Oct 18, 42 Sgt T 2564
There is a vast RAF Section opposite the the white building where the Register to find is. Distinguished by characteristic shape of the Czechoslovak gravestones, the ones of :
Maly Jaroslav Jul 17, 05 Praha Jun 5, 41 W/C prev. injury
Ocelka Josef Mar 12, 09 Lipnik u. B. Jul 21, 42 W/C DD938
Vanko Anton Jan 10, 18 Lednicke Rovne Dec 8, 44 Sgt MH35
can be easily found.
Edith Sedlakova Mar 3, 26 Plzen Oct 5, 45 WAAF KG876
was laid in the No 131 communal grave.
Only ten servicemen did not serve with No 311 Sqn. Twelve No 311 Sqn`s members laid here to rest met their death in the Wellington T2564`s crash inUxbridge shortly prior to their landing at the Northolt RAF. Eight in Lib BZ775`s after-take-off crash at RAF Beaulieu, four in BZ785`s crash at Beaulieu the following day, six in Oxfordu PH404`s crash in the Scottish Mnts and five in Lib KG876`s after-take-off crash at Blackbush en route to Prague after ending hostilities.
There is a pedestrián entrance next to the gate crossing the Long Av. you can pass through to the Brookwood Civilian Cemetery. You find yourself in the lot where above all Czechoslovak Ex-servicemen havee been buried. Watching ´The Czech Airmen´s Association in England 2004´ documentary , you can see the gravestones of Zdenek Illovy called Dennis, Josef Snajdr DFC, Alexandr Hess DFC, Eduard M. Prchal, JUDr. Pavel Svoboda, Viktor Gustav Kaslik, Josef Hybler a Frank Sticka, but also the one of Bren designer Ing Karel Jan Staller and his son, Mayor of the London P.T. Sokol Association Ing Karel Václav Staller. Apart from the many others, you can find here eg the graves of Tom Vybiral DSO,DFC, Vaclav Zima, Josef Frank Ruprecht, William Kauders MC a Charles Alexander Pospichal.