ABRAHAM, Deryck Frank

Geel War Cemetery, BelgiumCredit: Unknown

Serjeant
Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Deryck was born on the 21st December 1916 in Newport to Frank Pibworth & Winfred Frances Kate (nee WISE) ABRAHAM of Priory Road. He was married to Dorothy RUSSELL in 1941 at the Baptist Chapel in Wellow. Dorothy was also living in Priory Road.

Deryck, aged 27, Died of Wounds, on the 11th September 1944 & was originally buried in Malines, Belgium. However, his body was later exhumed & reburied in Geel War Cemetery in Belgium on the 28th June 1946, alongside 399 of his Second World War comrades

In the early part of September 1944, Geel was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting encountered by Commonwealth troops since they had left Normandy

Deryck is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.