East London Cemetery, Plaistow

This cemetery is in Grange Road, 800 yards South of Plaistow railway station. It contains 244 burials of the 1914-1918 war; 97 are in the sailors and Soldiers plot, which is marked by a war cross and a stone Kerb Wall bearing the names. A Screen Wall memorial, close to the main drive, bears the names of those whose graves, elsewhere in the cemetery, are not marked by headstones. There are 132 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here. Some of these buy ambien in india were casualties of the “Blitz” air raids and are buried in a collective grave alongside civillian casualties. The names of the war dead in this collective grave are recorded on a panel over the graves. A further 1939-1945 Screen Wall memorial bears the names of those whose graves, elsewhere in the cemetery, are not marked by headstones.

Photographs kindly taken by Lorna LEADBETTER (06343)

War	Surname	Forenames	Nationality	Rank	Service No
WW II	WHEATLEY	John Michael	UK	Flight Sergeant	746836	Open
Full Record CFHS Ref9037 WarWW II SurnameWHEATLEY ForenamesJohn Michael NationalityUK RankFlight Sergeant Service No746836 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel233 Squadron ServiceRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death20-Aug-41 Will CauseAcft flew into high ground when returning from a "Stopper" patrol Theatre InterredEast London Cemetery Parish War MemorialCoastal Command WM Role of HonorSt Eval BoR Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRAF Memorial. East London Cem. County/CountryLondon. Plaistow. County/Country (Cemetery)London Age28 Year Born1913 Place Of Birth Parents Parents Residence SpouseMary E WHEATLEY Spouse ResidenceWilliton, Somerset Remarks Story If you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here Coastal Command War MemorialCoastal Command War Memorial - FaceRoyal Air Force Memorial London