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George Kroesing

In memory of:

Sergeant George Kroesing

January 19, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

M/10865

Force:

Army

Unit:

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 531 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PRAGUE WAR CEMETERY
Czech Republic

Grave Reference:

III. E. 11.

Location:

PRAGUE WAR CEMETERY is, in fact, a British plot adjoining a boundary wall on the north side of the Civil Cemetery of Olsany. Olsany is on the eastern outskirts of Prague about 3 kilometres from the centre of the city on the main road from Prague to Strasnice, which runs due east from Wenceslas Square. The approach to the PRAGUE WAR CEMETERY is the first turning left from the main road past the entrance gates of the Civil Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of George Kroesing– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Headstone of Sgt G. Kroesing, taken 2011/05/04 at the military cemetery Prague.

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