| Places | |
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| Accession Number | SUK11603A |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BORKUM, GERMANY, 1942-06-24. GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT THE FUNERAL OF 403717 SERGEANT BUTTEL RAAF. THE ...
Description
BORKUM, GERMANY, 1942-06-24. GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT THE FUNERAL OF 403717 SERGEANT BUTTEL RAAF. THE FUNERAL WAS ATTENDED BY A GUARD OF HONOUR FROM THE LUFTWAFFE, HEADED BY AN OFFICER, A GERMAN NAVAL BAND, AND TWO WREATH BEARERS. THE SERVICE BEGAN WITH A CHORALE, PLAYED BY THE BAND. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ADDRESS BY THE CHAPLAIN, THE CONSECRATION OF THE BODIES AND THE LAYING OF WREATHS, WHILE THE MILITARY DETACHMENT PRESENTED ARMS AND THE BAND PLAYED ANOTHER CHORALE. THE CEREMONY WAS CONCLUDED BY THE FIRING OF A SALVO. SERGEANT BUTTEL'S BODY WAS, ACCORDING TO THE WEHRMACHT INFORMATION BUREAU, BERLIN, RECOVERED FROM THE SEA ON THE 22ND JUNE 1942 BY A GERMAN PATROL BOAT, AND BURIED, TOGETHER WITH AN UNKNOWN MEMBER OF THE RAF, IN THE LUTHERAN CEMETERY WITH FULL MILITARY HONOURS. SEE ALSO SUK11603B, SUK11603C, SUK11603D, SUK11603E, SUK11603F.