Venray War Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The town of Venray was liberated by Allied troops in the middle of October 1944, and the burials in the cemetery date from October 1944 to March 1945.
Venray War Cemetery contains 692 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 30 of them unidentified, and one Polish burial.
Served with
- Australian (4)
- Canadian (22)
- New Zealand (5)
- Polish (1)
- United Kingdom (631)
Served in
- Air Force (121)
- Army (539)
- Miscellanious (1)
- Navy (2)
William Ewart RIPPON
War Correspondent, Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser
Son of the Revd. John Rippon and Margaret Rippon;
husband of Edith Constance Rippon, of Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
Information: Wikipedia
William Ewart Rippon was a war correspondent for the Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser. He traveled with others in a personnel carrier when a tank crossed their path. The carrier had to swerve and rammed a tree. Some of the occupants died instantly, but Rippon was taken to the St. Jozef hospital in Venlo. There he died on March 16, 1945 from his injuries. Rippon is buried at the British War Cemetery in Venray, grave VII-E-6.
