Milltown Cemetery, Falls Road, Belfast

Commonwealth War Graves in Milltown

There are 52 Commonwealth War Graves headstones in Milltown Cemetery. These are predominantly of Catholic service personnel from nations across the world.

James Clifford

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Fusilier James Clifford served in 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers during the Second World War. He died in his hometown of Belfast on 14th December 1945.

Thomas Keane

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Corporal Thomas Keane served in No. 173 Company, The Pioneer Corps at his time of death while billeted in Belfast during the Fire Raid of 4th-5th May 1941.

Paul McLarnon

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Belfast-born Sergeant Paul McLarnon served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with No. 11 Operational Training Unit. He died on 3rd September 1942.

James Simon Moore

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Private James Simon Moore served in No. 173 Company, The Pioneer Corps at his time of death at No. 24 (London) General Hospital, Belfast in May 1941.

James Osben

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Private James Osben served in No. 173 Company, The Pioneer Corps at his time of death while billeted in Belfast during the Fire Raid of 4th-5th May 1941.

Polish aircrew in Milltown Cemetery

Visitors to Milltown Cemetery in Belfast can pay their respects to a number of Polish members of the Royal Air Force killed in Éire or Northern Ireland during the war.

Klemens Adamowicz

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Polish Sergeant Klemens Adamowicz served in R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron at his time of death in Éire on 20th December 1943. His grave is in Belfast.

Stanislaw Czerniawski

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Polish airman Stanislaw Czerniawski served in R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron at his time of death in Éire on 20th December 1943. His grave is in Belfast.

Pawel Kowalewicz

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Polish Sergeant Pawel Kowalewicz served in R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron at his time of death in Éire on 20th December 1943. His grave is in Belfast.

Kazimierz Lugowski

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Polish Sergeant Kazimierz Lugowski served in R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron at his time of death in Éire on 20th December 1943. His grave is in Belfast.

Wincenty Pietrzak

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Polish Sergeant Wincenty Pietrzak served in R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron at his time of death in Éire on 20th December 1943. His grave is in Belfast.

Polish Independence Day

On 11th November 2017, WartimeNI attended a commemoration service at Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast. The event marked both Remembrance Day and Polish Independence Day.

The grave of Flight Sergeant Pawel Kowalewicz (P-703968) of R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

The grave of Flight Sergeant Klemens Adamowicz (P-780537) of R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

The grave of Flight Sergeant Kazimierz Lugowski (P-703438) of R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

The grave of Flight Sergeant Stanislaw Czerniawski (P-794362) of R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

The grave of Flight Sergeant Wincenty Pietrzak (P-782657) of R.A.F. 304 (Land of Silesia) Squadron in Milltown Cemetery, Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

For Your Freedom and Ours Tour

On 24th August 2019, WartimeNI joined volunteers from For Your Freedom and Ours on a tour of Milltown Cemetery on the Falls Road in West Belfast. The group paused to pay respects at the graves of Polish airmen killed in Éire and Northern Ireland during the Second World War.

A plain white wooden cross marks the site of a number of graves belonging to Polish service personnel of the Second World War at Milltown Cemetery on the Falls Road in West Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info

A view across Milltown Cemetery on the Falls Road in West Belfast looking towards the Belfast Hills. — © WartimeNI Info

A plain white wooden cross marks stands next to the graves of Sergeant Klemens Adamawicz, a Polish member of the R.A.F., and Fusilier James Clifford in Milltown Cemetery on the Falls Road in West Belfast. — © WartimeNI Info