Ronald Roberts FROUD

His name is on the War Memorial in HARWELL Berkshire in front of the Alms houses in the centre of the village.a nice photograph can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1315580

Ronald was the son of Roberts FROUD and Alice Nellie Rosetta nee WEBB born June quarter 1924 in the Wantage registration district probably Harwell.

Information from the Commonwealth War graves Commission:

Name: FROUD, RONALD ROBERT
Initials: R R
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 26/10/1944
Service No: 14332887
Additional information: Son of Robert and Alice N. Froud, of Harwell, Berkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 5. C. 5.
Cemetery: JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY
Country: Netherlands

Locality: Gelderland

Location Information: The city of Nijmegen lies to the south of Arnhem in the east of the Netherlands. From the A50 motorway ARNHEM to NIJMEGEN follow the signs for A73 KÖLN / NIJMEGEN / VENLO. Follow the signs for NIJMEGEN CENTRUM. Continue along NEERBOSSCHEWEG following the signs for MALDEN / MOOK for approx 2.5kms. Turn left (CWGC sign) following the signs for DE GOFFERT, onto BURGEMEESTER DALESLAAN. The cemetery is approx 200m on the right The cemetery address is:- Burgemeester Daleslaan 35 6532 Nijmegen Netherlands GPS Location is:- N 51 49 21 E 05 49 50

Historical Information: The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. Nijmegen was a front line town from 17 September 1944 until February 1945. The cemetery, which was created by No. 3 Casualty Clearing station, is in a wooded area known as Jonkers Bosch, from which it took its name. Jonkerbos War Cemetery contains 1,629 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 99 of them unidentified, and 13 war graves of other nationalities.

No. of Identified Casualties: 1543