2014

SK9479 : Church of St.John the Baptist, Scampton #14

taken 10 years ago, near to Scampton, Lincolnshire, England

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Church of St.John the Baptist, Scampton #14
Church of St.John the Baptist, Scampton #14
These headstones mark the resting place of two German aircrews, one whose aircraft crashed nearby in 1941. The other four are dated March 1945, very near the end of the war, but there is no explanation as to how they also came to be buried here.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Religious sites other tags: German War Graves Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St.John the Baptist's Church [29] · Mark [2] ·
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SK9479, 80 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mike Kirby   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 21 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 9485 7947 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:18.2217N 0:34.6866W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 9485 7946
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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