Illogan Cemetery WW2 War Graves Part Six of Six

This moving video looks at the 52 people buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Illogan, Cornwall, UK, and as we linger by each grave tells, if known, how they made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom. We meet airmen from RAF Portreath and RAF Perranporth, plus others from airfields further afield, Merchant Seamen, members of the Royal Artillery, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the ATS and the Commando. They come from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Czechoslovakia, Scotland, England and even Illogan.
For ease of viewing the video has been uploaded in 6 parts. Those featured in each part are:

Part One - FtLt DAC Crooks DFC, Sgt AC Kelly, Gunner T Smith, Sgt HJ Smith, Sgt R Turner, Sgt AR Smither, PO HL Cousins, Sgt AE Mokanyk, Sgt HW Tindley, Unknown, Unknown.

Part Two - Ft Lt M Kredba, Sgt WD Norman, WO AM Parker BEM, Ft Sgt S Halama, PO R Wigington.

Part Three - PO JA Logan, Pte HR Hawken, PO FS Day, Ft Sgt JC Atkinson, Ft Lt JC Hardman, Ft Sgt HM Williamson, Sgt Obs G Smale, Trimmer G Smale.

Part Four - A/C 2nd class PJ Skelton, Pte D George ATS, Donkeyman WJ Lawrence, Ft Lt AMcD McNicol, FO RF Gore, Ft Sgt IE Mathieson, Sgt DT Ritchie, Ft Sgt MF Nolan, Barry Walker (aged 4 buried at St Agnes).

Part Five - FO P Dunn, Sgt VR Smith, Sgt LJ Ayers, Ft Sgt LV Fletcher, WO 2nd class HR Bacon, Ft Sgt RM Long, Ft Sgt EP Povey, FO FK Major, Sgt RA Powell, Ft Sgt DL McDonald, Sgt IS Gibson, Sgt RK Cunningham, Sgt W Pettigrew, Unknown.

Part Six - Pte DH Hill, Sgt FD Schmeltz, Unknown, Three Unknown (possible Sgt GB Amery), PO WPW Stokes, Sgt SV Stephens, Sgt R Curnow.

This video is made to honour those who died. We will remember them.
If you can add any more information or detail, especially on the characters where little is known, or you are able to share a photo of one of the people featured please leave a comment.
Music & photo credits are given at the end of part six.

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• RAF Perranporth
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• Sgt SV Stephens
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