Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Eleven

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Ten

The park is remarkably peaceful and quite pleasant to walk around. Throughout the Howard Davis Park there are seats with memorial plaques, along with a pond and a lovely rose garden.

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Nine

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Eight

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Seven

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Six

There are two plots of these graves. The plot on the left contains 31 graves plus this one that follows.

The reason this is slightly separate is that Maurice Jay Gould was born in England although living in Jersey at the time of the German Occupation. As a result of his birthplace he was deported to Germany where he died, just aged 19. His body was returned to Jersey in 1997 and is interned here.

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Five

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Four

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Three

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part Two

We followed the path along to the War Graves.  In front of us lay two groups of graves. The graves represent Servicemen who died during the Second World War. Some individuals were named, others were not. These were men whose bodies were recovered during the War and were buried within the confines of the park with the respect they deserved. They were cared for in death by the population of an Island that was inhabited from 1940 by the German Army. Yet, despite those tough times, the local population wanted those individuals to be remembered. Over the next few posts I will post photographs of all the graves represented here.

 

Howard Davis Park, Jersey, Channel Islands - Part One

Mentioned in small print on the tourist map of Jersey is the name Howard Davis Park.  Alongside the name of the park is the mention of "W.W.2 War Graves". It was seeing the mention of War Graves that made us visit the park in October 2011.

As you enter the park their is a building immediately on the left which provides some basic details and understanding on how the park came to be.

Inside there is a picture of Howard Leopold Davis and a framed frame of his medals and memorial plaque.