I think you will find it refers to "Column" sometimes spelt "Collumn" Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "tuminco" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:47 PM Subject: War Graves > I am researching Flight Sergeant Charles Stewart Bogle who was the pilot of > a Lancaster bomber which was shot down over Brunswich, Germany 12-13 August, > 1944. All crew were killed. > > Would anyone know what the abbreviation Coll. refers to please i.e. Panel > number Coll. grave 19. A. 5-11. > > Someone suggested to me that it could mean collective as the remains of the > crew from this Lancaster bar 1 were burnt beyond recognition and that their > remains might have been put into a grave for each person but the remains not > necessarily being only of that person. > > Sounds morbid but it would be handy to know. > > Regards Leonie > > ______________________________