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Chester (Blacon) Cemetery — Four Soviet Soldiers, Spring 1945
Кладбище Честер (Блэкон) — четыре советских солдата, весна 1945
9 May 2025AdminCentral London
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery in Cheshire holds the graves of four Soviet servicemen — Korsilava, Kardava, Gorin, and Lobshanidze — buried in spring 1945 after dying in a Cheshire military hospital.
Chester (Blacon) Cemetery (Blacon Ave, Blacon, Chester CH1 5BB) contains 461 WWII graves. In 1940, two sections were designated for war burials: the larger Section A for RAF personnel, and the smaller Section H for other services and foreign nationals — predominantly Polish soldiers and officers from nearby Polish hospitals in Cheshire (86 of the 97 foreign graves are Polish).
In spring 1945, four Soviet servicemen who died in a Cheshire military hospital were buried in Section H:
| Name | Born | Died | Grave |
|------|------|------|-------|
| Korsilava Konstantin | 1916 | 10 Apr 1945 | H-109 |
| Kardava Shota (Sota) | 1924 | 26 May 1945 | H-108 |
| Gorin Nikolay | 1925 | 1 Mar 1945 | H-90 |
| Lobshanidze Ameos | 1917 | 29 May 1945 | H-107 |
Their fates, like those of many other Soviet soldiers on British soil, remain largely unknown. They were likely liberated from German captivity and transferred to British medical care after the opening of the Second Front.
OBD Memorial records: Korsilava — 78749984/261980887; Kardava — 78749982/261980874; Gorin — 78749982/261980873; Lobshanidze — 78749985/261980875.
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