Netherlands War Grave Photos Required

Name: LANE, JEFFREY GORDON
Initials: J G
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/06/1944
Service No: 25514
Additional information: Son of Frank Charles and Margaret Ellen Lane, of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave 80.
Cemetery: SPANBROEK CHURCHYARD



Thanks to Sylvie de Olde who provided me the picture.

 

Name: TAINSH, CHARLES STIRLING DUNDAS
Initials: C S D
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 26
Date of Death: 13/06/1944
Service No: 418583
Additional information: Son of Charles Stirling Dundas Tainsh and Helen Tainsh; husband of Dora May Tainsh, of Carnegie, Victoria, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Joint grave 80.
Cemetery: SPANBROEK CHURCHYARD



Thanks to Sylvie de Olde who provided me the picture.

 

Nice work Pieter. I saw your request for Spidge's photos on STIWOT and it is paying off nicely.

 

Fantastic effort Pieter - Thank you.

Please pass on my thanks to your friends. I have listed them on the spreadsheet as the donors.

Cheers

Geoff

 

With followers all around the country, STIWOT seemed a good solution to me for Geoff's missing headstones. The cemeteries are too far away for someone like me with no car, but there are a lot of helpful people around.

 

Name: BERRY, WESTON ROBERT
Initials: W R
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Age: 29
Date of Death: 12/06/1943
Service No: 33396
Additional information: Son of Raymond George and Florence Matilda Berry, of Dungog, New South Wales, Australia.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Grave 689.
Cemetery: BEVERWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY



Thanks to Sylvie de Olde who provided me the picture.

 

Hi Pieter,

Please pass on my thanks again to Sylvie.

Cheers

Geoff

 

This now up to date>

Netherlands War Grave Photos Required
Netherlands requirements remaining.
Now just (5) photos remaining in (2) cemeteries to complete the Netherlands.

If you can assist I would be most appreciative.


CHARLES, THOMAS ERIC Flying Officer 412902 97sq 30/01/1944 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 6. BARSINGERHORN (KOLHORN) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Sylvi de Olde

LAW, NORMAN CHARLES Flying Officer 415432 97sq 30/01/1944 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 7. BARSINGERHORN (KOLHORN) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Sylvi de Olde

WISHART, RODGER PERYMAN Flight Lieutenant 400907 97sq 30/01/1944 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 5. BARSINGERHORN (KOLHORN) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Sylvi de Olde

BERRY, WESTON ROBERT Flight Sergeant 33396 12sq 12/06/1943 29 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 689. BEVERWIJK GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Sylvie de Olde

BOAL, HAROLD JAMES Flight Sergeant 409497 97sq 31/01/1944 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot B. Row C. Coll. grave 15. HAARLEMMERMEER (ZWANENBURG) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Paul Moerenhout

HART, ALLAN ROBERT Pilot Officer 412434 463sq 31/01/1944 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot B. Row C. Coll. grave 15. HAARLEMMERMEER (ZWANENBURG) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland Richard Heus

BUTLER-WILLIAMS , GEOFFREY HUGH Sergeant 402848 12sq RAF 3/07/1942 24 Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Plot 2. Row A. Grave 5. LAREN (BARCHEM) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Gelderland Completed - Philip Reinders - Thank You

RENDLE, PATRICK WILLIAM JAMES Flight Sergeant 420055 78sq 29/06/1943 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Row 4. Grave 157. MAASTRICHT GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Limburg Completed - Pieter F - Thank You

BIFFEN, JACK STANLEY Flight Sergeant 411839 460sq 24/05/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 748. SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Drenthe Completed - Stevin - Thank You

DAVIS, BERESFORD MILTON TROY Flight Sergeant 405966 460sq 24/05/1943 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 752. SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Drenthe Completed - Stevin - Thank You

DYCE, KENNETH DOUGLAS Flight Sergeant 412411 460sq 24/05/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 753. SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Drenthe Completed - Stevin - Thank You

WRIGHT, CHARLES SINCLAIR Flight Sergeant 421066 460sq 24/05/1943 25 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 749. SCHOONEBEEK (OUD SCHOONEBEEK) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Drenthe Completed - Stevin - Thank You

LANE, JEFFREY GORDON Flight Sergeant 25514 625sq RAF 13/06/1944 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Joint grave 80. SPANBROEK CHURCHYARD Netherlands Noord-Holland Completed - Thank You - Sylvie de Olde

TAINSH, CHARLES STIRLING DUNDAS Flight Sergeant 418583 625sq RAF 13/06/1944 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Joint grave 80. SPANBROEK CHURCHYARD Netherlands Noord-Holland Completed - Thank You - Sylvie de Olde

KIRKLAND, KENNETH HERBERT WILLIAM Pilot Officer 412972 106sq RAF 30/01/1944 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 69. VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Friesland Completed - Thank You - Vlieland War Graves

O'SULLIVAN, JOHN GREGORY Sergeant 403432 1481 Flight RAF 26/06/1942 30 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 48. VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Friesland Completed - Thank You - Vlieland War Graves

REU, ROBERT GARTH Flight Sergeant 417416 467sq 28/07/1943 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 67. VLIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Friesland Completed - Thank You - Vlieland War Graves

 

Geoff

Came across this unknown RAAF in Amsterdam (New Eastern) Cemetery. You probably have it, but if not. One to research.

 

Must get those three at Reichswald on here of the ones who were listed at RNZAF but were Australian. Need to find the piece of paper with their names on it!

 

Geoff

Came across this unknown RAAF in Amsterdam (New Eastern) Cemetery. You probably have it, but if not. One to research.



Seems a good chance with such a clear date. McKay would be my bet however there would have to be a bit of map work done but still difficult to be definitive.

Let us see what the detectives on here think!!!!!!

There were 15 Aussies killed that night over Europe with five on the Runnymede memorial. 77sq got a belting that night being 12 of the 17 deaths. 8 deaths were registered in Netherland cemeteries and the 5 on Runnymede would have been there also I would imagine.

ARMSTRONG, GORDON ARTHUR Flight Sergeant 423597 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Panel 259. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UK Surrey

BIRD, HAROLD WILLIAM Pilot Officer 417330 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 28 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Grave 119. TERSCHELLING (WEST-TERSCHELLING) GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Friesland

BLAIR, ROBERT ALEXANDER WALTON Pilot Officer 415498 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Panel 258. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UK Surrey

BRAID, ALEXANDER ALBERT Warrant Officer 408562 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 5. C. 8. UDEN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Brabant

BURNS, ALFRED JOHN Flight Sergeant 424711 77sq 17/06/1944 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Joint Grave 316. DODEWAARD GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Gelderland

CRAIN, ALAN IRVINE Pilot Officer 415308 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian 5. C. 6. UDEN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Brabant

DATE, JOHN MATTHEW Flying Officer 427807 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Panel 257. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UK Surrey

DUGGLEBY, ALAN MILNE Flight Sergeant 418928 102sq RAF 17/06/1944 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Coll. grave 3- 4. STEENDEREN GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Gelderland

MACKAY, STUART WALTER Flying Officer 414809 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Panel 257. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UK Surrey

O'MEARA, JOHN PATRICK Warrant Officer 410370 77sq 17/06/1944 35 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Joint grave 12. F. 2. BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Bramant

PRATT, LANCELOT GEORGE Pilot Officer 425210 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 27 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Panel 258. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL UK Surrey

TIERNAN, PATRICK EDWARD THOMAS Flight Sergeant 426711 77sq 17/06/1944 29 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Joint Grave 316. DODEWAARD GENERAL CEMETERY Netherlands Gelderland

WARREN, ROBERT JAMES Flight Sergeant 429838 77sq RAF 17/06/1944 28 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Plot K. Row 7. Grave 159. TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY Netherlands Noord-Holland

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.
423597 Flight Sergeant ARMSTRONG, Gordon Arthur
Source:
AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/33/18 Commonwealth War Graves records
W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Page 284,
Volume 1944.
Aircraft Type: Halifax
Serial number: NA 508
Radio call sign: KN – A
Unit: ATTD 77 SQN RAF
Summary:
Halifax NA508 took off from RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire at 2315 hours on the night of
16/17th June1944, detailed to bomb Sterkrade, Germany. Nothing was heard from the
aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base.
Crew:
RAAF 415498 PO Blair, R A W Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt H L Moore (Flight Engineer)
RAAF 425210 PO Pratt, L G (Observer)
RAAF 423597 Flt Sgt G A Armstrong, (Air Bomber)
RAAF 410370 WO J P O’Meara, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAAF 427807 FO Date, J M (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAF Sgt D G Tastin, (Tail Gunner)
A 1947 report by a Missing Research & Enquiry team stated “ the Communal Police at
Neuwer-Amstel reported that the aircraft crashed in flames at Neuwer-Amstel on the
night of 16/17 June 1944. German documents confirmed that only one body was
recovered that of WO O’Meara.” He is buried at the Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery,
Locality Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
The other six crew members have no known grave and their
RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.
414809 Flying Officer MACKAY, Stuart Walter
Source:
AWM 237 (65) NAA : A705, 166/5/572 Micro Film No 463 OAFH,
Commonwealth War Graves records W R Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses
of the Second World War, Page 284, Volume 1944.
Aircraft Type: Halifax
Serial number: NA 545
Radio call sign: KN – R
Unit: ATTD 77 SQN RAF
Summary:
Halifax NA545 took off from RAF Full Sutton at 2315 hours on the night of 16/17th June
1944, detailed to bomb Sterkrade, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after
take off and it failed to return to base. NA545 was one of seven aircraft from the
Squadron that failed to return from the mission.
Crew:
RAAF 417330 PO Bird, H W Captain (Pilot)
RAF Sgt R A Castle-Hall, (Flight Engineer)
RAF Sgt A B Freemantle, (Navigator)
RAAF 414809 FO Mackay, S W (Air Bomber)
RAAF 429838 Flt Sgt R J Warren, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RAF Flt Sgt F A Meeghan, (Mid Upper Gunner)
RAF Sgt J A Lauder, J A (Rear Gunner)
It was later established that the aircraft crashed in the sea off the coast of Holland, and all
the crew were killed.
PO Bird and Sgt Castle-Hall are buried in the Terschelling (West Terschelling) General
Cemetery, Locality Friesland, Netherlands. Terschelling is one of the Frisian Islands
lying off the north coast of Holland. West Terschelling is the main village on the island.
Sgt Freemantle is buried in the Sage War Cemetery Locality Oldenburg, Niedersachsen,
Germany. Sage is a village 24kms south of Oldenburg, a town 43kms west of Bremen.Flt
Sgt Warren is buried in the Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery, :Locality Noord-Holland. Texel
is one of the West Frisian islands and Den Burg is its main town.
Sgt Lauder is buried in the Vlieland General Cemetery, Locality Friesland, Netherlands.
Vlieland is one of the Friaian Islands off the north coast of Holland,
FO Mackay and Flt Sgt Meeghan have no known grave and their names are
commemorated on the Memorial to the Missing, Runnymede, Surrey, UK.

 

The other crew members are buried not that far from Amsterdam, except Sergeant Freemantle. I do not know if the cemetery registers mention anything about this unknown burial which could give a lead.

 

Not sure if you have it, but just in case (Scharl Cemetery)

 

Hi Philip,

No I don't have that one and no other Australians are buried in that cemetery.

This is the only Australian listed as lost on that date with the previous losses of (4) on the Bremen mission on the 3rd of July 1942.

Would need further info on where he was found. Is Scharl cemetery near Delfzijl cemetery noted below?

RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE
SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN WORLD WAR 2 AND MISSING WITH
NO KNOWN GRAVE.

401369 Sergeant DARE, Keith Edward

Source:

NAA : A705, 163/100/225
Aircraft Type: Lancaster
Serial number: R 5861
Radio call sign: ZN -
Unit: 116 Sqn RAF

Summary:

Lancaster R 5861 of 116 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Station Coningsby at 2359 hours
on 8 July 1942 to attack Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft
after take off and it did not return to base.

Crew:

RAF PO Broderick
RAF Sgt Lodge
RCAF Sgt Woolner
RAAF 401369 Sgt Dare, K E (Wireless Operator Air Gunner)
RAF Sgt Rees
RAF Sgt Roberts
RAF Sgt Curtis
Sgt Curtis’s body was recovered from the sea near Delfzijl and buried at Delfzijl
Cemetery on the north east coast of Holland. Sgt Woolner’s remains were washed ashore
and are buried at the Island of Nordeney Cemetery in the East Frisian Group of Islands,
on the north west coast of Germany.

In 1948 it was recorded that the remaining missing crew members had lost their lives at
sea.
In Memory of
Pilot Officer KENNETH JAMES BRODERICK

115109, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 09 July 1942
Son of Stanley James Broderick and Dorothy Susan Broderick, of Beckenham, Kent; husband of Joan Rebecca Broderick.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


In Memory of
Sergeant OTTIWELL FRANCIS LODGE

1379704, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 21
on 09 July 1942
Son of Ottiwell and Mary Lodge, Levenshulme, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Flight Sergeant ROBERT WARD WOOLNER

R/80999, 106 (R.A.F.) Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force
who died age 28
on 08 July 1942
Son of Ward and Margaret Woolner; husband of Elizabeth Marion Woolner, of Ayr, Ontario, Canada.
Remembered with honour
SAGE WAR CEMETERY

In Memory of
Sergeant KEITH EDWARD DARE

401369, Royal Australian Air Force
who died age 26
on 09 July 1942
Son of Percival Edgar and Nellie Beatrice Dare; husband of Mary Muriel Dare, of Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant WILLIAM LESLIE SCHLATER REES

978350, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 24
on 09 July 1942
Son of William David and Amy Amelia Rees; husband of Anne Rees, of Baildon, Yorkshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant SIDNEY ARTHUR ROBERTS

932145, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 09 July 1942
Son of Joseph Roberts, and of Alice Roberts, of Rotherhithe, London.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

In Memory of
Sergeant WILLIAM HENRY CURTIS

921828, 106 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 08 July 1942

Remembered with honour
DELFZIJL GENERAL CEMETERY

 

R.G Rowland is also buried there, it is also known as Skarl near Stavoren.

 

R.G Rowland is also buried there, it is also known as Skarl near Stavoren.

Is Stavoren near DelfZijl?

 

Nope if you put straight line across it is 115 kilometres apart. And the former zuiderzee/ ijsselmeer was already "closed'off from the North Sea by the Afsluitdijk.
So I presume buried at Skarl, the body was found in the ijsselmeer, either by fishermen of washed up

 

I think the date on the stone may refer to the date he was found/buried, don't you think?

 

I think the date on the stone may refer to the date he was found/buried, don't you think?

I realise that however it has to be the starting point.

These are the difficulties that present went trying to match them up.


Cheers

Geoff

 

Are you completed the Netherlands?