Commonwealth War Graves Rockanje

Rockanje is a village 36 kilometres west-south-west of Rotterdam and 45 kilometres south-south-west of The Hague. The cemetery is in the centre of the village, at the end of a road called Zeeweg (seaway) at its junction with the road to Oostvoorne and Brielle. The war graves are in the north-western part of the cemetery.

There are now over 10 Commonwealth 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site. A small number of these are unidentified.

CLARK,TEMPLE FREDERICK SINCLAIR,T F 10/05/1940,,Corporal,Royal Air Force,,40 Sqdn.,,UK

Corporal Temple Clark was killed on 10 May 1940 when his Bristol Blenheim L8828 of 40 Squadron crashed during a mission to bomb the German captured Ypenburg airfield. The other two crew members of L8828 were also killed. Flying Officer Percival Rowan is buried in Rozenburg and Sergeant George Beardwood in s'Gravenzande.

CLEGG,TOM RANSLEY,T 14/06/1944,,Flight Sergeant,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,,489 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Sqdn,,UK

EDMONDS,PETER HARFIELD,P 29/08/1941,,Pilot Officer,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,,19 Sqdn.,,UK.

HARRIS,EDWARD WILLIAM CHARLES,E W 29/05/1940,,Driver,Royal Army Service Corps,,,,UK.

McINTOSH,RONALD MUIRHEAD,R 02/06/1942,,Sergeant,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,,114 Sqdn.,,UK

BADLAND,HERBERT 28/04/1941,,Pilot Officer,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,,59 Sqdn.,,UK.

KOLENDORSKI,STANLEY MICHEL,S 17/05/1941,,Pilot Officer,Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,,71 (Eagle) Sqdn.,,UK.

REYBURN,GERALD THOMAS,G 25/10/1942,,Flight Sergeant,Royal Canadian Air Force,,142 (R.A.F.) Sqdn,,Canadian.

WOOD,ALFRED,A 17/06/1940,,Aircraftman 1st Class,Royal Air Force,,67 Wing,,UK.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission/ Adri Kramer
• Photos: Adri Kramer
• - https://www.mariarust.nl/