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Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Beilen

At the General Cemetery of Beilen, six Commonwealth airmen from the Second World War are buried here. They died on November 7, 1941.

In the night of 6 to 7 November 1941, a Wellington IC T2516 crashed near Beilen. The crew members killed are:

E.R Schofield airgunner Royal Air Force 27 years
I.G. Harrowby observer Royal N.Z. Air Force 21 years
C.G. Gilmore pilot Royal Air Force
G.W.T. Wiggs pilot Royal Air Force 28 years
A.C.F. Harrop wireless operator / air gunner Royal Air Force 21 years
F.H. Sanders wireless operator / air gunner Royal Air Force 25 years

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Source

  • Text: Dick de Bruijne & Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne