Commonwealth War Graves Vorden

The General Cemetery in Vorden has a memorial garden with 20 Commonwealth war graves. Buried here are the bodies of three aircrew who were killed in action and two British officers who escaped after being captured during Market Garden, only to be recaptured by the SD and executed.

1) Crash 31-5-1942 Vickers Wellington DV715 GT-V:
R. Catley
L.F. Cooke
J.H. Holmes
P.G.A. Malin
R. Peel

2) Crash 8 January 1943 Avro Lancaster Lancaster W4159:
A.D. Foote
P.G. Brogan
M. McKenzie
W.T. McLennan
G. Mitchell
M.W. Stephenson
R. Wardrop

3) Crash 30-3-1943 Handley Page Halifax BB244 MH-Q:
V.J. Dowling
R.G. Harris
A. Heptonstall
D.M. Reed
J.M. Taylor
J.P. Young

4) British Officers:
R.M. Bussel
H.M.A. Cambier

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze