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

In 2022, Omkijkpunt published the book “De 20 geallieerde gezichten van Vorden” (The 20 Allied Faces of Vorden). This book tells the stories of the 20 Allied soldiers buried in Vorden.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze
• FREERK BOEKELO & ROBERT ELLENKAMP, De 20 Geallieerde Gezichten van Vorden, Omkijkpunt, 2022.