Workum (Spoordyk) General Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
Close to the entrance are the graves of twelve airmen, nine of whom came from the United Kingdom and three from Canada.
Served with
- Canadian (3)
- United Kingdom (9)
Served in
- Air Force (12)
13 Jun 43 - Lancaster III ED603 83 Sqdn
Took off 2301 12 June 1943 from RAF Wyton. Crashed in the IJsselmeer.
Crew
Flying Officer Leonard WilliamSPRACKLING (116671)
Pilot Officer Arthur Gordon FLETCHER (J/17802) Air Bomber
Pilot Officer Harold Elvin HOWSAM (146295)
Burial service for the following took place Oct 9, 2025
Pilot Officer Raymond Edward MOORE (52074)
Pilot Officer Arthur Bertram SMART (51914)
Pilot Officer Charles Frederick John SPRACK (51543)
Flying Officer Gordon Robert SUGAR (127055) Wireless Operator Hindeloopen
Flight Lieutenant Eric Arthur TILBURY (127147) Staveren General Cemetery
05 May 43 - Lancaster I W4888 101 Sqdn
Took off 2140 4 April 1943 from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor. Shot down by a night-fighter
Crew
Sergeant Arthur Harold CLARK (1203348) Flight
Sergeant John Milner HADFIELD (1132867) Air Gunner
Flying Officer William T. LEWIS (J/16982) Wireless Operator
Sergeant Anthony Jules Lawson LYON (1336486) Observer
Flight Sergeant George William Francis REYNOLDS (R/131490) Air Gunner
Flying Officer Nicholas James STANFORD (80378) Pilot
PoW
Pilot Officer Ralph Duncan 'Reg' PATERSON (128664) PoW: 42744 L3