Hemelumer Oldeferd (Scharl) General Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
It contains the graves of five airmen, three belonging to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Australian Air Force. Two of them are not identified.
Served with
- Australian (2)
- United Kingdom (3)
Served in
- Air Force (5)
Wellington Ic R1800 - 02 Aug 41- 101 Sqdn
Took off 2248 2 Aug 1941 from Oakington. Shot down by a night-fighter
Crew
Sergeant Thomas Christopher QUINLAN (927098) Air Gunner
Sergeant William Horace WALKER (982279) Wireless Operator Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery
Sergeant William Richard DAVEY (1253258) Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Lawrence HILL (979240) Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Gordon Alan SMITH (974757) Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Wilson WATSON (1104630) Runnymede Memorial
Hampden I AE421 - 10 Apr 42 - 49 Sqdn
Took off 2129 10 April 1942 from Scampton. Shot down by a night-fighter
Crew
Sergeant Anthony Talbot Percy CONSIDINE (1077651) Observer
Sergeant Thomas Hill McGRENERY (1052525) Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant John William WILKINSON (1050141) Air Gunner Commemorated Sola Churchyard, Norway
Flying Officer Reginald Percy WORTHY (61231) Pilot Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery
Lancaster I R5755 - 05 Sep 42 - 207 Sqdn
Took off 0030 5 Sept 1942 from Bottesford. shot down by a night-fighter
Crew
Flying Officer Richard Gerald ROWLANDS (407728)
Sergeant John Wilfred ATKINSON (1105186) Air Gunner Bergen General Cemetery
Sergeant Frederick John Charles BARNES (655006) Observer Bergen General Cemetery
Pilot Officer Adam Byers HASTINGS (120038) Observer Lemsterland (Lemmer) General
Sergeant John Campbell LUTON (403411) Staveren General Cemetery
Sergeant George FLECK (532066) Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Cecil Vivian PATTISON (778001) Runnymede Memorial