Workum (Spoordyk) General

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

Served in

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