Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

The cemetery is about 1 kilometre west of the village on the bank of a canal, and is a small enclosure used for bodies washed ashore in the vicinity.

Served with

• Canadian (2)
• United Kingdom (5)

Served in

• Air Force (7)

Halifax III LW463 – 640 Sqdn – 17 June 1944

Took off 2307 16 June 1944 from Leconfield. Shot down by a night- fighter crashing on the N side of the Waal near Tolkamer (Gelderland)

Sergeant Leslie Eric BASFORD (1223167) Wireless Operator RAF

Sergeant Kenneth Digby BLYTH (1895914) Air Gunner RAF

Flying Officer Douglas Newlands CAMERON (J/26595) Pilot RCAF

Flying Officer John William COLLYER (J/23976) Air Bomber RCAF

Sergeant David Henry HOOPER (1836153) Flight Engineer RAF

Flight Lieutenant Benjamin Reginald ROBINSON (132863) Navigator RAF

Flying Officer John William SUMMERS (156999) Air Gunner RAF