Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

The cemetery is about 500 metres west of the centre of the village, on the north side of the road to Deventer. The graves are in the north-eastern part.

Served with

• Australian (1)
• Canadian (6)
• United Kingdom (4)

Served in

• Air Force (11)

Halifax II DT797 - 408 Sqdn

Took off 1844 1 March 1943 from RAF Leeming. Shot down by a night-fighter on 2 March 1943.

Crew

Warrant Officer Class II Arnold Wallace COCHRANE (R/102186) Pilot

Warrant Officer Class II Ivor Charles GRICE (R/98989) Air Gunner

Warrant Officer Class II James Herbert HIGGINS (R/89625) Air Observer

Sergeant Frederick MACDONALD (610265) Flight Engineer

Warrant Officer Class II Harry Kenneth McCREERY (R/100701) Air Observer

Flight Sergeant Ross WEISS (R/102418) Wireless Operator

Lancaster II LL678 - 514 Sqdn

Took off 2312 12 June 1944 from RAF Waterbeach. shot down by a night-fighter on 13 June 1944.

Crew

Sergeant Albert Clifford BENHAM (1580616) Wireless Operator

Pilot Officer Herbert Samuel DELACOUR (425136)

Flying Officer Samuel Alexander PHILLIPS (J/16550) Pilot

Flying Officer Roy Geoffrey PICTON (151087) Navigator

Flight Sergeant George Donald SAVAGE (1523833) Air Gunner