Kuinre General

Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

In the south-eastern part are the graves of 5 airmen, four from the United Kingdom and one from Canada.

Served in

Served with

Halifax II HR878 - 31 Aug 43 - 35 Sqdn

Took off 20210 31 Aug 1943 from Graveley. Outbound at 16000 feet crippled as hit by a night-fighter attack.

Crew

Pilot Officer Edward James BROWN (52566) Flight Engineer

Flight Sergeant James Russell GRIFFIN (848343) Air Gunner

Flight Lieutenant George NEWSHAM (79755) Navigator

Sergeant Thomas Henry SUTTON (1033490) Air Gunner

PoW

Pilot Officer Henry George Wilfred WOOLEY (148818) PoW 2487 L3

Evader

Flight Officer Herbert Arthur PENNY (139207) Evader

Wellington Ic R1757 - 12 Oct 41 - 57 Sqdn

Took off 1900 12 Oct 1941 from Feltwell. Crashed into a marsh near Blenkenham (Overijssel).

Crew

Pilot Officer Hilyard Lowell MYERS (J/5331) Pilot

Flight Sergeant William Harold Stanley BYERS (R/68121) Air Gunner Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery

Sergeant Percy Frederick Meadows COOKE (404531) Observer Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery

Sergeant Arthur William JEFFRIES (1259260) Pilot Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery, Netherlands

Sergeant William Christopher WOOD (1261700) Wireless Operator Noord-Oost-Polder (Emmeloord) General Cemetery

PoW

Sergeant Leonard RICKARD (1207719) PoW 24394 357