Rhenen General Cemetery

Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

There are now 23, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site, 3 of which are unidentified. There is also 1 unidentified Polish soldier buried here.

Served with

  • Canadian (2)
  • United Kingdom (18)

Served in

  • Air Force (1)
  • Army (19)

Sergeant Francis Anthony McCLUSKEY - 1303065

405 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 06 October 1942

 

On 6 october 1942 McCluskey was the gunner of a Halifax II bomber W7763. It took off from airfield Topcliffe at 1854 hrs for a bombing mission on Osnabruck.

 

The Halifax was shot down by a nightfighter and crashed at 2355 hrs in the estate of Prattenburg between Veenendaal and Rhenen. McCluskey's parachute failed deploy and he drowned in the River Rhine. The rest of the crew was taken prisoner.

Prisoners of War for Halifax II W7763

G. B. ANDERSON (R/106774) Stalag 344 Lamsdorf

N. E. BROWN (R/91269) Stalag 344 Lamsdorf

Plt Off Edward EGGERTSON (J/10894) Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria

Sgt J C MACKIE (R/58982) Stalag 344 Lamsdorf

Sgt A M E MOODIE (1371551) Stalag 344 Lamsdorf

Plt Off T W STEWART (J/9528 Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria