Date of birth:

March 5th, 1914 (Senlac/Saskatchewan, Canada)

Date of death:

May 5th, 1943 (Hoorn, Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Bergen
Plot: II. Row: E. Grave: 27.

Service number:

J/17213

Nationality:

Canadian

Pilot Officer
Royal Canadian Air Force, 7 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

On May 4, 1943 at 10:15 p.m., the Short Stirling BK773 "MG-T" of 7 Squadron took off from Oakington in Cambridgeshire to take part in the attack on Dortmund.
At 00:08 the Stirling was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near Hoorn in the IJsselmeer.
Three crew members are still missing.
Holden washed ashore near Hoorn on May 27, 1943.

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