Memorial Halifax II W7714 Scharnegoutum

Halifax II W7714 LQ-K, took off on 29 june 1942 at 2306 hrs from Pocklington to bomb Bremen. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0214 at Scharnegoutum (Friesland) 13 km SSW of Leeuwarden, Holland. F/Sgt Philp is buried in Dearsum Protestant churchyard. The rest of the crew have no known grave. It's possible that they haven't been recovered form the wreck.
F/Sgt L. SIDNEY RCAF +
Sgt C.W. WALSH RCAF +
Sgt E.K. BRENNAN RCAF +
Sgt G.A. WHITE +
F/Sgt R.A.A. GORIEU RCAF +
Sgt T.G. GUNN +
F/Sgt C.P. PHILP +

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Source

• Text: Mathieu Bosch
• Photos: Jon Hancock