Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Montfoort

Montfoort General Cemetery contains the graves of eight Commonwealth war casualties. The formed the crew of a Stirling Mk I - BF 415 bomber, belonging to RAF 90 (night bomber) Squadron.

The plane departed from Ridgewell Airfield, Essex, England at 6:22 pm on 3 February 1943, on a mission to Hamburg Germany, when it was shot down by a German night fighter over Willeskop, 16 km from Utrecht. All crew members died in the crash and were buried in Montfoort.

- Adam, George Chirrey; United Kingdom (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
- Egan, Patrick Joseph; United Kingdom (Air Gunner)
- Jenkins, Leslie Howard; United Kingdom (Flight Engineer)
- MacDougall, George Couglas; Canada (Pilot)
- MacTavish, Claud Gordon Humphrey; United Kingdom (Observer)
- Parton, Fredrick Arthur; United Kingdom (Air Gunner)
- Stephens, Gerald; United Kingdom (Pilot)
- Williams, Richard Thompson; United Kingdom (Navigator)

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Source

• Text: René ten Dam
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze (1), Dick de Bruijne (2, 3, 4, 5)
• Landmarkscout.com
• CWGC