Commonwealth War Graves Communal Cemetery IJlst

The Communal Cemetery in IJlst contains two Commonwealth War Graves.
These are the graves of airmen of the No. 410 Squadron RCAF, who died on 10-04-1943.

Flying Officer (Nav.Radar) Roland Montgomery Bull, J/8604, age 24
Flying Officer (Pilot) John Edward Leach, J/15578, age 26

On 10 April 1943, the Mosquito DZ743 of No. 410 Squadron RCAF flew an intruder mission over Friesland. The purpose of this mission was destroying enemy vehicles and/or aircraft on the ground. The Mosquito opened fire on a train at the station in IJlst, after that it hit a tree and crashed at 1030 in IJlst. Both crew members died in the crash and were buried in this cemetery.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar.nl
• Photos: Sybo de Haan