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Commonwealth War Graves & Memorial General Cemetery Rheden

On the Heiderust General Cemetery in Rheden are six Commonwealth War Graves. Four of them were crew members of Avro Lancaster ! W4840. Behind their graves is a memorial to commemorate them.
The text on the memorial is:

HERE RESTS
THE CREW OF A BRITISH WAR PLANE
CRASHED AT VELP ON THE "OVERHAGENSCHE WEIDE" ON 3 JAN. 1943
BURIED 7 JAN. 1943


The other three members of this crew are buried at the Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek.

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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar.com
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze

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