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Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Zuilichem

Five Commonwealth airmen are buried in Zuilichem General Cemetery. They formed the crew of the Halifax MK III MZ503 of RCAF 420 Sqdn that crashed in this area on 25-4-1944:

Pilot Officer (Flt. Engr.) Arthur Hansford, RAFVR, 179265, 36 years
Pilot Officer (W.Op/Air Gnr.) William Murphy, RCAF, J/22084, 23 years
Flying Officer (Air Bomber) Alfred Samuel Redmonds, RCAF, J/28213, 23 years
Flying Officer (Pilot) Davd Douglas Watterson, RCAF, J/20177, 24 years
Warrant Officer (Nav. Bomber) Edward Victor Webb, R/114846, 21 years
M. Cassidy, RCAF, he survived the crash but is buried here with his comrades in 1985.


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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Lennard Bolijn