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Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Grafhorst

Grafhorst General Cemetery, just outside IJsselmuiden, contains six Commonwealth War Graves (two Australian and four British) from the Second World War, the crew of a Lancaster bomber which crashed nearby. There's a memorial near the crash site.
These are the graves of:

RAF - 13-06-1943
Sergeant Leonard Frederick Charles Day, 1433929, age 20
Sergeant Dennis Arthur Thomas, 1336716, age 19
Sergeant Ronald Oliver Vaughan, 1388329, age 22
Flying Officer Charles William Ross Young, 132851, age 27

RAAF - 13-06-1943
Flight Sergeant Andrew Gordon, 409404, age 20
Flight Sergeant David Crawfort Paterson Lundie, 412986, age 20.

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Source

  • Text: Eric vd Reek
  • Photos: Stefan Meekers