Royal New Zealand Air Force War Graves in Gelderland
Nijmegen - Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Jonkerbos War Cemetery is located in the south-eastern part of the City of Nijmegen and contains 1,629 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 99 of them unidentified, and 13 war graves of other nationalities. Jonkerbos holds 23 New Zealand graves.
Brian Arthur Bebarfald
grave 19.H.2
F/O B.A. Bebarfald - 41493
Son of Harold Charles and Hilda Henrietta Bebarfald of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
Son of Harold Charles and Hilda Henrietta Bebarfald of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
Malcolm James Yarwood
grave 19. H. 1.
P/O M.J. Yarwood - 421340
Son of James and Beatrice May Yarwood, of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Husband of Ina Frances Yarwood, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
Son of James and Beatrice May Yarwood, of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Husband of Ina Frances Yarwood, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
On the 21st of September, 1944, whilst on a Market re-sypply mission to the Arnhem area, Stirling LJ881/G5-V of 190 Squadron, RAF, was hit by flak near the village of Winssen, just south of the River Waal. Just as the crew was jettisoning some 20 supply containers, the Stirling was attacked by six Bf 109's. The port inner engine was on fire and the tail of the aircraft was badly damaged. The captain, F/O Brian Bebarfald, gave the order to leave the aircraft. Only 3 crew members succeeded in leaving the aircraft safely: F/L Leslie Munro, W/O George Morris and Driver Hughes, the latter an air despatcher from 253 Airborne Divisional Composite Company.
F/O Brian Arthur Bebarfald, RNZAF and P/O Malcolm James Yarwood, RNZAF, F/S Garnet Arthur Phillips, RAAF and Sgt Charles Frederick Branson are buried here in Jonkerbos.
F/O Brian Arthur Bebarfald, RNZAF and P/O Malcolm James Yarwood, RNZAF, F/S Garnet Arthur Phillips, RAAF and Sgt Charles Frederick Branson are buried here in Jonkerbos.
Green on, A.J. van Hees, p.206
Ivan William Cain
grave 17.C.3
W/O I.W. Cain - 421674
Son of William and Isabella Florence Cain, Auckland City, New Zealand.
Son of William and Isabella Florence Cain, Auckland City, New Zealand.
Warrant Officer Ivan Cain took off from his base B80/ Volkel, with other Typhoons of his unit for an offensive armed reconnaissance sortie into the ARNHEM–CLEVE–GOCH–GELDERN area.
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE
175 Squadron, RAF (B80 Volkel, Netherlands - 121 Wing, 83 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force)
Friday, 6 Oct, 1944
Armed reconnaissance
Typhoon IB MN376/S - took off at 1135 hrs with seven others and hit by flak during a rocket projectile attack against barges on the Rhine at Emmerich, just inside the German border. Streaming glycol, was escorted back to friendly territory, but passing over the Reichswald Forest continued to lose height as smoke from the engine rapidly increased. On nearing the southern outskirts of Nijmegen, MN 376 fired off (the remainder of?) its rockets into some woods, apparently in preparation for a forced landing some 5 km from the city centre. This was thwarted, however, as the area was densely populated and the Typhoon crashed on a small plot of ground surrounded by houses, where it disintegrated. The pilot's body was found some 30 metres from the wreckage with his parachute unopened. He was buried in Nijmegen's Marienbosch Cemetery, but later reinterred in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 4 km SW of Nijmegen. It was believed that he sacrificed his life by placing the lives of the inhabitants ahead of his own.
Pilot NZ-421674 Warrant Officer Ivan William Cain, RNZAF - age 20.
491 flying hours.
Sources:
ORB 175 Squadron, TNA (Air27)
Mr Nick Lambrechtsen adds, that on 6 October, 2012, the monument at Brakkenstein was unveiled.
175 Squadron, RAF (B80 Volkel, Netherlands - 121 Wing, 83 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force)
Friday, 6 Oct, 1944
Armed reconnaissance
Typhoon IB MN376/S - took off at 1135 hrs with seven others and hit by flak during a rocket projectile attack against barges on the Rhine at Emmerich, just inside the German border. Streaming glycol, was escorted back to friendly territory, but passing over the Reichswald Forest continued to lose height as smoke from the engine rapidly increased. On nearing the southern outskirts of Nijmegen, MN 376 fired off (the remainder of?) its rockets into some woods, apparently in preparation for a forced landing some 5 km from the city centre. This was thwarted, however, as the area was densely populated and the Typhoon crashed on a small plot of ground surrounded by houses, where it disintegrated. The pilot's body was found some 30 metres from the wreckage with his parachute unopened. He was buried in Nijmegen's Marienbosch Cemetery, but later reinterred in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 4 km SW of Nijmegen. It was believed that he sacrificed his life by placing the lives of the inhabitants ahead of his own.
Pilot NZ-421674 Warrant Officer Ivan William Cain, RNZAF - age 20.
491 flying hours.
Sources:
ORB 175 Squadron, TNA (Air27)
Mr Nick Lambrechtsen adds, that on 6 October, 2012, the monument at Brakkenstein was unveiled.
Andrew Jack Cowlrick
Collective grave 4. G. 7-8.
W/O A.J. Cowlrick - 39902
Son of Francis James and Adeline Merle Cowlrick, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Husband of Margaret Cowlrick, of Napier, Hawke's Bay.
Son of Francis James and Adeline Merle Cowlrick, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Husband of Margaret Cowlrick, of Napier, Hawke's Bay.
Warrant Officer Andrew Cowlrick is buried in a collective grave with Sergeant Frederick Gordon Crighton, 1113251, RAFVR.
Both airmen were part of the crew of Stirling B.I, N3728/LS-T, 15 Squadron, RAF, of which W/O Cowlrick was the captain. The Stirling bomber took of from RAF Wyton at 23.48 hrs on 2nd June, 1942. Te crew had been tasked for a bombing operation to the city of Essen, Germany. At some stage, the Stirling was attacked by a nightfighter. The bomber crashed between Melick and Herkenbosch, south of Roermond in the Province of Limburg. There were no survivors. All other crew members are buried here in Jonkerbos:
Sgt G Nixon, RAF
Sgt N G Webber, RAF
P/O J D Weir, RAF
Sgt E E Hayes, RAF
Sgt A Moorcroft, RAF
Both airmen were part of the crew of Stirling B.I, N3728/LS-T, 15 Squadron, RAF, of which W/O Cowlrick was the captain. The Stirling bomber took of from RAF Wyton at 23.48 hrs on 2nd June, 1942. Te crew had been tasked for a bombing operation to the city of Essen, Germany. At some stage, the Stirling was attacked by a nightfighter. The bomber crashed between Melick and Herkenbosch, south of Roermond in the Province of Limburg. There were no survivors. All other crew members are buried here in Jonkerbos:
Sgt G Nixon, RAF
Sgt N G Webber, RAF
P/O J D Weir, RAF
Sgt E E Hayes, RAF
Sgt A Moorcroft, RAF
Laurence St. George Dobbin
grave 24. F. 8.
F/S L. St. G. Dobbin - 401375
Son of George Hill Dobbin and Alice Dobbin, of Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand. Husband of Marjorie Dobbin, of New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Son of George Hill Dobbin and Alice Dobbin, of Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand. Husband of Marjorie Dobbin, of New Brighton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Jack Leslie Jury
grave 24. F. 9.
Sgt J. L. Jury - 411764
Son of Francis Raymond Jury and of Elsie May Jury, (nee McCarthy), of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Son of Francis Raymond Jury and of Elsie May Jury, (nee McCarthy), of Auckland City, New Zealand.
The night of 11/12 August, 1942, proved to be a more than black night for 75 (New Zealand) Squadron for the unit lost 3 Wellingtons with 16 crew, of which 11 perished. Five armen survived and were taken Prisoner of War.
F/L Dobbin was captain of Wellington B.III, BJ767, 75 Squadron. After take-off from RAF Feltwell, the aircraft headed for Mainz, Germany. The aircraft crashed near Vaals, in the extreme south of Limburg province. Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner. They were: Sgt W.E. Braddock, RAF; Sgt J. McQueen, RNZAF and Sgt A. Elson, RAF.
F/L Dobbin and Sgt Jury were buried here in Jonkerbos.
F/L Dobbin was captain of Wellington B.III, BJ767, 75 Squadron. After take-off from RAF Feltwell, the aircraft headed for Mainz, Germany. The aircraft crashed near Vaals, in the extreme south of Limburg province. Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner. They were: Sgt W.E. Braddock, RAF; Sgt J. McQueen, RNZAF and Sgt A. Elson, RAF.
F/L Dobbin and Sgt Jury were buried here in Jonkerbos.
Henry David Patrick Dyer
grave 16.H.5
Sgt H.D.P. Dyer - 40758
Son of Thomas Henry Dyer and Catherine Ann Dyer (nee Stewart), of Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand.
Son of Thomas Henry Dyer and Catherine Ann Dyer (nee Stewart), of Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sgt Dyer was an air gunner aboard Wellington B.Ic, R1536/HA-C of 218 Squadron, RAF. The bomber had left RAF Marham at 23.15 hrs on 15th July, 1941. Main objective for RAF Bomber Command was Duisburg, Germany. Only 38 Wellingtons took part in the raid, with bombing reported to be difficult due to cloud and Flak. Four aircraft failed to return to base.
The Wellington was intercepted by a German night fighter and attacked. R1356 crashed at 00.55 hrs near Roggel, to the north-west of Roermond. There were no survivors. The airmen were initially buried at Venlo, but now rest here in Jonkerbos, close to Sgt Dyer:
F/L J. Stokes, RAF
P/O L.W. Parfitt, RAF
Sgt J.H. Storey, RAF
Sgt F. Wood, RAF
Sgt A. Glover, RAF
The Wellington was intercepted by a German night fighter and attacked. R1356 crashed at 00.55 hrs near Roggel, to the north-west of Roermond. There were no survivors. The airmen were initially buried at Venlo, but now rest here in Jonkerbos, close to Sgt Dyer:
F/L J. Stokes, RAF
P/O L.W. Parfitt, RAF
Sgt J.H. Storey, RAF
Sgt F. Wood, RAF
Sgt A. Glover, RAF
Leonard Charles Hickford
Collective grave 4. H. 2-8.
F/S L.C. Hickford - 126886Son of Charles and Alice Hickford, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
Edward Howell
Coll. grave 4. H. 2-8.
P/O E. Howell - 428819Son of Alexander and Margaret Ann Brewis Howell, of South Shields, County Durham, England.
Gerald Henry Redwood
Coll. grave 4. H. 2-8.
F/S G.H. Redwood - 425012Son of Henry Francis and Johannah Mary Redwood, of Wellington City, New Zealand.
On 20th July, 1944, at 23.20 hrs, Lancaster B.III, PA967/AA-D of 75 (New Zealand) Squadron took-off from her base, RAF Mepal, for an air operation against the aviation fuel producing oil plant in Homberg, Germany. PA967 was one of 7 aircraft out of the 25 Lancasters of the unit lost that night. The loss of life was terrible: 41 airmen were killed, 7 were taken prisoner and only one airman evaded captivity.
P/O Edward Howell was PA967's captain. At around 01.00 hrs in the early morning of the 21st July, the Lancaster crashed in open country, some 4 kilometres to the north-east of Weert, Limburg. There were no survivors. The Lancaster's crew were buried here in Jonkerbos.
F/S Edward Howell, RNZAF
Sgt John James Blundell, RAF
F/S Richard John Wilkinson, RAF
F/O John Ronald McGeorge, RAF
F/S Gerald Henry Redwood, RNZAF
Sgt Robert Douglas McAdam, RAF
F/S Leonard Charles Hickford, RNZAF
BCL Vol.VI, 1944, p.342
P/O Edward Howell was PA967's captain. At around 01.00 hrs in the early morning of the 21st July, the Lancaster crashed in open country, some 4 kilometres to the north-east of Weert, Limburg. There were no survivors. The Lancaster's crew were buried here in Jonkerbos.
F/S Edward Howell, RNZAF
Sgt John James Blundell, RAF
F/S Richard John Wilkinson, RAF
F/O John Ronald McGeorge, RAF
F/S Gerald Henry Redwood, RNZAF
Sgt Robert Douglas McAdam, RAF
F/S Leonard Charles Hickford, RNZAF
BCL Vol.VI, 1944, p.342
Douglas James Jamieson
grave 20. B. 7.
P/O D.J. Jamieson - 401386Son of Ernest and Ada Jamieson, of St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Husband of Jessie Moore Jamieson, of Riccarton, Canterbury.
Husband of Jessie Moore Jamieson, of Riccarton, Canterbury.
Wilfred George Jesson
grave 20. B. 5.
Sgt W.G. Jesson - 401388
Son of William George Jesson and Sophia Jesson (nee Edgar), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Son of William George Jesson and Sophia Jesson (nee Edgar), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
P/O Douglas James Jamieson was the captain of 9 Squadron Wellington B.Ic R1040. The aircraft had left its base at RAF Honington for an air operation to Köln, Germany. After an attack by a German night fighter, the Wellington crashed near Maastricht, Limburg at 01.15 hrs in the morning of the 8th July, 1941. All 6 crew members perished in the crash and were buried here in Jonkerbos.
P/O Douglas James Jamieson, RNZAF
Sgt Wilfred George Jesson, RNZAF
P/O Grosseth Keith Coates, RCAF
Sgt Norman Walter Harding, RAF
Sgt Cyril George Blandon, RAF
Sgt John Stanley Burnside, RAF
BCL, Volume III, 1941, p.85
P/O Douglas James Jamieson, RNZAF
Sgt Wilfred George Jesson, RNZAF
P/O Grosseth Keith Coates, RCAF
Sgt Norman Walter Harding, RAF
Sgt Cyril George Blandon, RAF
Sgt John Stanley Burnside, RAF
BCL, Volume III, 1941, p.85
Paul Langston
grave 19. J. 1.
F/L Paul Langston - 413174Son of William Bradley and Olive Adeline Langston, Marton, New Zealand.
F/L Paul 'Shorty' Langston of 247 Squadron, 124 Wing, RAF, was on an armed recconnaissance in the morning of the 24th October, 1944, when he and his No.2, W/O 'Roger' Thomas were attacking mechanised enemy transport near Loon op Zand. Thomas saw Langston's Typhoon, JP688, disappear into dense haze as they dived onto the target. As there was no FLAK reported, it is presumed Langston was the victim of debris damage or the haze.
FCL, 1944-45, p.110
2nd TAF, Vol.II, p.330
FCL, 1944-45, p.110
2nd TAF, Vol.II, p.330
Giles Bacchus Marsh
grave 12. B. 8.
Sgt G.B. Marsh - 414657
Son of Giles Bacchus Marsh and Blanche Irene Marsh, of Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand.
Son of Giles Bacchus Marsh and Blanche Irene Marsh, of Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand.
Sgt Giles B. Marsh, RNZAF, was the captain of Lancaster B.I, R5637/ZN-D of 106 Squadron, RAF. The aircraft had left RAF Seyerston at 17.39 hrs on the 27th January, 1943, and was part of a bombeer force to Düsseldorf, Germany.
At 20.00 hrs the Lancaster came down near Linne, some 6 kilometres to the south-west of Roermond in Limburg. There were no survivors. All but two crew members were buried here in Jonkerbos, but two, Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam, RAF, and Sgt Ronald Shaw, RAF, have no known grave. They arre commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial (Panel 158 and 164 respectively).
Sgt Giles Bacchus Marsh, RNZAF
Sgt Robert William Shearon, RAF
Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam, RAF
Sgt Ronald Shaw, RAF
Sgt Albert Edward Holland, RAF
Sgt James Kirby, RAF
Sgt Edward Hartley, RAF
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.28
At 20.00 hrs the Lancaster came down near Linne, some 6 kilometres to the south-west of Roermond in Limburg. There were no survivors. All but two crew members were buried here in Jonkerbos, but two, Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam, RAF, and Sgt Ronald Shaw, RAF, have no known grave. They arre commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial (Panel 158 and 164 respectively).
Sgt Giles Bacchus Marsh, RNZAF
Sgt Robert William Shearon, RAF
Sgt Robert Blair MacWilliam, RAF
Sgt Ronald Shaw, RAF
Sgt Albert Edward Holland, RAF
Sgt James Kirby, RAF
Sgt Edward Hartley, RAF
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.28
Leslie Cormac Maunsell
F/S L.C. Maunsell - 414318Son of Leslie Beauchamp Maunsell and Catherine Jane Maunsell, of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.
Acel Theodore Walter Moore
grave 24. A. 8.
F/S A.T.W. Moore - 413106Son of Robert Walter and Minnie Jane Moore, of Aria, Taranaki, New Zealand.
At 23.54 hrs on the 25th May, 1943, Lancaster B.III, W4998/HW-J of 100 Squadron, RAF, took -off from RAF Grimsby (RAF Waltham) for an air operation to Düsseldorf, Germany. Captain of the Lancaster was Sgt Acel Theodore Walter Moore, RNZAF. At some stage in the flight, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Het Voorst, near Horst, to the north-west of Venlo (Limburg) at 02.35 hrs in the morning of the 26th May, 1943. Two crew members escaped and were taken prisoner. The other airmen were initially buried locally, but have been transferred to Jonkerbos after the war.
Sgt Acel Theodore Walter Moore, RNZAF
Sgt David Cambell Stone, RAF
F/S James Currie Wood, RAF
Sgt Leslie Cormac Maunsell, RNZAF
Sgt Michael Keogh, RAF
Sgt J. S. Wilkins, RAF, and F/O S. W. J. Coventry, RAF, were made PoW.
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.162
Sgt Acel Theodore Walter Moore, RNZAF
Sgt David Cambell Stone, RAF
F/S James Currie Wood, RAF
Sgt Leslie Cormac Maunsell, RNZAF
Sgt Michael Keogh, RAF
Sgt J. S. Wilkins, RAF, and F/O S. W. J. Coventry, RAF, were made PoW.
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.162
Francis Max McKenzie
grave 11. H. 7.
P/O F.M. McKenzie - 41344
Son of Frederick Ernest McKenzie and of Alice Maud McKenzie (nee Saunders), of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Son of Frederick Ernest McKenzie and of Alice Maud McKenzie (nee Saunders), of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
At 23.47 hrs on 22nd June, 1943, Stirling B.III, BK810/AA-G of 75 (New Zealand) Squadron, RAF, left RAF Newmarket for a bombing mission to Mülheim near Oberhausen, Germany. The bomber was attacked by a nightfighter and hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Oostrum, Limburg, at 02.10 hrs in the morning of 23rd June, 1943. Of the 7 airmen onboard, five men managed to escape the Stirling before impact and were taken prisoner.
The captain of BK810, P/O Francis Max McKenzie, RNZAF, and F/S John Frederick Blank, RNZAF, were the only two casualties. McKenzie was laid to rest here in Jonkerbos, whereas Blank's grave is in the Reichswald Cemetery. It is presumed he had escaped from the stricken bomber at an earlier moment.
P/O Francis Max McKenzie, RNZAF
F/S John Frederick Blank, RNZAF
Sgt R.A.W. Triptree, RAF; Sgt A.E. West, RNZAF; Sgt B.H. Broadhead, RNZAF; Sgt J.R.G. Chrystal, RAF; and Sgt E.W. McGonigal, RNZAF, survived and were taken prisoner.
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.199
The captain of BK810, P/O Francis Max McKenzie, RNZAF, and F/S John Frederick Blank, RNZAF, were the only two casualties. McKenzie was laid to rest here in Jonkerbos, whereas Blank's grave is in the Reichswald Cemetery. It is presumed he had escaped from the stricken bomber at an earlier moment.
P/O Francis Max McKenzie, RNZAF
F/S John Frederick Blank, RNZAF
Sgt R.A.W. Triptree, RAF; Sgt A.E. West, RNZAF; Sgt B.H. Broadhead, RNZAF; Sgt J.R.G. Chrystal, RAF; and Sgt E.W. McGonigal, RNZAF, survived and were taken prisoner.
BCL, Vol.V, 1943, p.199
Horace Callow
F/O H. Callow - 427185
Gerald Brian Roche
grave 12. J. 3.
F/S G.B. Roche - 413219
Son of Michael and Mable Roche, of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand.
Son of Michael and Mable Roche, of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand.
Keith Emmett Smith
grave 12. J. 5.
F/S K.E. Smith - 425179
Son of Robert Emmett Smith and Gertrude Smith, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Son of Robert Emmett Smith and Gertrude Smith, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
The night operations of 20/21 July, 1944, proved to be a terrible night for 75 (New Zealand) Squadron, RAF. In total 75 Squadron had despatched 25 bombers to the target, Homberg in Germany. The proud unit lost 7 Lancaster aircraft that night, with the loss of 41 airmen. F/S Gerald Brian Roche, RNZAF, had lifted-off his aircraft, ME752/AA-Z, a Lancaster B.I, from its home base RAF Mepal at 23.43 hrs on the 20th July, 1944.
A few hours later, at 01.15 hrs in the morning of 21st July, 1941, the Lancaster crashed just north of Heythuysen, Limburg. Two crew members survived. They were F/S John Burgess, RNZAF, who was made prisoner. F/S William Edward McGee, RNZAF, evaded capture.
On the 13th November, 2003, a monument was unveiled close to the field in which ME752 came down.
F/S Gerald Brian Roche, RNZAF
Sgt Joseph Armstrong, RAF
F/O Horace Callow, RNZAF
Sgt Jack Frank MacDonald Barson, RAF
F/S Keith Emmett Smith, RNZAF
BCL, Vol.VI, 1944, 341
www.lancastermonument.nl
A few hours later, at 01.15 hrs in the morning of 21st July, 1941, the Lancaster crashed just north of Heythuysen, Limburg. Two crew members survived. They were F/S John Burgess, RNZAF, who was made prisoner. F/S William Edward McGee, RNZAF, evaded capture.
On the 13th November, 2003, a monument was unveiled close to the field in which ME752 came down.
F/S Gerald Brian Roche, RNZAF
Sgt Joseph Armstrong, RAF
F/O Horace Callow, RNZAF
Sgt Jack Frank MacDonald Barson, RAF
F/S Keith Emmett Smith, RNZAF
BCL, Vol.VI, 1944, 341
www.lancastermonument.nl