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Commonwealth War Graves Ruinerwold
(Netherlands, the - Drenthe - Ruinerwold)
The war graves are in the centre of Ruinerwold General Cemetery, grouped on either side of a memorial. The memorial to these airmen was provided by local subscription and consists of a wrought iron screen in front of a brick panel, raised above the surrounding levels. There are six Commonwealth war graves, two of them are unknown. These airmen died on 29/12/1943.
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Source
- Text: Bert Deelman
- Photos: Bert Deelman (1,2) & Fedor de Vries (3)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- Kerkweg
Ruinerwold - WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 40%
Where is it?
Amongst others, the following persons are buried here (Overview)
| Name | Date of death |
|---|---|
| An Airman (1) | December 29th, 1943 |
| An Airman (2) | December 29th, 1943 |
| Appleyard, Donald Robert Cox | December 29th, 1943 |
| Green, Paul Brian | December 29th, 1943 |
| Roos, Robert Edward | December 29th, 1943 |
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- A beautiful memorial and tribute to these brave young men. My second cousin F/S Robert E. Roos, who is buried at this site was the Bomb Aimer on Halifax Bomber ZA-X, Serial Number JD314 when this aircraft was shot down on 29/12/1943.
- By: Gordon Lyons
- City: Waterloo, Ontario
- Date and time: 19-03-2009 19:26:33
- Ranking: 5 out of 5 stars
- The aircrew buried in this cemetery are from No 10 squadron, 4 Group, Bomber Command. The aircraft Halifax II coded ZA-X and serial No JD314. On board was my late mothers husband Phillip John Greenmon in thr rear gunners position, who was killed with the rest of the crew when Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer shot them down at Dijkhuizen a road close to the church.It was his 41st Abhschuss.
- By: Paul Skelly
- City: Willerby, East Yorkshire
- Date and time: 21-02-2009 03:01:56
- Ranking: 5 out of 5 stars
