AALTEN (BERKENHOVE) GENERAL CEMETERY
Gelderland
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.93419, Longitude: 6.57551
Location Information
The town of Aalten is situated to the east of Arnhem on the N318 at the junction with the N313. From this road junction follow the N318 in the direction of Varsseveld along the ringweg. Take the sixth turning on the right, called Romienendijk, and the cemetery is on the right.
The cemetery contains 17 U. K. burials from World War Two.
The town of Aalten is situated to the east of Arnhem on the N318 at the junction with the N313. From this road junction follow the N318 in the direction of Varsseveld along the ringweg. Take the sixth turning on the right, called Romienendijk, and the cemetery is on the right.
The cemetery contains 17 U. K. burials from World War Two.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
148123 Pilot Officer
Bernard Henry Church
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 21.
Son of Albion and Blanche Church, of Crouch End, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Into Thy Hands, O Lord"
Bernard was the Pilot on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
Bernard Henry Church
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 21.
Son of Albion and Blanche Church, of Crouch End, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Into Thy Hands, O Lord"
Bernard was the Pilot on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
2624475 Lance Corporal
Horace Edward Clayton
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
29th March 1945, aged 21.
Son of William John and Charlotte Clayton, of Bethnal Green, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Voice We Loved Is Still. A Place Is Vacant In Our Home That Never Can Be Filled"
Horace Edward Clayton
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
29th March 1945, aged 21.
Son of William John and Charlotte Clayton, of Bethnal Green, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "A Voice We Loved Is Still. A Place Is Vacant In Our Home That Never Can Be Filled"
2719797 Lance Sergeant
Frederick Victor Francis
3rd Bn. Irish Guards
30th March 1945, aged 27.
Son of Alfred Albert William and Elsie Beatrice Francis; husband of Marion Frances Francis, of Beckenham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "One Day We Will Meet Again And Memories Br Renewed, The Plans We Made Resumed"
Frederick Victor Francis
3rd Bn. Irish Guards
30th March 1945, aged 27.
Son of Alfred Albert William and Elsie Beatrice Francis; husband of Marion Frances Francis, of Beckenham, Kent.
His headstone bears the inscription "One Day We Will Meet Again And Memories Br Renewed, The Plans We Made Resumed"
2612088 Guardsman
Alexander Harold Thomas Fuller
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 33.
Alexander Harold Thomas Fuller
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 33.
2625114 Guardsman
Arthur Albert Horrex
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 18.
Arthur Albert Horrex
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 18.
295074 Lieutenant
Robert Bencraft Joly
Grenadier Guards
31st March 1945, aged 21.
Son of Cecil Henry Bencraft Joly and of Gladys Edith May Joly (nee Bradgate), of Hindhead, Surrey. Scholar of Peterhouse College, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription "But Peace Within Me Shine In Me, Show Me Mine Own Eternity"
Robert Bencraft Joly
Grenadier Guards
31st March 1945, aged 21.
Son of Cecil Henry Bencraft Joly and of Gladys Edith May Joly (nee Bradgate), of Hindhead, Surrey. Scholar of Peterhouse College, Cambridge.
His headstone bears the inscription "But Peace Within Me Shine In Me, Show Me Mine Own Eternity"
Individual Headstones
Images © Johan Pauwels
1048627 Sergeant
Frederick Mills
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 20.
Son of Herbert Edwin and Annie Mills, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered Always. Sadly Missed"
Frederick was a gunner on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
Frederick Mills
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 20.
Son of Herbert Edwin and Annie Mills, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Loved And Remembered Always. Sadly Missed"
Frederick was a gunner on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
2624409 Guardsman
Denis Arthur Pepperall
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 20.
Son of Robert Augustus and Kathleen Ruth Pepperall, of Wimbledon, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Tell England Ye Who Pass This Monument, I Died For Her And Rest Content"
Denis Arthur Pepperall
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 20.
Son of Robert Augustus and Kathleen Ruth Pepperall, of Wimbledon, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription "Tell England Ye Who Pass This Monument, I Died For Her And Rest Content"
235611 Lieutenant
Eric Welford Spark, M. C.
17 Field Company, Royal Engineers
31st March 1945, aged 24.
Son of Joseph and Eleanor Jane Spark, of Monkseaton, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered By Father, Mother, Sheila And Alan"
Eric Welford Spark, M. C.
17 Field Company, Royal Engineers
31st March 1945, aged 24.
Son of Joseph and Eleanor Jane Spark, of Monkseaton, Northumberland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Ever Remembered By Father, Mother, Sheila And Alan"
2622686 Guardsman
Leslie Styles
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 22.
Son of James and Edith Styles, of Putney, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Fondest Memory Of A Dear Son, Brother And Uncle. A Place Is Vacant In Our Home"
Leslie Styles
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 22.
Son of James and Edith Styles, of Putney, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "In Fondest Memory Of A Dear Son, Brother And Uncle. A Place Is Vacant In Our Home"
Guardsman
Philip Ronald Tompkins
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 19.
Son of Herbert George and Florence Martha Tompkins, of Northampton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Philip Ronald Tompkins
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards
30th March 1945, aged 19.
Son of Herbert George and Florence Martha Tompkins, of Northampton.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
133803 Flying Officer
John Frederick Tritton
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 28.
Son of Frederick James. Tritton, and of Grace Emily Tritton, of Ewell, Surrey.
John was the Bomb Aimer on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
John Frederick Tritton
214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 28.
Son of Frederick James. Tritton, and of Grace Emily Tritton, of Ewell, Surrey.
John was the Bomb Aimer on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
Other Burials
2716778 Sergeant Thomas Breen, 3rd Bn. Irish Guards, died 30th March 1945, aged 36. Son of James and Mary Breen, of Killena, Co. Wexford, Irish Republic; husband of Sarah Ellen Breen, of Killena. His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved By All. Sacred Heart Of Jesus Grant Him Eternal Rest. Wife And Children"
1384993 Sergeant William Thomas Davis, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 21. Son of William Thomas Davis and Nellie Frances Davis, of North Kensington, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Our Dear Son Beloved By All Remembered For Ever By All Who Knew Him"
William was a gunner on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
2072191 Sapper Charles James Sutton, 17 Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 31st March 1945, aged 24. Son of Mathew and Margaret Sutton; husband of Peggy Sutton, of Petersfield, Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Loving Smile And A Happy Face A Broken Link We Can Never Replace"
2625804 Guardsman Selwyn Thomas, 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards, died 30th March 1945, aged 24.
1476771 Sergeant William Harris Thompson, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 21. Son of William Harris Thompson and Ethel Harris Thompson, of Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance"
William was the Flight Engineer on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
2716778 Sergeant Thomas Breen, 3rd Bn. Irish Guards, died 30th March 1945, aged 36. Son of James and Mary Breen, of Killena, Co. Wexford, Irish Republic; husband of Sarah Ellen Breen, of Killena. His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved By All. Sacred Heart Of Jesus Grant Him Eternal Rest. Wife And Children"
1384993 Sergeant William Thomas Davis, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 21. Son of William Thomas Davis and Nellie Frances Davis, of North Kensington, London. His headstone bears the inscription "Our Dear Son Beloved By All Remembered For Ever By All Who Knew Him"
William was a gunner on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
2072191 Sapper Charles James Sutton, 17 Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 31st March 1945, aged 24. Son of Mathew and Margaret Sutton; husband of Peggy Sutton, of Petersfield, Hampshire. His headstone bears the inscription "A Loving Smile And A Happy Face A Broken Link We Can Never Replace"
2625804 Guardsman Selwyn Thomas, 1st Bn. Grenadier Guards, died 30th March 1945, aged 24.
1476771 Sergeant William Harris Thompson, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 26th June 1943, aged 21. Son of William Harris Thompson and Ethel Harris Thompson, of Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. His headstone bears the inscription "In Remembrance"
William was the Flight Engineer on the British Stirling bomber BK767. He was shot down during a raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany by a night fighter near the village of Aalten, killing five of the seven crew.
