BARSINGERHORN (KOLHORN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 52.79558, Longitude: 4.89072
Location Information
Kolhorn lies 33 kilometres north-north-east of Alkmaar, and 10 kilometres east of the main Alkmaar-Den Helder road. The cemetery is on the northern outskirts of the village, south of the main road to Middenmeer. The seven graves are to be found in the north-eastern corner, against the north boundary wall.
Casualties: United Kingdom 4, Australia 3. Total 7.
Kolhorn lies 33 kilometres north-north-east of Alkmaar, and 10 kilometres east of the main Alkmaar-Den Helder road. The cemetery is on the northern outskirts of the village, south of the main road to Middenmeer. The seven graves are to be found in the north-eastern corner, against the north boundary wall.
Casualties: United Kingdom 4, Australia 3. Total 7.
Images in gallery below © Frits Leenders
412902 Flying Officer
Eric Thomas Charles
Royal Australian Air Force
30th January 1944, aged 25
Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Charles, of Sebastopol, New South Wales. Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died For His Country. Ever Remembered"
Studio portrait of 412902 Flying Officer (FO) Thomas Eric Charles (Eric), 97 Squadron RAF, of Sebastopol, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment, FO Charles trained with the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) in Canada and Britain. He served at RAF Station Bourn, Cambridgeshire, as crewman on Lancaster bomber JB535, radio call sign OF-Q. JB535 was shot down by a German aircraft while on bombing operations against Berlin on the night of 30 January 1944. It crashed near Kolhorn in Holland killing the entire crew. FO Charles was 26 years of age.
Eric Thomas Charles
Royal Australian Air Force
30th January 1944, aged 25
Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Charles, of Sebastopol, New South Wales. Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Died For His Country. Ever Remembered"
Studio portrait of 412902 Flying Officer (FO) Thomas Eric Charles (Eric), 97 Squadron RAF, of Sebastopol, NSW. A farmer prior to enlistment, FO Charles trained with the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) in Canada and Britain. He served at RAF Station Bourn, Cambridgeshire, as crewman on Lancaster bomber JB535, radio call sign OF-Q. JB535 was shot down by a German aircraft while on bombing operations against Berlin on the night of 30 January 1944. It crashed near Kolhorn in Holland killing the entire crew. FO Charles was 26 years of age.
107142 Flight Lieutenant
Ernest Sumner Clarke, Mentioned in Despatches
Pilot in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
30th January 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick Ernest and Adah Mary Clarke, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Ernest Sumner Clarke, Mentioned in Despatches
Pilot in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
30th January 1944, aged 22.
Son of Frederick Ernest and Adah Mary Clarke, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
415432 Flying Officer
Norman Charles Law
Royal Australian Air Force
30th January 1944, aged 26.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. Always Remembered"
Son of Charles Keaton Law and Jeanne Madeline Law; husband of Evelyn Maud Law, of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
Norman Charles Law
Royal Australian Air Force
30th January 1944, aged 26.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. Always Remembered"
Son of Charles Keaton Law and Jeanne Madeline Law; husband of Evelyn Maud Law, of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
949503 Flight Sergeant
George Ridley
Wireless Operator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force
30th January 1944.
George Ridley
Wireless Operator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force
30th January 1944.
Other Burial Details
1605444Sergeant Richard Venville Thomas Bowerman, Flight Engineer in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th January 1944, aged 18.
147119 Flying Officer Eric James Lovelace Carpenter, Navigator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th January 1944, aged 21. Son of James Jacob John and Florence Lovelace Carpenter, of Welling, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts Of Those You Love Is Not To Die. Mum, Dad And Joyce"
400907 Flight Lieutenant Rodger Peryman Wishart, Royal Australian Air Force, died 30th January 1944, aged 23. Son of Harold Peryman Wishart and Daisy Vera Wishart, of Pascoe Vale South, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Care"
1605444Sergeant Richard Venville Thomas Bowerman, Flight Engineer in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th January 1944, aged 18.
147119 Flying Officer Eric James Lovelace Carpenter, Navigator in 97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 30th January 1944, aged 21. Son of James Jacob John and Florence Lovelace Carpenter, of Welling, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "To Live In The Hearts Of Those You Love Is Not To Die. Mum, Dad And Joyce"
400907 Flight Lieutenant Rodger Peryman Wishart, Royal Australian Air Force, died 30th January 1944, aged 23. Son of Harold Peryman Wishart and Daisy Vera Wishart, of Pascoe Vale South, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Care"
