BERGH (KILDER) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Gelderland
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.93716, Longitude: 6.23201
Location Information
Kilder, a village in the commune of Bergh, is about 27 kilometres east-south-east of Arnhem, close to the Dutch-German frontier. The churchyard is adjacent to the church, in the centre of the village. One of the war graves is located against the north wall on the north-western side of the churchyard, and the other six are in a plot in the north-eastern corner.
Kilder, a village in the commune of Bergh, is about 27 kilometres east-south-east of Arnhem, close to the Dutch-German frontier. The churchyard is adjacent to the church, in the centre of the village. One of the war graves is located against the north wall on the north-western side of the churchyard, and the other six are in a plot in the north-eastern corner.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
The Lancaster bomber JB672 plane was en route to Duisburg, Germany, when it was shot down by a night-fighter near the village of Kilder in the Netherlands, close to the German border. All six crew members were killed.
There is one other U. K. Airman buried in this cemetery.
J/87720 Pilot Officer
William Baxter
Bomb Aimer in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944.
Son of William Baxter and Alice (nee Straughan) Baxter, of Edmonton, Alberta.
William Baxter
Bomb Aimer in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944.
Son of William Baxter and Alice (nee Straughan) Baxter, of Edmonton, Alberta.
1483125 Flight Sergeant
Raymond Coates
Navigator in 630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of Sidney Albert and Eliza Coates, of Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This; He Laid Down His Life For His Friends"
Raymond Coates
Navigator in 630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of Sidney Albert and Eliza Coates, of Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This; He Laid Down His Life For His Friends"
1609924 Sergeant
Kenneth Dickinson
Flight Engineer in 630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of Walter and Florence Dickinson, of Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember"
Kenneth Dickinson
Flight Engineer in 630 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of Walter and Florence Dickinson, of Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Not Just To-Day But Every Day In Silence We Remember"
J/89866 Pilot Officer
Vernon Alfred Goodwin
Air Gunner in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 19.
Son of Alfred Goodwin and Jane (nee Yarwood) Goodwin, of Edmonton, Alberta.
Vernon Alfred Goodwin
Air Gunner in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 19.
Son of Alfred Goodwin and Jane (nee Yarwood) Goodwin, of Edmonton, Alberta.
114450 Pilot Officer
Cedric Hall Mardon
150 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th April 1942, aged 20.
Son of Evelyn John and Maud Mary Mardon, of Crowcombe, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Of Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset, England"
Cedric Hall Mardon
150 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th April 1942, aged 20.
Son of Evelyn John and Maud Mary Mardon, of Crowcombe, Somerset.
His headstone bears the inscription "Of Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Somerset, England"
Original Grave Marker
J/24995 Flying Officer
Howard Wallace Smith
Pilot in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 22.
Son of Ross W. and Eva M. Smith, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge, And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms"
Howard Wallace Smith
Pilot in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 22.
Son of Ross W. and Eva M. Smith, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "The Eternal God Is Thy Refuge, And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms"
J/89950 Pilot Officer
Leonard Spensley
Tail Gunner in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of William D. and Mary Spensley, of Bowden, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting Until The Dawn Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
Leonard Spensley
Tail Gunner in 630 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of William D. and Mary Spensley, of Bowden, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Resting Until The Dawn Breaks And The Shadows Flee Away"
