DOETINCHEM (LOOLAN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Gelderland
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.97165, Longitude: 6.28513
Location Information
Doetinchem is a small town about 30 kilometres east of Arnhem, on the main road to Zutphen. The general cemetery known as Loolaan is north-west of the town, 300 metres north of the road to Arnhem. The graves are in the south- western corner, near the entrance.
World War Two Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 8, New Zealand 3, Canada 1. Total 12.
Doetinchem is a small town about 30 kilometres east of Arnhem, on the main road to Zutphen. The general cemetery known as Loolaan is north-west of the town, 300 metres north of the road to Arnhem. The graves are in the south- western corner, near the entrance.
World War Two Commonwealth Casualties: United Kingdom 8, New Zealand 3, Canada 1. Total 12.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
986084 Sergeant
Richard Dundas
75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th November 1941, aged 23.
Son of Robert Elder Dundas and Edith Dundas, of Edinburgh.
Richard Dundas
75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th November 1941, aged 23.
Son of Robert Elder Dundas and Edith Dundas, of Edinburgh.
R/52050 Flight Sergeant
Thomas Edison Elliott
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 75 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Crashed in Wellington X-9977 on 8th November 1941.
Published in The Windsor Daily Star (Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada) Thursday, December 11, 1941.
Missing Flier Thought Dead
SERGT. T. E. ELLIOTT
Parents in Windsor Receive R.C.A.F. Cable
Sergeant Thomas Edison Elliott, reported missing with the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 8, is now feared to have been killed in action, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott, 327 Caron avenue, have been advised.
A cable received today by the parents read: "Regret to inform you Sergeant Thomas Edison Elliott, previously reported missing, now reported believed killed in action. Information received from the International Red Cross Society states he was killed on November 8. Letter to follow." The cable was from the service casualty office.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were first advised their son, a wireless air gunner, had failed to return following a flight from England.
Sergeant Elliott was born in Windsor and lived here all his life. He enlisted in May, 1940, and went overseas in March.
Thomas Edison Elliott
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 75 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Crashed in Wellington X-9977 on 8th November 1941.
Published in The Windsor Daily Star (Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada) Thursday, December 11, 1941.
Missing Flier Thought Dead
SERGT. T. E. ELLIOTT
Parents in Windsor Receive R.C.A.F. Cable
Sergeant Thomas Edison Elliott, reported missing with the Royal Canadian Air Force on November 8, is now feared to have been killed in action, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott, 327 Caron avenue, have been advised.
A cable received today by the parents read: "Regret to inform you Sergeant Thomas Edison Elliott, previously reported missing, now reported believed killed in action. Information received from the International Red Cross Society states he was killed on November 8. Letter to follow." The cable was from the service casualty office.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were first advised their son, a wireless air gunner, had failed to return following a flight from England.
Sergeant Elliott was born in Windsor and lived here all his life. He enlisted in May, 1940, and went overseas in March.
403000 Flight Sergeant
Alfred Hubert Harrison
75 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th November 1941, aged 25.
Operation: Raid on Essen.Germany. Shot Down By A Night Fighter At Ijzevoorde Near Doetinchem. Netherlands
Alfred Hubert Harrison
75 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th November 1941, aged 25.
Operation: Raid on Essen.Germany. Shot Down By A Night Fighter At Ijzevoorde Near Doetinchem. Netherlands
102627 Squadron Leader
Colin Edward Maitland, D. F. C.
2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
18th March 1945.
Colin Edward Maitland, D. F. C.
2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
18th March 1945.
1252728 Sergeant
Geoffrey Sidney Nunn
75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th November 1941, aged 20.
Son of Sidney Carter Nunn and Lily Evelyn Nunn, of Sawston, Cambridgeshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "He, As He Flew, Passed Death On The Wing Then Deathless Rose To Immortality"
Geoffrey Sidney Nunn
75 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
8th November 1941, aged 20.
Son of Sidney Carter Nunn and Lily Evelyn Nunn, of Sawston, Cambridgeshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "He, As He Flew, Passed Death On The Wing Then Deathless Rose To Immortality"
1063628 Flight Sergeant
John McCalla Tait
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th March 1943, aged 21.
Son of John James Taut and Jane C. Tait, of Holywood, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee. Song Of Solomon II. 17"
John McCalla Tait
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th March 1943, aged 21.
Son of John James Taut and Jane C. Tait, of Holywood, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break And The Shadows Flee. Song Of Solomon II. 17"
1324224 Warrant Officer
Peter Selwyn Courtney Thorne
102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
2nd February 1945, aged 21.
Son of Thomas and Elsie Lilian Thorne, of Kingston Hill, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription For Of All Sad Words Of Tongue Or Pen, The Saddest Are There, "It Might Have Been!"
Peter Selwyn Courtney Thorne
102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
2nd February 1945, aged 21.
Son of Thomas and Elsie Lilian Thorne, of Kingston Hill, Surrey.
His headstone bears the inscription For Of All Sad Words Of Tongue Or Pen, The Saddest Are There, "It Might Have Been!"
532057 Sergeant
Andrew Wilson
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force
26th March 1943.
Andrew Wilson
78 Squadron, Royal Air Force
26th March 1943.
413923 Sergeant
James Archibald Wilson
78 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
26th March 1943.
Son of Samuel and Helen Jane Wilson, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Shot Down By Flak At Gaanderen-Pinnedijk 3 Miles Southeast of Doetinchem During A Raid on Duisburg, 5 of the Crew Survived and Were Captured.
James Archibald Wilson
78 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
26th March 1943.
Son of Samuel and Helen Jane Wilson, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Shot Down By Flak At Gaanderen-Pinnedijk 3 Miles Southeast of Doetinchem During A Raid on Duisburg, 5 of the Crew Survived and Were Captured.
404011 Sergeant
Thomas Young Wyllie
75 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th November 1941, aged 25.
Son of James Young Wyllie and Florence Wyllie, of Horotiu, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Florence Wyllie, of Hamilton East, Auckland.
Operation: Raid on Essen. Germany. Shot Down By A Night Fighter At Ijzevoorde Near Doetinchem. Netherlands.
Thomas Young Wyllie
75 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
8th November 1941, aged 25.
Son of James Young Wyllie and Florence Wyllie, of Horotiu, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Florence Wyllie, of Hamilton East, Auckland.
Operation: Raid on Essen. Germany. Shot Down By A Night Fighter At Ijzevoorde Near Doetinchem. Netherlands.
Other Burial Details
1162808 Sergeant William Rowland Cheeseman, 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 28th DEcember 1941, aged 20. Son of Rowland Clarence and Dorothy Amy Cheesman, of Wimbledon, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "He Wrought Faithfully Even To Death"
1365268 Sergeant William Massey, 75 Squadron, RoyalAir Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th November 1941, aged 33. Son of William and Margaret Massey, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "T'Was Here As Oft' In Our Island Story The Path Of Duty Was The Path To Glory"
1162808 Sergeant William Rowland Cheeseman, 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 28th DEcember 1941, aged 20. Son of Rowland Clarence and Dorothy Amy Cheesman, of Wimbledon, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "He Wrought Faithfully Even To Death"
1365268 Sergeant William Massey, 75 Squadron, RoyalAir Force Volunteer Reserve, died 8th November 1941, aged 33. Son of William and Margaret Massey, of Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "T'Was Here As Oft' In Our Island Story The Path Of Duty Was The Path To Glory"
