GEERVLIET (SIMONSHAVEN) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Zuid-Holland
The Netherlands
Location Information
Simonshaven is a village in the commune of Geervliet, 26 kilometres south-west of Rotterdam and 31 kilometres west of the town of Dordrecht. The churchyard is by a small, white painted church which stands in a prominent position on the north-eastern side of the village. In the south-eastern corner are the graves of two British airmen.
Burial Details
580775 Sergeant Ronald Charles Hargrave, D. F. M. Observer in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 6th June 1940, aged 25. Son of Samuel and Edith Hargrave, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
33067 Squadron Leader George Ernest Peacock, D. F. C. Pilot in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 6th June 1940, aged 26.
Son of Stephen Ernest and Elizabeth Bagnall Peacock, of Spennymoor, Co. Durham.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Simonshaven is a village in the commune of Geervliet, 26 kilometres south-west of Rotterdam and 31 kilometres west of the town of Dordrecht. The churchyard is by a small, white painted church which stands in a prominent position on the north-eastern side of the village. In the south-eastern corner are the graves of two British airmen.
Burial Details
580775 Sergeant Ronald Charles Hargrave, D. F. M. Observer in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 6th June 1940, aged 25. Son of Samuel and Edith Hargrave, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
33067 Squadron Leader George Ernest Peacock, D. F. C. Pilot in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 6th June 1940, aged 26.
Son of Stephen Ernest and Elizabeth Bagnall Peacock, of Spennymoor, Co. Durham.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
