HEI-EN-BOEICOP (HEICOP) GENERAL CEMETERY
Utrecht
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.94786, Longitude: 5.06725
Location Information
Heicop, a village in the commune of Hei-en-Boeicop, is 24 kilometres south of Utrecht and 49 kilometres east of Rotterdam. The cemetery is in the centre of the village, on the north side of the road to Leerdam. In the north-western corner are the graves of 6 airmen, five from the United Kingdom and one from Canada.
Heicop, a village in the commune of Hei-en-Boeicop, is 24 kilometres south of Utrecht and 49 kilometres east of Rotterdam. The cemetery is in the centre of the village, on the north side of the road to Leerdam. In the north-western corner are the graves of 6 airmen, five from the United Kingdom and one from Canada.
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1321638 Sergeant
Stanley James Banting
61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd August 1943, aged 21.
Son of Henry Banting, and of Clara Ruby Banting, of Woodcote, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Left A Happy Memory With Everyone He Knew. Always In My Thoughts. Mother"
Stanley James Banting
61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd August 1943, aged 21.
Son of Henry Banting, and of Clara Ruby Banting, of Woodcote, Sussex.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Left A Happy Memory With Everyone He Knew. Always In My Thoughts. Mother"
R/178385 Flight Sergeant
Einar Johnson
61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd August 1943, aged 26.
Son of Gust J. and Elfrida A. Johnson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sleep In Peace, Forever In Our Memory. Mom, Dad And Sisters Gudrun, Hjordis & Edna"
Einar Johnson
61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
23rd August 1943, aged 26.
Son of Gust J. and Elfrida A. Johnson.
His headstone bears the inscription "Sleep In Peace, Forever In Our Memory. Mom, Dad And Sisters Gudrun, Hjordis & Edna"
149541 Pilot Officer
Joseph Aloysius Spencer
61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd August 1943, aged 22.
Son of Mary E. Spencer, and stepson of Malcolm Spencer, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Splendid You Passed, The Great Surrender Made: Deep Your Contentment"
Joseph Aloysius Spencer
61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
23rd August 1943, aged 22.
Son of Mary E. Spencer, and stepson of Malcolm Spencer, of Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
His headstone bears the inscription "Splendid You Passed, The Great Surrender Made: Deep Your Contentment"
Other Burial Details
1337229 Sergeant Ronald William Horwood, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 21. Son of Arthur Anderson Horwood and Lena May Horwood, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts A Memory Is Kept We Loved You Too Much To Ever Forget"
1398388 Sergeant Jack Punter, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 26. Son of Arthur Herbert and Florence Punter; husband of Dorothy Frances Marion Punter, of Norwood, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break"
1261508 Sergeant Thomas Frank Watkins, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 23. Son of Elizabeth Mary Watkins, of East Greenwich, London. His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son Timmy. He Died Fighting For Freedom. Love, Mum"
1337229 Sergeant Ronald William Horwood, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 21. Son of Arthur Anderson Horwood and Lena May Horwood, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Deep In Our Hearts A Memory Is Kept We Loved You Too Much To Ever Forget"
1398388 Sergeant Jack Punter, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 26. Son of Arthur Herbert and Florence Punter; husband of Dorothy Frances Marion Punter, of Norwood, Surrey. His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Break"
1261508 Sergeant Thomas Frank Watkins, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 23rd August 1943, aged 23. Son of Elizabeth Mary Watkins, of East Greenwich, London. His headstone bears the inscription "In Loving Memory Of My Dear Son Timmy. He Died Fighting For Freedom. Love, Mum"
