MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
Location Information
Medemblik is 18 kilometres north of Hoorn, and 55 ilometres north-north-east of Amsterdam, on the west bank of the Ijsselmeer. It lies 6 kilometres east of the main Amsterdam-Leeuwarden road.
The cemetery is on the southern outskirts of the village, on the by-road to Oostwoud. The war graves are in a central position, near the entrance.
Historical Information
There are now a small number of 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Pictures © Frits Leenders
Medemblik is 18 kilometres north of Hoorn, and 55 ilometres north-north-east of Amsterdam, on the west bank of the Ijsselmeer. It lies 6 kilometres east of the main Amsterdam-Leeuwarden road.
The cemetery is on the southern outskirts of the village, on the by-road to Oostwoud. The war graves are in a central position, near the entrance.
Historical Information
There are now a small number of 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Pictures © Frits Leenders
R/91742 Warrant Officer Class II
Robert Ernest Tod
Wireless Air Gunner in 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Squadron
died 23rd June 1943, aged 23.
Son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. His twin brother Richard Douglas also died on service (details below)
Other Burials
J/7076 Pilot Officer Kenneth Henry Taylor, Pilot in 408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 3rd June 1942.
R/91741 Warrant Officer Class II Richard Douglas Tod, Wireless Air Gunner in 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Squadron, died 23rd June 1943, aged 23. Son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. His twin brother Robert Ernest (above).
Robert Ernest Tod
Wireless Air Gunner in 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Squadron
died 23rd June 1943, aged 23.
Son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. His twin brother Richard Douglas also died on service (details below)
Other Burials
J/7076 Pilot Officer Kenneth Henry Taylor, Pilot in 408 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 3rd June 1942.
R/91741 Warrant Officer Class II Richard Douglas Tod, Wireless Air Gunner in 75 (R.N.Z.A.F.) Squadron, died 23rd June 1943, aged 23. Son of Alexander and Mary Edith Tod, of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. His twin brother Robert Ernest (above).
The memorial above at Medemblik commemorates the fallen of two aircraft that crashed a few kilometers from this place in the IJsselmeer.
The Hampden AT154 (night 2/3 June 1941)
The crew:
Kenneth Henry Taylor, second lieutenant RCAF, 20 years (killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
Peter Leslie Edwards, first lieutenant RAF, 25 years (missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Ewart Gladstone Ronson, sergeant RAF, 22 years (killed).
LEMSTERLAND (LEMMER) GENERAL CEMETERY.
Orville Wilbert McKenzie, sergeant RCAF, 25 years (killed)
AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY.
The Stirling EH 889 (night 22/23 June 1943)
The crew:
Thomas Fraser, Mc Crorie, first lieutenant RAF, 26 years (killed).
HEMELUMER OLDEFERD (MOLKWERUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD.
William Stuckey, Officer RAF, 29 years (killed).
WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD.
Raymond Anthon Kennedy, Sergeant, RAF, 28 years (killed).
WIERINGERMEER (MIDDENMEER) GENERAL CEMETERY.
Robert Ernest Tod, Sergeant, RCAF, 23 years (killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
Richard Douglas Tod, Sergeant, RCAF, 23 years (Killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
James Leonard Richards, Sergeant, RNZAF, 25 years (Missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Eric Grainger, Sergeant, RAF, 21 years (missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Information above provided by Frits Leenders
The Hampden AT154 (night 2/3 June 1941)
The crew:
Kenneth Henry Taylor, second lieutenant RCAF, 20 years (killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
Peter Leslie Edwards, first lieutenant RAF, 25 years (missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Ewart Gladstone Ronson, sergeant RAF, 22 years (killed).
LEMSTERLAND (LEMMER) GENERAL CEMETERY.
Orville Wilbert McKenzie, sergeant RCAF, 25 years (killed)
AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY.
The Stirling EH 889 (night 22/23 June 1943)
The crew:
Thomas Fraser, Mc Crorie, first lieutenant RAF, 26 years (killed).
HEMELUMER OLDEFERD (MOLKWERUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD.
William Stuckey, Officer RAF, 29 years (killed).
WONSERADEEL (MAKKUM) PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD.
Raymond Anthon Kennedy, Sergeant, RAF, 28 years (killed).
WIERINGERMEER (MIDDENMEER) GENERAL CEMETERY.
Robert Ernest Tod, Sergeant, RCAF, 23 years (killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
Richard Douglas Tod, Sergeant, RCAF, 23 years (Killed).
MEDEMBLIK GENERAL CEMETERY.
James Leonard Richards, Sergeant, RNZAF, 25 years (Missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Eric Grainger, Sergeant, RAF, 21 years (missing).
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL.
Information above provided by Frits Leenders
