OOSTELBEERS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Noord-Brabant
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.47127, Longitude: 5.27042
Location Information
Oostelbeers is a small village 13 kilometres north-west of Eindhoven. The churchyard is in the centre of the village. There are seven airmen from World War Two buried here, six from Australia and one from the United Kingdom.
Oostelbeers is a small village 13 kilometres north-west of Eindhoven. The churchyard is in the centre of the village. There are seven airmen from World War Two buried here, six from Australia and one from the United Kingdom.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
30953 Flight Sergeant
Cyril Keith Deed
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 25.
Son of Herbert and Ellen Wynne Deed, of Dingee, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
Cyril Keith Deed
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 25.
Son of Herbert and Ellen Wynne Deed, of Dingee, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
420763 Flying Officer
Michael Carleton Skarratt
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 22.
Son of Charles Sydney and Ethel Victoria Skarratt, of Riverstone, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Abide With Me"
Michael Carleton Skarratt
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 22.
Son of Charles Sydney and Ethel Victoria Skarratt, of Riverstone, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "Abide With Me"
434335 Flight Sergeant
Russell Ian Stewart
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 21.
Son of Percy David and Violet Stewart, of East Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun We Remember"
Russell Ian Stewart
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 21.
Son of Percy David and Violet Stewart, of East Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun We Remember"
437237 Flying Officer
John Michael Ward
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 21.
Son of Cyril Michael and Kathleen Hayes Ward, of Clarence Park, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace. Amen"
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John Michael Ward
Royal Australian Air Force
24th December 1944, aged 21.
Son of Cyril Michael and Kathleen Hayes Ward, of Clarence Park, South Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "May His Soul Rest In Peace. Amen"
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Other Burial Details
433717 Flight Sergeant Graham Fowler Day, Royal Australian Air Force, died 24th December 1944, aged 20. Son of Donald Fowler Day and Annie Hilda Day, of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His headstone bears the inscription "I Bare You On Eagles' Wings, And Brought You Unto Myself"
430773 Flight Sergeant John Dickie, Royal Australian Air Force, died 24th December 1944, aged 20. Son of Thomas William and Elizabeth Mary Dickie, of Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. In Silence We Remember"
923554 Sergeant Thomas Charles Newman, 460 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th December 1944.
433717 Flight Sergeant Graham Fowler Day, Royal Australian Air Force, died 24th December 1944, aged 20. Son of Donald Fowler Day and Annie Hilda Day, of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His headstone bears the inscription "I Bare You On Eagles' Wings, And Brought You Unto Myself"
430773 Flight Sergeant John Dickie, Royal Australian Air Force, died 24th December 1944, aged 20. Son of Thomas William and Elizabeth Mary Dickie, of Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Nobly Done. In Silence We Remember"
923554 Sergeant Thomas Charles Newman, 460 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 24th December 1944.
A Dutch woman tends with great care the graves of the crew of Lancaster bomber (PB255) from RAAF 460 Squadron which crashed and exploded on impact at Oostelbeers, Holland on the night of 24 December, 1944. The remains of the crew (six RAAF and one RAF) buried in a common grave in the local Roman Catholic churchyard in Oostelbeers include: 420763 Flying Officer (FO) Michael Carleton Skarrat (Pilot); 430773 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Robert John Dickie (Navigator); 437237 FO John Michael Ward (Bomb Aimer); 30953 Flt Sgt Cyril Keith Deed (Mid Upper Gunner); 433717 Flt Sgt Graham Fowler Day (Rear Gunner); 434335 Flt Sgt Russell Ian Stewart (Wireless Operator, Air) and 923554 Sergeant Thomas Charles Newman (Flight Engineer, RAF). Oostelbeers is located 13 kilometers north-west of Eindhoven, Holland. Donor: A.H.Day,
