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OTERLEEK (STOMPETOREN) CHURCHYARD

Noord-Holland

Netherlands

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 52.61146, Longitude: 4.82001

Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard

​Location Information

Stompetoren, in the commune of Oterleek, is 5 kilometres east of Alkmaar and 42 kilometres north-north-west of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is the most convenient centre. The churchyard surrounds the church, which is in the southern part of the village, south of the canal. 


Historical Information

There are 6, 1939-1945 War casualties commemorated in this site.


Images in gallery below © Frits Leenders

Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
Oterleek (Stompetoren) Churchyard
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424546 Flying Officer 
Clive Prosdocimi Luther
Royal Australian Air Force
16th December 1943, aged 29.

​Son of Charles Royes Luther and Virginia Luther; husband of Elaine Dora Luther, of Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "For How Can Man Die Better"


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413277 Flying Officer 
William Verdun Scott
Royal Australian Air Force
16th December 1943, aged 27.

​Son of Thomas George and Laura Vida Scott, of West Hoxton, New South Wales, Australia.

His headstone bears the inscription "Henceforth For Me A Crown Of Life II. Tim. IV. 8"





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642881 Sergeant 
Kenneth Wightman
Navigator in 7  Squadron, Royal Air Force
16th December 1943, aged 24.

​Son of Archibald Wightman and Ethel May Wightman (nee Beetlestone).

Other Burial Details

1822100 Sergeant William Robert Buntain, Air Gunner in 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th December 1943, aged 20. Son of William James Buntain and Mary Elizabeth Buntain, of Inveraray, Argyllshire. His headstone bears the inscription "To Memory Ever Dear"

1079812 Sergeant Henry Bernard Bushell, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner in 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 16th December 1943, aged 23. Son of William and Mary E. Bushell, of Fallowfield, Manchester. His headstone bears the inscription "Sweet Are The Memories Silently Kept Of A Son We Love And Will Never Forget"

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30245 Flying Officer Francis William Rush, Royal Australian Air Force, died 16th December 1943, aged 23. Son of Francis John and Myrtle Elsie Rush, of Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life For Those He Loved. Ever Remembered.

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Memorial located in the churchyard. Image © Frits Leenders

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
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