SPANBROEK CHURCHYARD
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates Latitude: 52.698016 Longitude: 4.944273
Location Information
Spanbroek is a village lying 16 kilometres north-west of Hoorn, and 22 kilometres north-east of Alkmaar. This small churchyard partly surrounds the church, which is in the centre of the village. In a central position are the graves of airmen, of whom three belonged to the United Kingdom and two to Australia.
Spanbroek Churchyard has 5 Identified Casualties from WW2. Casualties: United Kingdom 3, Australia 2. Total 5.
Burial Details
25514 Flight Sergeant Jeffrey Gordon Lane, Royal Australian Air Force, died 13th June 1944, aged 21. Son of Frank Charles and Margaret Ellen Lane, of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
54182 Pilot Officer Alexander Gregory Scott, Pilot in 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1944, aged 26. Son of Alexander and Jessie Scott, of West Drumoyne, Glasgow. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Them"
1586836 Sergeant Leonard Thomas Victor Suffield, Air Gunner in 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 13th June 1944, aged 23. Son of George and Kate Suffield, of Broadstairs, Kent. His headstone bears the inscription "Only Those Who Have Lost Can Tell The Pain Of A Parting Without Farewell"
418583 Flight Sergeant Charles Stirling Dundas Tainsh, Royal Australian Air Force, died 13th June 1944, aged 26. Son of Charles Stirling Dundas Tainsh and Helen Tainsh; husband of Dora May Tainsh, of Carnegie, Victoria, Australia. His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Remember"
637452 Sergeant Alfred Ronald Williams, Flight Engineer in 625 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died 13th June 1944, aged 24. Son of Albert and Lena M. Williams, of Redditch, Worcestershire. His headstone bears the inscription "Fold Him In Thine Arms, O Lord, Now That He Is Thine" Sadly Missed By All
