TERSCHELLING (WEST-TERSCHELLING) GENERAL CEMETERY
Friesland
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 53.36591, Longitude: 5.215193
Picture © Rutger Leenders
Location Information
Terschelling is one of the Wadden Islands, which form an archipelago off the north coast of the Netherlands, it is some 11 kilometres from the mainland and is located in the municipality of Terschelling, which is in the province of Friesland. The island can be reached from Harlingen on the mainland by ferry. Harlingen is approx 12 kilometres south-west of Franeker and approx 30 kilometres west of Leeuwarden. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located immediately inside the main entrance gate.
Visiting Information
Visitors, please note that tourists are not permitted to bring their cars aboard the ferry from the mainland to Terschelling
The cemetery address is :- Longway 23-19, West-Terschelling, Terschelling
Historical Information
Total Burials: 84.
Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 42, Canada 9, Australia 8, Poland 5, New Zealand 4. Total 68.
Unidentified Casualties: 16.
Images in this gallery Rutger Leenders
567353 Flight Sergeant
Robert Ronald Bell
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force
8th August 1941.
Grave 33.
Robert Ronald Bell
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force
8th August 1941.
Grave 33.
400010 Pilot Officer
Wadya Wellesley Bell-Towers
Royal Australian Air Force
15th August 1941, aged 32.
Grave 30.
Son of Henry Linacre Bell-Towers and Isabel Marion Bell-Towers; husband of Merla Bell Towers, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
Wadya Wellesley Bell-Towers
Royal Australian Air Force
15th August 1941, aged 32.
Grave 30.
Son of Henry Linacre Bell-Towers and Isabel Marion Bell-Towers; husband of Merla Bell Towers, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
417330 Pilot Officer
Harold William Bird
Royal Australian Air Force
17th June 1944, aged 28.
Grave 119.
Son of David and Hilda Emily Bird; husband of Joyce Emily Bird, of Hilton, South Australia.
Harold William Bird
Royal Australian Air Force
17th June 1944, aged 28.
Grave 119.
Son of David and Hilda Emily Bird; husband of Joyce Emily Bird, of Hilton, South Australia.
J/7197 Pilot Officer
Barrie Phillip Cardinal
214 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th June 1942, aged 21.
Grave 41.
Son of Louis Arthur and Dorothy Margaret Cardinal, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Loved Him In Life, We Shall Not Forget Him In Death. Mother And Dad"
Barrie Phillip Cardinal
214 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
7th June 1942, aged 21.
Grave 41.
Son of Louis Arthur and Dorothy Margaret Cardinal, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "We Loved Him In Life, We Shall Not Forget Him In Death. Mother And Dad"
124634 Pilot Officer
Ian Patterson Clark
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1942, aged 27.
Grave 52.
Son of John Clark and of Lily Spence Clark (nee Patterson), of Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
Ian Patterson Clark
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1942, aged 27.
Grave 52.
Son of John Clark and of Lily Spence Clark (nee Patterson), of Dundee.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember Him"
J/90242 Pilot Officer
Harry Doggett
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th June 1944, aged 22.
Grave 120.
Son of Isaac and Melinda Doggett, of Galt, Ontario, Canada.
Harry Doggett
426 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th June 1944, aged 22.
Grave 120.
Son of Isaac and Melinda Doggett, of Galt, Ontario, Canada.
P/0932 Porucznik
Zbigniew Jan Dubas
301 Squadron, Polish Air Force
23rd June 1942, aged 28.
Grave 59.
Zbigniew Jan Dubas
301 Squadron, Polish Air Force
23rd June 1942, aged 28.
Grave 59.
R/71321 Flight Sergeant
Joseph Hardesty
103 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th October 1942, aged 20.
Grave 75.
Son of John Barron Hardesty and Theresa Hardesty, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Son Of John And Theresa Hardesty, Winnipeg, Canada, Sweet Jesus, Have Mercy. R. I. P"
Joseph Hardesty
103 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
6th October 1942, aged 20.
Grave 75.
Son of John Barron Hardesty and Theresa Hardesty, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Son Of John And Theresa Hardesty, Winnipeg, Canada, Sweet Jesus, Have Mercy. R. I. P"
P/1433 Kapitan
Eugeniusz Marian Lech
300 Squadron, Polish Air Force
20th June 1942, aged 37.
Grave 58.
Eugeniusz Marian Lech
300 Squadron, Polish Air Force
20th June 1942, aged 37.
Grave 58.
R/92040 Flight Sergeant
Robert Cresswell Marchant
Royal Canadian Air Force
26th June 1942, aged 23.
Grave 48.
Son of Herbert and Nellie Marchant, of Shalalth, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Fought And died So That Others Might Live In Peace With Freedom"
Robert Cresswell Marchant
Royal Canadian Air Force
26th June 1942, aged 23.
Grave 48.
Son of Herbert and Nellie Marchant, of Shalalth, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Fought And died So That Others Might Live In Peace With Freedom"
