TEXEL (DEN BURG) CEMETERY
Wadden Islands
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 53.05821, Longitude: 4.79295
Picture © Geerhard Joos
Location Information
Texel is one of the Wadden Islands, which form an archipelago off the north coast of the Netherlands, it is some 5 kilometres from the mainland and is located in the municipality of Texel, which is in the province of Noord Holland. The island can be reached from Den Helder on the mainland by ferry. Den Helder is approx 43 kilometres north of Alkmaar. The Commonwealth War Graves plot (clearly signposted) is located approx. 85m from the main entrance gate. The cemetery address is:- Kogerstraat, Den Burg,Texel.
History Information
Texel (Den Berg) General Cemetery contains a plot of 167 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, most of them airmen. 44 of the burials are unidentified.
Total Burials: 167.
World War Two Identified Casualties: United Kingdom 98, Canada 15, New Zealand 7, Australia 3. Total 123.
World War Two Unidentified Casualties: 44.
Images in gallery below © Geerhard Joos
140907 Flight Lieutenant
Kenneth Herbert Berry, D. F. M.
103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th February 1944, aged 20.
Plot K. 7. 148.
Son of Robert Michael Berry, and of Florence Elizabeth Berry, of Walthamstow, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always In My Heart. Mother"
Kenneth Herbert Berry, D. F. M.
103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
15th February 1944, aged 20.
Plot K. 7. 148.
Son of Robert Michael Berry, and of Florence Elizabeth Berry, of Walthamstow, Essex.
His headstone bears the inscription "Always In My Heart. Mother"
J/15925 Flying Officer
Albert Hames Ellis
83 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th October 1943, aged 23.
Plot K. 5. 110.
Son of Charles George and Lillian Esther Ellis, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks"
Albert Hames Ellis
83 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
4th October 1943, aged 23.
Plot K. 5. 110.
Son of Charles George and Lillian Esther Ellis, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks"
J/9856 Flying Officer
Harold Garfield Handley
118 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
21st June 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 4. 81.
Son of Harry and Helen Handley, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten, Loved And Lost"
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Harold Garfield Handley
118 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
21st June 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 4. 81.
Son of Harry and Helen Handley, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten, Loved And Lost"
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R/75946 Flight Sergeant
Jack Leon Hutchison
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1942, aged 25.
Plot K. 6. 124.
Son of Lawrence Leon Hutchison, and of Florence Victoria Hutchison, of Virgil, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
Jack Leon Hutchison
115 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
3rd June 1942, aged 25.
Plot K. 6. 124.
Son of Lawrence Leon Hutchison, and of Florence Victoria Hutchison, of Virgil, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends"
1808343 Sergeant
Leslie Norman John Laver
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
14th January 1944, aged 20.
Plot K. 7. 145.
Son of William Henry Laver, and of Jenny Laver, of Sydenham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Although You've Gone, My Boy, I Know That Some Day We'll Meet Again In A World of Gladness"
Leslie Norman John Laver
97 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
14th January 1944, aged 20.
Plot K. 7. 145.
Son of William Henry Laver, and of Jenny Laver, of Sydenham, London.
His headstone bears the inscription "Although You've Gone, My Boy, I Know That Some Day We'll Meet Again In A World of Gladness"
Cemetery images below © Frits and Rutger Leenders
R/121633 Warrant Officer
Neil Thomas MacAulay
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22 June 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 5. 100.
Son of Donald Archibald and Effie Menetta MacAulay, of Coalspur, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Had A Loving Word For Each And Died Beloved By All"
Neil Thomas MacAulay
35 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
22 June 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 5. 100.
Son of Donald Archibald and Effie Menetta MacAulay, of Coalspur, Alberta, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Had A Loving Word For Each And Died Beloved By All"
J/11118 Flying Officer
Raymond Norman McCleery
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th December 1942, aged 28.
Plot K. 1. 14.
Son of Capt. Edward J. McCleery and Jessie Isobel Olga McCleery, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. School Teacher.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Rode The Skies Close To God In The Service He Loved"
Raymond Norman McCleery
44 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
17th December 1942, aged 28.
Plot K. 1. 14.
Son of Capt. Edward J. McCleery and Jessie Isobel Olga McCleery, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. School Teacher.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Rode The Skies Close To God In The Service He Loved"
411989 Pilot Officer
Peter John Dickson McGeehan, D. F. M.
139 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
16th March 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 2. 26.
Son of Thomas Manus McGeehan and of Marjorie McGeehan (nee Hosking), of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.
Peter John Dickson McGeehan, D. F. M.
139 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force
16th March 1943, aged 21.
Plot K. 2. 26.
Son of Thomas Manus McGeehan and of Marjorie McGeehan (nee Hosking), of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.
118486 Flight Lieutenant
Dougal Hamish Reid, D. F. C.
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 20.
Plot K. 5. Collective Grave 102.
Son of James Edward and Jane Thomasina Reid, of Upper Norwood, Surrey.
Dougal Hamish Reid, D. F. C.
57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
26th June 1943, aged 20.
Plot K. 5. Collective Grave 102.
Son of James Edward and Jane Thomasina Reid, of Upper Norwood, Surrey.
J/17609 Pilot Officer
Bernard Laird Tedford
427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th June 1943, aged 23.
Plot K. 3. 52.
His headstone bears the inscription "That Unselfish Life, It Has Not Died"
Bernard Laird Tedford
427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
13th June 1943, aged 23.
Plot K. 3. 52.
His headstone bears the inscription "That Unselfish Life, It Has Not Died"
