WEBBEKOM CHURCHYARD
Vlaams-Brabant
Belgium
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 50.97304, Longitude: 5.07172
Location Information
Webbekom is located 30 kilometres east of Leuven on the N2, which runs between Leuven and Diest. Follow the N2 to Webbekom and turn off in the direction of Webbekom Centre along Webbekomstraat. The church can clearly be seen from the N2. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is to the rear of the church.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Webbekom Churchyard contains the graves of seven Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War.
Identified Casualties: Canada 6, United Kingdom 1. Total 7.
Webbekom is located 30 kilometres east of Leuven on the N2, which runs between Leuven and Diest. Follow the N2 to Webbekom and turn off in the direction of Webbekom Centre along Webbekomstraat. The church can clearly be seen from the N2. The Commonwealth War Graves Plot is to the rear of the church.
Historical Information
The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk. Commonwealth forces did not return until September 1944, but in the intervening years, many airmen were shot down or crashed in raids on strategic objectives in Belgium, or while returning from missions over Germany.
Webbekom Churchyard contains the graves of seven Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War.
Identified Casualties: Canada 6, United Kingdom 1. Total 7.
Images in this gallery © Marcel Rosvelds
J/14769 Flight Lieutenant
Lawrence Allen
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 26.
Son of Max and Ida Allen, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University of Michigan).
Lawrence Allen
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 26.
Son of Max and Ida Allen, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. B.A. (University of Michigan).
Original Grave Marker
C/19795 Pilot Officer
Alexander Booth
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 26.
Son of Frederick R. Booth, and of Emma Booth, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Croix de Guerre avec Palme (Belgium).
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten. Peace Perfect Peace"
Alexander Booth
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 26.
Son of Frederick R. Booth, and of Emma Booth, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Croix de Guerre avec Palme (Belgium).
His headstone bears the inscription "Gone But Not Forgotten. Peace Perfect Peace"
J/87453 Pilot Officer
Nicholas Hugh Clifford
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 35.
Son of Nicholas A. and Sarah J. Clifford, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A Green Hill Far Away"
Nicholas Hugh Clifford
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944, aged 35.
Son of Nicholas A. and Sarah J. Clifford, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "There Is A Green Hill Far Away"
J/12973 Flight Lieutenant
David Ramsay
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944.
Son of Peter F. and Isabella Ramsay, of Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And Shadows Flee Away"
David Ramsay
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
28th April 1944.
Son of Peter F. and Isabella Ramsay, of Alberni, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Dawns And Shadows Flee Away"
J/21564 Flight Lieutenant
George John Smith
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st May 1944.
George John Smith
405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
1st May 1944.
1314683 Flight Sergeant James Sydney Bradley, 405 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 28th April 1944, aged 21. Son of Sydney and Mary Elizabeth Bradley, of Caernarvon. His headstone bears the inscription "We Loved Him So, We Miss Him Yet Our Hearts Still Ache We Cannot Forget. R. I. P."
J/87480 Pilot Officer Leslie Arthur Foster, 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 28th April 1944, aged 26. Husband of Florence M. Foster, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
J/87480 Pilot Officer Leslie Arthur Foster, 405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, died 28th April 1944, aged 26. Husband of Florence M. Foster, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
