WINKEL PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Noord-Holland
Netherlands
Location Information
Winkel is a village and commune 15 kilometres west of Medemblik, and 23 kilometres north-north-east of Alkmaar. The churchyard surrounds the church, which is in the eastern part of Winkel in the Dorpsstraat. The Private Memorial is located in the centre of the churchyard.
Historical Information
Winkel Protestant Cemetery contains the collective grave of six Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War. The grave is in a central position and is marked by a private memorial erected by the local authorities.
Burial Details
741719 Sergeant Frederick Albert Core, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940, aged 23. Son of Charles S. and Amy I. Core, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire; husband of M. L. Core, of Boscombe, Bournemouth.
903566 Sergeant Thomas Walter Gostick, Air Gunner in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940, aged 23. Son of Terence Walter and Edith Gostick, of Slough, Buckinghamshire; husband of Joan Gostick, of Slough.
742991 Sergeant Donald Ewart Larkman, Pilot in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
937153 Sergeant Malcolm Brian Mott, Obs. in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
632049 Sergeant Robert Rodger, Wireless Operator in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force, killed 16th November 1940, aged 22. Son of Robert Rodger and of Agnes Rodger (nee Sneddon), of Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
748446 Sergeant John Carse Walton, Air Gunner in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
Pictures © Frits Leenders
Winkel is a village and commune 15 kilometres west of Medemblik, and 23 kilometres north-north-east of Alkmaar. The churchyard surrounds the church, which is in the eastern part of Winkel in the Dorpsstraat. The Private Memorial is located in the centre of the churchyard.
Historical Information
Winkel Protestant Cemetery contains the collective grave of six Commonwealth airmen of the Second World War. The grave is in a central position and is marked by a private memorial erected by the local authorities.
Burial Details
741719 Sergeant Frederick Albert Core, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940, aged 23. Son of Charles S. and Amy I. Core, of Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire; husband of M. L. Core, of Boscombe, Bournemouth.
903566 Sergeant Thomas Walter Gostick, Air Gunner in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940, aged 23. Son of Terence Walter and Edith Gostick, of Slough, Buckinghamshire; husband of Joan Gostick, of Slough.
742991 Sergeant Donald Ewart Larkman, Pilot in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
937153 Sergeant Malcolm Brian Mott, Obs. in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
632049 Sergeant Robert Rodger, Wireless Operator in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force, killed 16th November 1940, aged 22. Son of Robert Rodger and of Agnes Rodger (nee Sneddon), of Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
748446 Sergeant John Carse Walton, Air Gunner in 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed 16th November 1940.
Pictures © Frits Leenders
