YERSEKE GENERAL CEMETERY
Zeeland
The Netherlands
Location Information
Yerseke is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde. It is part of the Reimerswaal municipality located in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. It is approx 13ms east of Goes. The graves of 2 airmen; one Australian and one British are located in the old part of the cemetery, take the 1st path on the right and continue for approx 200m. The graves can be found on the right in Section IX. The cemetery address is:- Molenlaan, Yerseke.
Burial Details
420197 Pilot Officer Allan James Neville Hockley, Royal Australian Air Force, died 25th May 1944, aged 27. Son of Walter James Hockley and Minnie Blanche Hockley, of Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia.
1805752 Sergeant Raymond George Victor Simpson, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th May 1944, aged 20. Son of John Ewen and Edith Mary Simpson, of King's Lynn, Norfolk. Sp. Memorial `D'.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Yerseke is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde. It is part of the Reimerswaal municipality located in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. It is approx 13ms east of Goes. The graves of 2 airmen; one Australian and one British are located in the old part of the cemetery, take the 1st path on the right and continue for approx 200m. The graves can be found on the right in Section IX. The cemetery address is:- Molenlaan, Yerseke.
Burial Details
420197 Pilot Officer Allan James Neville Hockley, Royal Australian Air Force, died 25th May 1944, aged 27. Son of Walter James Hockley and Minnie Blanche Hockley, of Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia.
1805752 Sergeant Raymond George Victor Simpson, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died 25th May 1944, aged 20. Son of John Ewen and Edith Mary Simpson, of King's Lynn, Norfolk. Sp. Memorial `D'.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
