ZWOLLE (DE KRANENBURG) GENERAL CEMETERY
Overijssel
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 52.53056, Longitude: 6.13013
Image above © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Zwolle, a city on the Zwarte Water and the main road to the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, is the capital of the province of Overijssel and has the largest railway junction in Holland. The cemetery is about 3 kilometres north-east of Zwolle, on the northern side of the road to Meppel. It is approached through imposing gates and up a long drive.
The nine Commonwealth war graves are in the north-eastern part.
Zwolle, a city on the Zwarte Water and the main road to the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, is the capital of the province of Overijssel and has the largest railway junction in Holland. The cemetery is about 3 kilometres north-east of Zwolle, on the northern side of the road to Meppel. It is approached through imposing gates and up a long drive.
The nine Commonwealth war graves are in the north-eastern part.
Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels
409692 Flying Officer
William Alexander Greenshields
Royal Australian Air Force
27th November 1944, aged 27.
Son of Robert Eadie and Clara Greenshields, of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
William Alexander Greenshields
Royal Australian Air Force
27th November 1944, aged 27.
Son of Robert Eadie and Clara Greenshields, of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
His headstone bears the inscription "His Duty Fearlessly And Nobly Done. Ever Remembered"
R/120884 Flight Sergeant
Dennis Wilbert Johnson
428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943, aged 21.
Dennis Wilbert Johnson
428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943, aged 21.
171649 Pilot Officer
Thomas Ivor Jones
Pilot in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of W. D. and Agnes Jones, of Morriston, Glamorgan.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember"
Thomas Ivor Jones
Pilot in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force
22nd May 1944, aged 21.
Son of W. D. and Agnes Jones, of Morriston, Glamorgan.
His headstone bears the inscription "At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember"
1061382 Sergeant
William Ernest Jones
Air Gunner in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 23.
Son of Francis Harold and Fanny Seddon Jones, of Bolton, Lancashire.
His headstone bears the inscription "O Jesus, Open Wide Thine Heart And Let Him Rest Therein R. I. P."
William Ernest Jones
Air Gunner in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944, aged 23.
Son of Francis Harold and Fanny Seddon Jones, of Bolton, Lancashire.
His headstone bears the inscription "O Jesus, Open Wide Thine Heart And Let Him Rest Therein R. I. P."
55626 Flying Officer
Edward Harry Norman
Navigator in 464 Squadron, Royal Air Force
27th November 1944, aged 23.
Son of Edward Richard and Margaret Ellen Norman, of Folkestone.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life That We Might Live. Our Son That We Remember Always"
Edward Harry Norman
Navigator in 464 Squadron, Royal Air Force
27th November 1944, aged 23.
Son of Edward Richard and Margaret Ellen Norman, of Folkestone.
His headstone bears the inscription "He Gave His Life That We Might Live. Our Son That We Remember Always"
1590407 Sergeant
Maurice Pickles
Air Gunner in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944
Maurice Pickles
Air Gunner in 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
22nd May 1944
R/110932 Flight Sergeant
John Prosnyck
Air Bomber in 428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943.
John Prosnyck
Air Bomber in 428 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943.
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R/134212 Flight Sergeant
Frederick Thomas Stanley
Air Gunner in 419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943, aged 20.
Son of Charles and Gladys Stanley, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved By Mother, Dad, Gladys, Doreen And Arnold"
Frederick Thomas Stanley
Air Gunner in 419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
5th May 1943, aged 20.
Son of Charles and Gladys Stanley, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
His headstone bears the inscription "Dearly Loved By Mother, Dad, Gladys, Doreen And Arnold"
Other Burial Details
2161696 Driver Ronald Bristow, 503 Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 10th May 1945.
2161696 Driver Ronald Bristow, 503 Field Company, Royal Engineers, died 10th May 1945.
