Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands

Cemetery Details

Location
Co‑ordinates	N51.82242, E5.83048
Description	The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. Nijmegen was a front line town from 17 September 1944 until February 1945. An initial temporary cemetery was created by No. 3 Casualty Clearing station, in a wooded area known as Jonkers Bosch, from which it took its name. The war cemetery was established, after the war, nearby. Jonkerbos War Cemetery contains 1,629 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 99 of them unidentified, and 13 war graves of other nationalities. Read more...

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Service number 411398
Pilot Officer
Born 5 Jun 1914

Service number 416324
Flight Sergeant
No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 13 May 1920

KROHN, Henry John

Service number 34017
Flight Sergeant
No. 35 Squadron (RAF - No. 8 Group PFF)
Royal Air Force
Born 30 Sep 1921

Service number 426079
Flight Sergeant
No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 5 Oct 1920

Service number 411063
Leading Aircraftman
RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 13 May 1918

Service number V66279
Flying Officer
No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 5 Jun 1909

HAILEY, Keith Ian

Service number 419467
Flying Officer
No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 9 Dec 1920

Service number 21614
Flying Officer
Born 23 Oct 1917

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