Lemmer (De Lemmer)
Algemene Begraafplaats, Lemmer
De Lemmer
William James Anderson
Sergeant W.J. Anderson, RNZAF 41617
Son of William S. Anderson and of Catherine S. Anderson (nee McArthur), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Son of William S. Anderson and of Catherine S. Anderson (nee McArthur), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Ronald Hugh Crabtree
Sergeant R.H. Grabtree, RNZAF 411741
Son of Harry Aubrey and Menetta Coral Crabtree, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Son of Harry Aubrey and Menetta Coral Crabtree, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Ben Dallenger
Pilot Officer B. Dallenger, RNZAF 411377
Son of Joseph Sidney and Aveline Jane Dallenger, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
Son of Joseph Sidney and Aveline Jane Dallenger, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.
Harry Oldfield Goddard
Sergeant H. O. Goddard, RNZAF 404547
Son of Frederick Goddard and of Emily Sarah Goddard (nee Hammond), of Kinohaku, Auckland, New Zealand.
Son of Frederick Goddard and of Emily Sarah Goddard (nee Hammond), of Kinohaku, Auckland, New Zealand.
Donald Trevor Lamb
Flight Sergeant D. T. Lamb, RNZAF 41540
Son of William Wentworth Lamb and of Louisa Frances Lamb (nee Rush), of Spring Creek, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Son of William Wentworth Lamb and of Louisa Frances Lamb (nee Rush), of Spring Creek, Marlborough, New Zealand.
Stirling B.I W7569
At 20.05 hrs in the evening of 16th September, 1942, Stirling B.I W7569 'MG-D' of 7 Squadron, RAF, took off from its home base Oakington for an air operation against Essen in the Ruhrgebiet. It is believed to be damaged by flak. The Stirling crashed into the Ijsselmeer, off Lemmer. All 7 crewmembers perished. The 5 New Zealanders were all buried here in Lemmer, while Sgt Robert Edward Clarke (RCAF) and Sgt Peter Sandison (RAF) rest in the New Eastern Cemetery in Amsterdam.
Sources
William James Anderson - Online Cenotaph, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Ronald Hugh Crabtree - Online Cenotaph, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Ben Dallenger - Online Cenotaph, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Harry Oldfield Goddard - Online Cenotaph, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Donald Trevor Lamb - Online Cenotaph, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Bomber Command Losses, Vol.III, 1942, p.217
No.7 Squadron ORB Jan 1942 - Jan 1943, in AIR27/99, TNA, Kew
W7569 - RAF Commands website