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Fallen in the Battle for Freedom and Justice
In the last four to five years we have been working on this website, taking photographs of all Allied and Commonwealth War Graves, starting on a rather cold and damp autumn day at the 'Vredenhof' Cemetery on Schiermonnikoog Island.
Intrigued by 'Vredenhof - Rustplaats voor Drenkelingen op Schiermonnikoog' of author and journalist Sietse van der Hoek, we sat off for a weekend on the island. The Noordwolde Cemetery was our last in the province...
One of the most respected works in this field is the 9-volume "Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War" by W.R. Chorley. The information from this formidable research project has been used as the solid base for this website.
Secondly, the database from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website as well as the database of the Frisian Verzetsmuseum in Leeuwarden, provided additional information.
Since the start of the project, we have made several visits to The National Archives (TNA, formerly kown as the Public Record Office) in Kew, London.
Recently a new website was launched by the Stichting Missing Airmen Foundation: www.luchtoorlogfriesland.nl offering a wealth of information on all Allied and Commonwealth airmen who lost their lives over Frisian soil.
Rinze en Jetske de Vries,
Mûnein, Fryslân,
The Netherlands
Intrigued by 'Vredenhof - Rustplaats voor Drenkelingen op Schiermonnikoog' of author and journalist Sietse van der Hoek, we sat off for a weekend on the island. The Noordwolde Cemetery was our last in the province...
One of the most respected works in this field is the 9-volume "Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War" by W.R. Chorley. The information from this formidable research project has been used as the solid base for this website.
Secondly, the database from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website as well as the database of the Frisian Verzetsmuseum in Leeuwarden, provided additional information.
Since the start of the project, we have made several visits to The National Archives (TNA, formerly kown as the Public Record Office) in Kew, London.
Recently a new website was launched by the Stichting Missing Airmen Foundation: www.luchtoorlogfriesland.nl offering a wealth of information on all Allied and Commonwealth airmen who lost their lives over Frisian soil.
Rinze en Jetske de Vries,
Mûnein, Fryslân,
The Netherlands
Literature
The following titles have been used in the preparation of this website:
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War by W.R. Chorley,
Midland Counties Publications, Leicester 1992-2007:
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume I (1939-1940),
1992 ISBN 0 904597 857
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume II (1941),
1993, ISBN 0 904597 873
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume III (1942),
1994 ISBN 0 904597 89X
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume IV (1943),
1996 ISBN 0 904597 903
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume V (1944),
1997 ISBN 0 904597 911
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VI (1945),
1998 ISBN 0 904597 92X
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VII (Operational Training Units 1940-1947),
2002 ISBN 185780 1326
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VIII (Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units 1939-1947), 2003 ISBN 185780 1563
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume IX (Roll of Honour 1939-19470), 2007 ISBN 185780 1954
Updates, corrections and ammendments for the above titles are available online on:
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War AMENDMENTS & ADDITIONS
Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45,
O. Clutton-Brock, 2003, ISBN 1904010 000
Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939-1945,
J. Foreman, J. Matthews and S. Parry, 2004, ISBN 09538061-4-6
RAF Coastal Command Losses, Volume I, Aircraft and Crew Losses 1939-1941,
R. McNeill, 2003, ISBN 185780 1288
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume I, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941,
N.L.R. Franks, 1997, ISBN 185780 0559
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume II, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1942-1943,
N.L.R. Franks, 1998, ISBN 185780 0753
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume III, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1944-1945, incorporating ADGB and 2nd TAF,
N.L.R. Franks, 2000, ISBN 185780 0931
The Bomber Command War Diaries, an operational reference book 1939-1945,
M. Middlebrook and C. Everitt
1996 ISBN 185780 0338
Nachtjagd Combat Archive, A comprehensive operational history of the German night fighter force on all fronts and an analysis of all claims including Flak units against RAF Bomber Command,
Drs Theo Boiten, Red Kite, Walton-on-Thames, 2018-2022 in 10 volumes:
NCA, The Early Years, Part 1, 1939-12 July 1941, ISBN 9781906592547
NCA, The Early Years, Part 2, 13 July 1941-29 May 1942, ISBN 9781906592554
NCA, The Early Years, Part 3, 30 May 1942-31 December 1942, ISBN 9781906592592
NCA, 1943, Part 1, 1 January-22 June 1943, ISBN 9781906592417
NCA, 1943, Part 2, 23 June-22 September 1943, ISBN 9781906592424
NCA, 1943, Part 3, 23 September-31 December 1943, ISBN 9781906592431
NCA, 1944, Part 1, 1 January-15 March 1944, ISBN 9781906592608
NCA, 1944, Part 2, 16 March-11 May 1944, ISBN 9781906592615
NCA, 1944, Part 3, 12 May-23 July 1944, ISBN 9781906592622
NCA, 1944, Part 4, 24 July-15 October 1944, ISBN 9781906592769
NCA, 1944, Part 5, 16 October-31 December 1944, ISBN 9781906592783
NCA, 1945, 1 January-3May 1945, ISBN 9781906592820
Local History (in alphabetical order):
De Luchtoorlog boven Zuidwest-Friesland '40-'45,
J. J. van der Veer, 1980, ISBN 906066 3705
Een Brits Litteken in Friese Bodem,
Accident of Lancaster W4108, 1654 CU, 13/14 September 1942
F. de Boer, L. Boonstra and Y. de Jong, Nieuwehorne, 1992, no ISBN
Erfenis van de Storm, oorlogsgraven op Ameland,
G. Molenaar and M. Peters, 2000, no ISBN
Harlingen in oorlogstijd,
H. H. Drost, 1980, no ISBN
Luchtoorlog boven Lemsterland, 1940-1945,
J. J. van der Veer and W. H. de Vries, 1983, no ISBN
Taking the Wings of the Morning,
(161 and 138 Squadrons, RAF Tempsford)
R. B. Body, London, 2003, ISBN 184394 0574
Vredenhof - Rustplaats voor Drenkelingen op Schiermonnikoog,
S. van der Hoek, Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2003, ISBN 90 254 1866x
Zij vielen in Wymbritseradeel, Last Flight of Stirling EF343,
W. O. Santema and W. J. Stienstra, Heeg/ Sloten, 1999, ISBN 90 805552-1-5
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War by W.R. Chorley,
Midland Counties Publications, Leicester 1992-2007:
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume I (1939-1940),
1992 ISBN 0 904597 857
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume II (1941),
1993, ISBN 0 904597 873
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume III (1942),
1994 ISBN 0 904597 89X
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume IV (1943),
1996 ISBN 0 904597 903
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume V (1944),
1997 ISBN 0 904597 911
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VI (1945),
1998 ISBN 0 904597 92X
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VII (Operational Training Units 1940-1947),
2002 ISBN 185780 1326
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume VIII (Heavy Conversion Units and Miscellaneous Units 1939-1947), 2003 ISBN 185780 1563
Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume IX (Roll of Honour 1939-19470), 2007 ISBN 185780 1954
Updates, corrections and ammendments for the above titles are available online on:
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War AMENDMENTS & ADDITIONS
Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45,
O. Clutton-Brock, 2003, ISBN 1904010 000
Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939-1945,
J. Foreman, J. Matthews and S. Parry, 2004, ISBN 09538061-4-6
RAF Coastal Command Losses, Volume I, Aircraft and Crew Losses 1939-1941,
R. McNeill, 2003, ISBN 185780 1288
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume I, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941,
N.L.R. Franks, 1997, ISBN 185780 0559
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume II, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1942-1943,
N.L.R. Franks, 1998, ISBN 185780 0753
RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume III, Operational losses: Aircraft and Crews 1944-1945, incorporating ADGB and 2nd TAF,
N.L.R. Franks, 2000, ISBN 185780 0931
The Bomber Command War Diaries, an operational reference book 1939-1945,
M. Middlebrook and C. Everitt
1996 ISBN 185780 0338
Nachtjagd Combat Archive, A comprehensive operational history of the German night fighter force on all fronts and an analysis of all claims including Flak units against RAF Bomber Command,
Drs Theo Boiten, Red Kite, Walton-on-Thames, 2018-2022 in 10 volumes:
NCA, The Early Years, Part 1, 1939-12 July 1941, ISBN 9781906592547
NCA, The Early Years, Part 2, 13 July 1941-29 May 1942, ISBN 9781906592554
NCA, The Early Years, Part 3, 30 May 1942-31 December 1942, ISBN 9781906592592
NCA, 1943, Part 1, 1 January-22 June 1943, ISBN 9781906592417
NCA, 1943, Part 2, 23 June-22 September 1943, ISBN 9781906592424
NCA, 1943, Part 3, 23 September-31 December 1943, ISBN 9781906592431
NCA, 1944, Part 1, 1 January-15 March 1944, ISBN 9781906592608
NCA, 1944, Part 2, 16 March-11 May 1944, ISBN 9781906592615
NCA, 1944, Part 3, 12 May-23 July 1944, ISBN 9781906592622
NCA, 1944, Part 4, 24 July-15 October 1944, ISBN 9781906592769
NCA, 1944, Part 5, 16 October-31 December 1944, ISBN 9781906592783
NCA, 1945, 1 January-3May 1945, ISBN 9781906592820
Local History (in alphabetical order):
De Luchtoorlog boven Zuidwest-Friesland '40-'45,
J. J. van der Veer, 1980, ISBN 906066 3705
Een Brits Litteken in Friese Bodem,
Accident of Lancaster W4108, 1654 CU, 13/14 September 1942
F. de Boer, L. Boonstra and Y. de Jong, Nieuwehorne, 1992, no ISBN
Erfenis van de Storm, oorlogsgraven op Ameland,
G. Molenaar and M. Peters, 2000, no ISBN
Harlingen in oorlogstijd,
H. H. Drost, 1980, no ISBN
Luchtoorlog boven Lemsterland, 1940-1945,
J. J. van der Veer and W. H. de Vries, 1983, no ISBN
Taking the Wings of the Morning,
(161 and 138 Squadrons, RAF Tempsford)
R. B. Body, London, 2003, ISBN 184394 0574
Vredenhof - Rustplaats voor Drenkelingen op Schiermonnikoog,
S. van der Hoek, Amsterdam/Antwerpen, 2003, ISBN 90 254 1866x
Zij vielen in Wymbritseradeel, Last Flight of Stirling EF343,
W. O. Santema and W. J. Stienstra, Heeg/ Sloten, 1999, ISBN 90 805552-1-5