Schiermonnikoog (Skiermûntseach)
Particuliere Begraafplaats Vredenhof, Schiermonnikoog
Skiermûntseach
Arthur Stafford Christie
Grave nr.73
Flight Sergeant A.S. Christie - 402982
Son of Arthur Humphrey and M. Jessie Christie, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
Son of Arthur Humphrey and M. Jessie Christie, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
Allen Armistice Fraser
Grave nr.74
Flying Officer A.A. Fraser - 405030
Son of Alexander Errol Millar Fraser and Mary Agnes Fraser, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Elizabeth Joan Fraser, of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Son of Alexander Errol Millar Fraser and Mary Agnes Fraser, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Elizabeth Joan Fraser, of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Wellington B.III X3760
No. 75 (NZ) Squadron Wellington B.III X3760 had left RAF Feltwell on June 20, 1942, for a bombing mission to Emden. It is believed the Wellington was shot down by a nightfighter. The machine crashed into the sea West of Ameland. There were no survivors.
F/S Arthur Stafford Christie (21) was buried on 14 July 1942, on the same day as his pilot, F/O Allen Armistice Fraser (23).
Two crewmembers are buried in Sage War Cemetery: P/O Walace Edward Buckley, RNZAF (28) and P/O Raymond Wickliffe John Trengrove, RNZAF (21).
One member of this crew, 23 year old Sgt Clifton Robert Brailey, RNZAF, has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial on panel 117
(Bomber Command Losses, Volume III, 1942, p.129)
(TNA, 75 (NZ) Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1942, in AIR27/646/11 and 12)
F/S Arthur Stafford Christie (21) was buried on 14 July 1942, on the same day as his pilot, F/O Allen Armistice Fraser (23).
Two crewmembers are buried in Sage War Cemetery: P/O Walace Edward Buckley, RNZAF (28) and P/O Raymond Wickliffe John Trengrove, RNZAF (21).
One member of this crew, 23 year old Sgt Clifton Robert Brailey, RNZAF, has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial on panel 117
(Bomber Command Losses, Volume III, 1942, p.129)
(TNA, 75 (NZ) Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1942, in AIR27/646/11 and 12)
Oswald Arthur Matthews
Grave nr.58
Sergeant O. A. Matthews - 391842
Son of Eric Rupert Matthews and of Annie Dorothea Matthews (nee Park), of Wellington City, New Zealand.
Son of Eric Rupert Matthews and of Annie Dorothea Matthews (nee Park), of Wellington City, New Zealand.
Wellington B.Ic R1063
The Wellington of 115 Squadron RAF, with codeletters 'KO-D' had left RAF Marham at 23.26 hrs on 6 July, 1941, for a bombing mission to Münster. The bomber was intercepted and shot down by a nightfighter and crashed at 02.17 into the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog. It is believed the pilot attempted to make a controlled ditching as a w/t message was received indicating this intent. There were no survivors.
The pilot, Sgt Oswald Arthur Matthews (20) and Sgt William Aalexander Strachan, RCAF (25) rest here in Vredenhof. The other members of the crew have no known grave: Sgt J.W. Bent, RAF, Sgt C.S.R. Edwards, RCAF, Sgt K.G. MacLeay, RAF and Sgt A. Webster, RAF are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
(Bomber Command Losses Volume II, 1941, p.84)
(TNA, 115 Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1941, AIR27/888)
Note 1:
The Wellington was claimed by Oblt Helmut Woltersdorf of 4./NJG 1.
(Bomber Command Losses Volume II, 1941, p.84)
Note 2:
'Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939-1945' (p.24) states, Woltersdorf claimed a Wellington, 2 km W of Texel at 03.43 hrs.
The pilot, Sgt Oswald Arthur Matthews (20) and Sgt William Aalexander Strachan, RCAF (25) rest here in Vredenhof. The other members of the crew have no known grave: Sgt J.W. Bent, RAF, Sgt C.S.R. Edwards, RCAF, Sgt K.G. MacLeay, RAF and Sgt A. Webster, RAF are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
(Bomber Command Losses Volume II, 1941, p.84)
(TNA, 115 Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1941, AIR27/888)
Note 1:
The Wellington was claimed by Oblt Helmut Woltersdorf of 4./NJG 1.
(Bomber Command Losses Volume II, 1941, p.84)
Note 2:
'Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939-1945' (p.24) states, Woltersdorf claimed a Wellington, 2 km W of Texel at 03.43 hrs.
George Anthony Young
Grave nr.84
Sergeant G.A. Young - 405771
Son of George Young and of Johan Young (nee Oman), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
Son of George Young and of Johan Young (nee Oman), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wellington B.III X3557
In the evening of 8 July, 1942, X3557 of 75 (NZ) Squadron set course for its target, Wilhelmshafen. At 01.30 hrs the bomber crashed into the Waddenzee, off Rottumeroog. The whole crew perished. Sgt George Anthony Young, RNZAF (21) was buried in Vredenhof Cemetery on 22 August, 1942. Only one other fellow crewmember has a known grave. P/O T.H. Smith, RNZAF, the pilot of X3557, was initially buried on Rottumeroog, but he now rests in the Oldebroek General Cemetery.
All other crewmembers are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial: P/O D.N. Potts, RNZAF, P/O A.S. Broun, RNZAF, Sgt E.F. McKenzie, RNZAF and P/O J.R.Gavegan, RNZAF.
(Bomber Command Losses, Volume III, 1942, p.148)
(TNA, 75 (NZ) Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1942, in AIR27/646/13 and 14)
All other crewmembers are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial: P/O D.N. Potts, RNZAF, P/O A.S. Broun, RNZAF, Sgt E.F. McKenzie, RNZAF and P/O J.R.Gavegan, RNZAF.
(Bomber Command Losses, Volume III, 1942, p.148)
(TNA, 75 (NZ) Squadron ORB, Jan - Dec 1942, in AIR27/646/13 and 14)