Directions to
Lemmer General Cemetery
 

 

 

 

Location: Lemmer is located in the north of The Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. 

Lemmer is a small port on the southern coast of Friesland. It lies 24 kilometers south of Sneek. This burial ground is on the northern outskirts of Lemmer in Staartweg, the road to Sneek (A6). When coming from Heerenveen take the E22 to Joure and take exit Lemmer (A6) before that town. When coming from the south (amsterdam), take the A1 from Amsterdam, the the A6 to Almere, Lelystad and Joure. You will pass Lemmer. When near Lemmer, take the road (N359). The cemetery is at the corner of the Straatweg and the Rondweg, next to the police station.


There are 44 war casualties buried at this site. Of these, 7 airmen from the United Kingdom and one from Canada are not identified.

Cook F/O Frank Rene Malyon 229 Squadron 29 August 1944
Hedges F/S Raymond E 7 Squadron 16 December 1943
Hastings P/O Adam Byers 207 Squadron 2 September 1942
Hurst Sgt James 7 Squadron   16 December 1943
Moynihan F/O Francis Henry 51 Squadron 22 November 1943
McWha F/S Reginald D 7 Squadron   16 December 1943
Robinson F/S Charles L 7 Squadron   16 December 1943
Waterman W/O William M 7 Squadron   16 December 1943


(Picture by Wim Bastiaanse)