Damwoude General Cemetery

 

  

 

Damwoude is located 5 kilometers south of Dokkum and 24 kilometers north east of Leeuwarden. The cemetery is about 280 meters from the centre of the village, on the eastern side of the road to Leeuwarden (called the Hoofdweg or N356). The entrance is located in the Hoofdweg between house numbers 103 and 105. In the south eastern part are the graves of eight airmen, six of whom belonged to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
 
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Allied soldiers buried at Damwoude General Cemetery
 
  Name First name Unit   date of Death Hometown
             
De Mier F/O Sebastian Bernard 418 Squadron   18 May 1942  
Forth Sgt William Norman 218 Squadron   5 May 1943  
Hinshelwood F/S George Allan 218 Squadron   5 May 1943  
Miller Cpl Frank Jules George 418 Squadron   18 May 1942  
Robinson Sgt Frank Norman 218 Squadron   5 May 1943  
Sawkings Sgt Herbert Ward 218 Squadron   5 May 1943  
Turner F/L Wilbur Lewis 218 Squadron   5 May 1943  
Young P/O/ William Falconer 418 Squadron   18 May 1942 Toronto, CA