Harlingen General Cemetery

Harlingen General Cemetery contains a plot of 67 Commonwealth graves of the Second World War, of which 22 unidentified. There are also 4 unidentified graves with a different nationality. The majority of the graves are from Allied crew members.

Rear Gunner F/S James McDowell is the only crew member of Lancaster AJ-K who is buried in this cemetery, the other six crew members are missing and commemorated in England, their names are engraved into the stone walls of the Runnymede Air Forces Memorial.

The location of the crew graves of Lancaster AJ-K, 617 Squadron RAF:

P/O V.W. Byers (Can)

Sgt A.J. Taylor

F/O J.H. Warner

P/O A.N. Whitaker

Sgt J. Wilkinson

Sgt C. McA. Jarvie

F/S J. McDowell (Can)

Runnymede Memorial

Plot E--Row 4--Grave 11

Harlingen General Cemetery is located north of the Afsluitdijk at the Begraafplaatslaan in Harlingen. The cemetery is 28.5 kilometres west of Leeuwarden, from the direction of the Afsluitdijk (Zurich) is approximately 12.7 kilometres. The World War II Commonwealth plot is located to the left of the Columbarium.

Contact (e-mail)

Donation

The Foundation

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Notice

Bibliography