The General Cemetery in the Dutch island of Vlieland has about 50 wargraves from the Second World War, 38 of which are named; another 9 are not identified. This site will show photographs of the named wargraves, with information as collated from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
The island of Vlieland lies off the northwestern coast of Holland and can be reached by ferry from the mainland port of Harlingen. This lies 16 miles west of Leeuwarden and 70 miles north of Amsterdam. There is a regular service by buses and trains. The ferry only carries vehicles with a permit (link in Dutch).
The cemetery lies to the right (east) of the church, off the main village street (Dorpsstraat), behind the library and the Noordwester cultural centre, as shown on the below Google Streetview image.
Known unto God
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 1 August 1941
A sailor of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Navy
Date of death 6 June 1940
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 30 July 1943
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of death 11 June 1943
A sergeant
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 4 June 1943
An flight lieutenant of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 3 April 1943
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 11 October 1942
A flight lieutenant of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 6 August 1942
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 3 July 1942
An airman of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Royal Air Force
Date of death 11 November 1943
A sailor of the 1939-1945 war
Service unit: Merchant Navy
Date of death 23 July 1944
Wright
Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) ROBERT GRAHAM WRIGHT
Son of Robert and Harriet Wright, of Pontlliw, Glamorgan.
Service unit: Royal Air Force, 76 Sqdn.
Service no: 142491
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 30 March 1943 at the age of 19
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 58
Wilgar-Robinson
Pilot Officer (Pilot) HUGH VINCENT WILGAR-ROBINSON
Son of Hugh and Annie Wilgar-Robinson, of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 9 Sqdn.
Service no: 63492
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 9 November 1941 at the age of 30
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 37
Treppass
Pilot Officer (Obs.) LEONARD TREPPASS
Son of George and Gertrude Treppass, of Erdington, Birmingham.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 214 Sqdn.
Service no: 108005
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 7 June 1942 at the age of 29
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 50
Tonge
Pilot Officer (Nav.) HARRY CLIFFORD TONGE
Son of Ernest Charles and Ellen Ethel Tonge; husband of Dorothy Catherine Tonge, of Gillingham, Dorsetshire.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 49 Sqdn.
Service no: 89606
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 29 August 1941 at the age of 29
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 35.
Swift
Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) REGINALD ARTHUR SWIFT
Son of John Ernest and Nellie Swift, of Battersea, London.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Sqdn.
Service no: 196053
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 23 March 1945 at the age of 22
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 75
Sutton
Sergeant (Pilot) PHILIP STANLEY SUTTON
Son of Stanley and Alice Lena Sutton, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service no: 1098817
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 27 November 1942 at the age of 21
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 55
Stewart
Flight Sergeant (Nav.) HERBERT WILLIAM STEWART
Son of Samuel and Anna M. Stewart, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force, 466 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn
Service no: R/105711
Commonwealth War Dead - Canadian
Date of death 14 January 1943 at the age of 19
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 56.
Smyth
Lieut-Commander FREDERICK ARTHUR SMYTH
Son of Arthur Ernest and Alice Jane Smyth, of Ilfracombe, Devon; husband of Dorothy Smyth, of Ilfracombe. Master Mariner.
Service unit: Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.L.S.T. (1) 80.
Mentioned in Despatches
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 20 March 1945 at the age of 39
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 79
Shaw
Pilot Officer (Air Bomber) WILLIAM LAWSON SHAW
Son of James and Mary Shaw, of Greenhill, Lanarkshire.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Sqdn.
Service no: 196054
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 23 March 1945 at the age of 22
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 74.
On 23 March 1945, a Stirling LK209 MA-T belonging to 161 Squadron Royal Airforce crashed on a dune just outside the forest plantation of Bomenland, 4½ miles southwest of the village of Oost Vlieland. The four-engine bomber had been sent on a weapons drop for the Dutch resistance movement.
Scott
Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) ALLAN RANDALL SCOTT
Son of Euphenia Robertson Scott.
Service unit: Royal Air Force, 214 Sqdn.
Service no: 573717
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 7 June 1942 at the age of 19
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 51.
Sarginson
Pilot Officer (Air Gnr.) JOHN SARGINSON
Son of Horace William and Helena Lucy Sarginson, of Marske, Yorkshire.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 51 Sqdn.
Service no: 142055
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 26 July 1943 at the age of 23
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 66.
Roberts
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) CARADOC ROBERTS
Son of Robert and Katherine Roberts, of Flint; husband of Frances Roberts, of Flint.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 12 Sqdn.
Service no: 1379247
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 20 May 1942 at the age of 32
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 47.
Reu
Flight Sergeant ROBERT GARTH REU
Son of Gustav Alfred and Antonie Bertha Reu, of St. Peters, South Australia.
Service unit: Royal Australian Air Force
Service no: 417416
Commonwealth War Dead - Australian
Date of death 28 July 1943 at the age of 20
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 67.
Paton
Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) ALEXANDER ROBERT PATON
Son of John and Mabel Paton, of Drumoyne, Glasgow.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Sqdn.
Service no: 1573936
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 23 March 1945 at the age of 24
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 76
On 23 March 1945, a Stirling LK209 MA-T belonging to 161 Squadron Royal Airforce crashed on a dune just outside the forest plantation of Bomenland, 4½ miles southwest of the village of Oost Vlieland. The four-engine bomber had been sent on a weapons drop for the Dutch resistance movement.
O'Sullivan
Sergeant JOHN GREGORY O'SULLIVAN
Son of John Thomas O'sullivan and Mary Bridget O'sullivan; husband of Esma Constance May O'sullivan, of Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
Service unit: Royal Australian Air Force
Service no: 403432
Commonwealth War Dead - Australian
Date of death 26 June 1942 at the age of 30
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 48
Ormerod
Sergeant (Obs.) FRANK EDWIN ORMEROD
Son of Joseph Wingate Ormerod and Lilian Ormerod; husband of Edith Mary Ormerod.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 76 Sqdn.
Service no: 1057349
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 4 June 1942 at the age of 30
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 41.
Oliver
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) ARTHUR GEORGE OLIVER
Son of Arthur George and Jeannie Oliver, of New Cross. London.
Service unit: Royal Air Force, 40 Sqdn.
Service no: 517536
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 7 July 1941 at the age of 26
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 28.
Lauder
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) JOHN ADAM LAUDER
Son of Richard A. and Elizabeth Lauder, of Musselburgh, Midlothian.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 77 Sqdn.
Service no: 1570546
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 17 June 1944 at the age of 21
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 72
Kirkland
Pilot Officer KENNETH HERBERT WILLIAM KIRKLAND
Son of Herbert William and Muriel Ethel Kirkland, of Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia.
Service unit: Royal Australian Air Force
Service no: 412972
Commonwealth War Dead - Australian
Date of death 30 January 1944 at the age of 26
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 69
Kelso
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) JAMES GUTHRIE WALLACE KELSO
Son of Dr. James Bolton Kelso and Minnie Kelso, of Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 102 Sqdn.
Service no: 1795060
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 17 June 1944 at the age of 23
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 71.
Hunter
Lance Corporal ALWYN HUNTER
Son of Charles Richard and Ada Louise Hunter; husband of Sarah Ellen Hunter, of Goole, Yorkshire.
Service unit: Pioneer Corps, Aux. Mil.
Service no: 13006398
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death between 28/05/1940 and 04/06/1940 at the age of 31
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 10.
Horrocks
Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) WILLIAM HORROCKS
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Sqdn.
Service no: 2210899
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 23 March 1945
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 78
Holder
Flying Officer (Pilot) JAMES CAULFIELD HOLDER
Son of John Richard and Gladys Holder, of Drumbo, Ontario, Canada.
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force, 137 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Service no: J/25779
Commonwealth War Dead - Canadian
Date of death 4 August 1944 at the age of 22
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 73
Hodkinson
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) CHARLES HODKINSON
Son of Charles H. and Mary Hodkinson, of Birstall, Leicestershire.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 49 Sqdn.
Service no: 746845
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 29 August 1941 at the age of 29
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 34.
Harte
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) JAMES HENRY HARTE
Son of Lotty Harte; grandson of Mrs. L. Harte, of Portrush, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 76 Sqdn.
Service no: 1358088
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 4 June 1942 at the age of 20
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 42
Grainger
Warrant Officer AMES GEORGE GRAINGER
Son of Joseph and Nelda Grainger, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force, 102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Service no: R/78456
Commonwealth War Dead - Canadian
Date of death 27 April 1943 at the age of 26
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 60.
Ford
Wing Commander (Pilot) LESLIE SIDNEY FORD
Son of Dr. Theodore Rupert Ford and Margaret Irene Ford, of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.A.
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force, 402 Sqdn.
Service no: J/3712
D F C and Bar
Commonwealth War Dead - Canadian
Date of death 4 June 1943 at the age of 22
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 63.
Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) PERCY GEORGE FORD
Son of William Walter and Mary Ford, of Castor, Alberta, Canada.
Service unit: Royal Canadian Air Force, 407 Sqdn.
Service no: J/6849
Commonwealth War Dead - Canadian
Date of death 15 December 1941 at the age of 26
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 38.
Fitchett
Sergeant (Obs.) EDWARD AUGUSTINE FITCHETT
Son of Edward Augustine and Ruby Elizabeth Fitchett, husband of Elsie May Fitchett. of Bexleyheath, Kent.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 83 Sqdn.
Service no: 926804
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 8 April 1942 at the age of 20
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 40
Drew
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) WILLIAM ALBERT DREW
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service no: 1316195
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 12 June 1943
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 64.
Clark
Coder FRANCIS HALL CLARK
Son of Harry and Harriet Clark, of Nottingham; husband of May Clark, of Nottingham.
Service unit: Royal Navy, H.M.S. Pintail
Service no: C/JX.211359
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 10 June 1941 at the age of 35
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 36.
Caston
Pilot Officer (Nav.) RONALD ARTHUR CASTON
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Caston, of Ilford, Essex.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 161 Sqdn.
Service no: 187018
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 23 March 1945 at the age of 23
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 77.
Butler
Private WILLIAM EDWARD BUTLER
Husband of Nellie Butler.
Service unit: Worcestershire Regiment, 8th Bn.
Service no: 5247661
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 17 June 1940 at the age of 32
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, Sp. Mem. "D". Grave 31
Benson
Able Seaman JOHN LONGNER BENSON
Service unit: Merchant Navy, S.S. Pacific (Hull)
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 9 February 1943 at the age of 39
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 45.
Bailey
Third Officer ARTHUR BAILEY
Service unit: Merchant Navy, S.S. Pacific (Hull)
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 9 February 1943 at the age of 23
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 85
Armstrong
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) RICHARD ARMSTRONG
Husband of Elsie Armstrong, of Burradon, Northumberland.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 7 Sqdn.
Service no: 1378839
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 3 June 1942 at the age of 27
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 52
Ansell
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) HARRY EDGAR WREYFORD ANSELL
Son of Harry and Minnie Clara Ansell, of Tottenham, Middlesex. A.I.P.A.
Service unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 12 Sqdn.
Service no: 1283858
Commonwealth War Dead - United Kingdom
Date of death 20 May 1942 at the age of 26
Interred: Vlieland General Cemetery, grave 39
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