Date: 1940 Nov 16/17 A/C Type: Wellington IC SN: P9286 Code: KO-K A/C Nickname:
 File: 261 Airforce: RAF Sqn/Unit: 115 Sqn Mission/Raid: Hamburg
1 Pilot Sgt. Donald Larkman 9    
2 Co-pilot Sgt. Frederick Core 10    
3 Nav Sgt. Malcolm B. Mott 11    
4 WO/AG Sgt. Robert Rodger 12    
5 Front gunner Sgt. John Walton 13    
6 Tail gunner Sgt. Thomas Gostick 14    
7     15    
8     16                    

Crashed near Winkel, north-east of Alkmaar. In the Winkel churchyard their remains were buried in a single collective grave with a simple wooden cross. After some months, their names were received via the Red Cross and the villagers provided a worthy civil headstone with all names engraved. Still here today.  
 



Quite unique location and grave. See for photos our site page file on Cemetery Winkel.  Search on - Cemeteries - Lake Area Cemeteries - Winkel

- File churchyard Winkel:  http://www.zzairwar.nl/dossiers/978.html


Sources:

- old regional newspaper articles
- website CWGC




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