Nunkirchen War Cemetery
Nunkirchen
We Remember
We Remember
Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
We Remember ✅ the Fight crew of the Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N,
Croxon Kenneth Eric, Dale James Atkinson, Fleming James Allan, Garforth Eric, Slater Edwin, Steward Alan Raymond Bryce, Vincent Frank Arthur, killed in action.
Where do they remain?
Wait for me, I'll come back, as many had said, to their wives, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and relatives have waited in vain for the homecoming to this day.
Wo sind sie geblieben ?
Wart’ auf mich, ich komm’ zurück, das hatten viele gesagt, zu ihren Frauen, Mütter Väter, Bruder, Schwester und Angehörige warteten vergeblich bis heute auf die Heimkehr.
📌 Name A to Z
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- B
- Croxon Kenneth Eric
- Dale James Atkinson
- E
- Fleming James Allan
- Garforth Eric
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- P
- R
- Slater Edwin
- Stewart Alan Raymond Bryce
- T
- U
- Vincent Frank Arthur
- W
📌 select Family Name
📌 Name - C
CROXON Kenneth Eric
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ID-Nr: CROXON Kenneth Eric |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | CROXON | Forname(s): | Kenneth Eric |
| Date of Birth: | 1915 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | unknown | Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Parents-Father: | unknown | Parents-Mother: | unknown |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 29 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Service No: | 1893473 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Rank, Occupation: : | Sgt, Flight Engineer |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster III | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | unknown | Flying Hours logged: | unknown |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
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| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
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📌 Name - D
DALE James Atkinson
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ID-Nr: DALE James Atkinson |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | DALE | Forname(s): | James Atkinson |
| Date of Birth: | 05.Jan.1917 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | Wellington | Nationality: | New Zealand |
| Parents-Father: | James Murray Dale | Parents-Mother: | Maude Dale |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 27 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal New Zealand Air Force | Service No: | RNZAF NZ425562 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Occupation: : | F/O, Navigator |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster I | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | his 22nd | Flying Hours logged: | 381 |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
|
| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
| Research source: | |
| Monument: | TĀMAKI PAENGA HIRA - Auckland War Memorial Museum |
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📌 Name - F
Fleming James Allan
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ID-Nr: Fleming James Allan |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | FLEMING | Forname(s): | James Allan |
| Date of Birth: | 1919 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand. | Nationality: | New Zealand |
| Parents-Father: | Thomas Fleming | Parents-Mother: | Eva Fleming |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 27 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal New Zealand Air Force | Service No: | RNZAF NZ422382 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Occupation: : | F/O, Pilot |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster I | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | 23 | Flying Hours logged: | 544 |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
|
| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
| Research source: | |
| Monument: | TĀMAKI PAENGA HIRA - Auckland War Memorial Museum |
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📌 Name - G
Garforth Eric
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ID-Nr: Garforth Eric |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | GARFORTH | Forname(s): | Eric |
| Date of Birth: | 1923 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | Dewsbury, Yorkshire | Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Parents-Father: | Percy Garforth | Parents-Mother: | Mary Garforth |
| Date of Death: | 25.Aug.1944 | Age: | 21 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Service No: | 2206796 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Rank, Occupation: : | Sgt, Wireless Operator |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster I | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | unknown | Flying Hours logged: | unknown |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro LLancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
|
| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
| Research source: | |
| Monument: | IBCC MEMORIAL INFORMATION |
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📌 Name - S
Slater Edwin
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ID-Nr: Slater Edwin |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | SLATER | Forname(s): | Edwin |
| Date of Birth: | 1924 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, England | Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Parents-Father: | unknown | Parents-Mother: | Margaret Alice Slater |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 20 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Service No: | RAFVR 2210570 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Rank, Occupation: : | Sgt, Mid Upper Air Gunner |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster I | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | unknown | Flying Hours logged: | unknown |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
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| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 6-7. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
| Research source: | |
| Monument: | IBCC MEMORIAL INFORMATION |
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Stewart Alan Raymond Bryce
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ID-Nr: Stewart Alan Raymond Bryce |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | STEWART | Forname(s): | Alan Raymond Bryce |
| Date of Birth: | 1921 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | ?, England | Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Parents-Father: | unknown | Parents-Mother: | unknown |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 23 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Service No: | RAFVR 1344346 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Rank, Occupation: : | Sgt, Rear Air Gunner |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster I | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | unknown | Flying Hours logged: | unknown |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
|
| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Grave site: |
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 6-7. |
| Final resting place: |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
| Research source: | |
| Monument: | IBCC MEMORIAL INFORMATION |
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📌 Name - V
Vincent Frank Arthur
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ID-Nr: Vincent Frank Arthur |
Military Cemetery, Nunkirchen, Wadern, Merzig-Wadern, Germany |
| Family Name | VINCENT | Forname(s): | Frank Arthur |
| Date of Birth: | 1923 | Gender: | M |
| Resident: | Felixstowe, Suffolk, England | Country of Origin: | United Kingdom |
| Parents-Father: | Arthur Edward Vincent | Parents-Mother: | Muriel Ada Vincent |
| Date of Death: | 25 Aug.1944 | Age: | 21 |
| Cause of Death: | external burns, dismemberment | Circumstances leading to Death: | Aircraft mid-air Explosion |
| Reason for the Explosion: | unknown | Aircraft Crash Site: | a jumble of mangled ripped torn metal |
| Country of Death: | Germany | Federal state of Death: | Saarland |
| Place of Death: | Nunkirchen, Forest (Zanders Heck) | District of Death: | Merzig- Wadern |
| Service at the: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Service No: | RAFVR 1395910 |
| Unit: | No 75 Squadron | Rank, Occupation: : | F/S, Air Bomber |
| Aircraft: | Avro Lancaster III | Serial, Markings: | LM593, AA-N |
| Operation: | unknown | Flying Hours logged: | unknown |
| Air Base: | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire, GB |
| Division: | Royal Air Force |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I, LM593, AA-N |
| Squadron: | RAFVR 75 Sqdn. (New Zealand) |
| Army Group: | 3 |
| Air Base and Mission: |
28 June 1943 - 21 July 1945, RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire in England with Air Mission over Germany, France, The Lancaster Mk.I LM593 AA-N, taking off from RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire, England on 25/08/1944, at 20:25 pm on a night mission to attack Rüsselsheim LM 593 Failed to return from Rüsselsheim. On the way to his destination, 38 miles North West of the target the aircraft exploded in mid-air for unknown reasons over Münchweiler in Germany, crashing into the forest of Nunkirchen (Zanders Heck). There were no survivors. The crash site was located in the woods on the right-hand side of the Country road L-152 leading from Nunkirchen to Thailen, about 1 km before the intersection to Weierweiler. The crash site was just 1km away from the War Cemetery in Nunkirchen All seven crew are first interned in Nunkirchen War Cemetery |
| 1st Grave site: |
Nunkirchen an der Saar, Germany, Military Cemetery
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| Nunkirchen Historical Information: |
The 79th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, with the duty to secure the frontier and the Westwall, established in September 1939, the field Lazarett in Nunkirchen and was ready to receive. A Military Cemetery has been set up within a Pinewood forest along the country road L-152 for the deceased soldiers in the hospital and for the fallen soldiers of the 79th ID. All soldiers which died during the 2nd.WW at the Military Hospital in Nunkirchen were first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen. After the war, they are relocated to there respective locations. The Flight crew of the Lancaster III, LM593, AA-N was relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. |
| 2nd Grave site: |
Rheinberg, War Cemetery, Germany, grave 8.K.8-10
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| Final resting place: | Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. |
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| Grave site, Historical Information: |
The seven inmates can only be found dead, some of them dismembered, some of them strongly charred. They are first buried in the Military Cemetery in Nunkirchen and after the war, they are relocated to the Military Cemetery in Rheinberg. The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area. The majority of those now buried in the cemetery were airmen, whose graves were brought in from Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Essen, Aachen, Dortmund and Nunkirchen im Saarland; 450 graves were from Cologne (Köln) alone. The men of the other fighting services buried here mostly lost their lives during the battle of the Rhineland, or in the advance from the Rhine (Rhein) to the Elbe. |
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