Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

Roosendaal was occupied by the Germans from May 10th, 1940 until October 30th, 1944, when it was liberated by the Allies. During this period especially just before the liberation, air raids by allied planes inevitably caused much damage and a number of civilian casualties. Moreover, both Roosendaal and Nispen suffered considerably from the exchanges of artillery fire. In Nispen nearly all the houses were damaged or destroyed by the shelling.

There are now 17, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site. The Commonwealth war graves are in a small plot in the north-east part of the cemetery.

Served with

• Australian (1)
• United Kingdom (16)

Served in

• Air Force (16)
• Army (1)

Lancaster III JB470 – 635 Sqdn

Took off 2043 11 April 1944 from RAF Downham Market. Shot down by a night- fighter and crashed some 2 km E of Roosendaal.

Crew

Flying Officer Arthur Robert CANDY (137471) Navigator RAF

Sergeant Joseph Frederick COULSON (1890267) Air Gunner RAF

Flight Sergeant Christopher HIGHTON (1390721) Air Bomber RAF

Flight Sergeant Samuel James Ross LEWIS (934272) Wireless Operator RAF

Sergeant Ernest Dennis ROSENBERG (1586996) Flight Engineer RAF

Sergeant Dennis Henry TUPMAN (1851985) Air RAF

Lancaster III LM539 – 49 Sqdn

Took off 2221 21 May 1944 from RAF Fiskerton. Crashed near Roosendaal-en- Nispen (Noord-Brabant) Holland.

Crew

Sergeant Robert William BERRY (1865875) Air Gunner RAF

Pilot Officer Henry Joseph CARRINGTON (415761) RAAF

Sergeant Ronald F. COLEMAN (1582838) Flight Engineer RAF

Sergeant Lawrence FOULKES (3010396) Air Gunner RAF

Sergeant Joseph Harold England HALES (1533561) Navigator RAF

Sergeant Ronald Charles HILL (1601477) Wireless Operator RAF

Prisoners of War for Lancaster LM539

Flt Sgt S A SILVER (419348) Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia

Pilot Officer Henry Joseph CARRINGTON - 415761

Royal Australian Air Force

Died 22 May 1944 Age 32

Son of William Edgar and Edith May Carrington; husband of Bessie Gertrude Carrington, of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Personal Inscription: TREASURED MEMORIES, DEAREST WE'LL MEET AGAIN

Lancaster I DV365 – 576 Sqdn

Took off 2235 21 May 1944 from Elsham Wolds. Crashed near the Dutch town of Roosendaal-en-Nispen (Noord-Brabant).

Crew

Sergeant Robert Walter BALL (1587414) Flight Engineer RAF

Flight Sergeant Arthur Wilfred COOPER (1383683) Navigator RAF

Sergeant Arthur Leslie GREEN (649190) Air Gunner RAF

Sergeant Christopher LISTER (648465) Air Gunner RAF

Prisoners of War for Lancaster DV365

Flt Sgt Harold Leslie ARROWSMITH (571013) Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia

Plt Off E H STANSEL (J/18272) Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria

Sgt G WEBSTER (1320114) Stalag Luft L7 Bankau near Kreuzburg, Upper Silesia