Bathmen General Cemetery
Historical Information (Source: CWGC)
The cemetery is about 500 metres west of the centre of the village, on the north side of the road to Deventer. The graves are in the north-eastern part.
Served with
- Australian (1)
- Canadian (6)
- United Kingdom (4)
Served in
- Air Force (11)
Halifax II DT797 - 408 Sqdn
Took off 1844 1 March 1943 from RAF Leeming. Shot down by a night-fighter on 2 March 1943.
Crew
Warrant Officer Class II Arnold Wallace COCHRANE (R/102186) Pilot
Warrant Officer Class II Ivor Charles GRICE (R/98989) Air Gunner
Warrant Officer Class II James Herbert HIGGINS (R/89625) Air Observer
Sergeant Frederick MACDONALD (610265) Flight Engineer
Warrant Officer Class II Harry Kenneth McCREERY (R/100701) Air Observer
Flight Sergeant Ross WEISS (R/102418) Wireless Operator
Lancaster II LL678 - 514 Sqdn
Took off 2312 12 June 1944 from RAF Waterbeach. shot down by a night-fighter on 13 June 1944.
Crew
Sergeant Albert Clifford BENHAM (1580616) Wireless Operator
Pilot Officer Herbert Samuel DELACOUR (425136)
Flying Officer Samuel Alexander PHILLIPS (J/16550) Pilot
Flying Officer Roy Geoffrey PICTON (151087) Navigator
Flight Sergeant George Donald SAVAGE (1523833) Air Gunner
Pilot Officer Herbert Samuel DELACOUR - 425136
Royal Australian Air Force
Died 13 June 1944 Age 20
Australian
Son of John Herbert and Mary Elizabeth Delacour, of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia.
Inscription: HIS DUTY NOBLY AND FEARLESSLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED