Diepenveen General Cemetery

Historical Information (Source: CWGC)

There are seven 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site. The graves are in the southern half.

 

Served with

  • Australian (2)
  • United Kingdom (5)

Served in

  • Air Force (7)

Halifax BIII LV861 - 35 Sqdn

Took off 1736 15 February 1944 from RAF Graveley. Crashed on 16 February 1944

Crew

Pilot Officer Colin Frazer BLUNDELL (411116)

Sergeant Raymond Valentine Montigue DANIELS (962812) Air Gunner

Flight Sergeant Leslie Albert HAZELL (918657) Flight Engineer

Flight Sergeant Jeffrey Eugene POGONOWSKI (418011)

Pilot Officer Colin Frazer BLUNDELL - 411116

Royal Australian Air Force

Died 15 February 1944 Age 28

 

NAA Item Number 5380711 Blundell
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Australian

Son of George Howell Blundell and Augusta Blundell, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Inscription: "WITH CHRIST WHICH IS FAR BETTER". PHILIPPIANS I:23

Flight Sergeant Jeffrey Eugene POGONOWSKI - 418011

Royal Australian Air Force

Died 15 February 1944 Age 22

Australian

Son of Louis Alexander and Fairy Mignon Pogonowski, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

 

NAA Item Number 5531351 Pogonowski
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Hampden I P2116 - 14 OTU

Took off 2257 30 May 1942 from Cottesmore. Shot down by a night-fighter on 31 May 1942.

 

Sergeant Frederick Harold FALK (798559) Wireless Operator

Pilot Officer William Howarth GORTON (115163) Observer

Pilot Officer Victor Ernest WOOLNOUGH (48586) Wireless Operator

 

Prisoners of War for Hampden I P2116

Pilot Officer Thomas Edward Philip RAMSAY (116080)     Stalag Luft L3 Sagan and Belaria