The Cemeteries report contains the list of cemeteries, and other sites, where the the aircrew of No. 550 Squadron (Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force) who gave their lives while the Squadron was on operations are laid. In the case of aircrew for whom there is no known resting place then Runnymede is referenced.
The default report provides the complete list of cemeteries in alphabetic order.
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| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Accrington Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | H (Henry) |
Hindle | RAF | 2206229 | F/Eng | PD208 | Sec. E. Plot G. Grave 238 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtJHough/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Ashton under Lyme and Dukinfield Joint Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/Sgt | E (Edward) |
Moody | RAF | 1481555 | A/B | PD208 | Sec. C1 Grave 1157 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtJHough/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Bandon Hill Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/L | D E A (Derek Eustace Arthur) |
Luger | RAF | 133373 | P | NN715 | Sec. 0 Grave 381 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FlLtDEALuger/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/WingCmdrBryanBell/index.php http://www.teunispats.net/macr-12109.htm |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Bishop's Hatfield (St. Luke) Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | A R (Alan Robert) |
Laurence | RAF | 1395121 | Nav | JB604 | Plot 1. Row 12. Grave 2 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtWRCooper/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=610123 |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | H F J (Hubert Frederick John) |
Woods | RAF | 1339079 | P | ED730 | Cemetery Plot TTT Grave 101 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtHFJWoods/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres | http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/44400/BROOKWOOD%20MILITARY%20CEMETERY |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/O | H A T (Hollis Andrew Taylor) |
Clark | RCAF | J.26760 | P | DV279 | Grave 52.F.10 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOHATClark/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FlLtLOWilliams/index.php https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2762197 /pages/Brookwood-Military-Cemetery.php#HATClark |
|
| F/Sgt | W J (Walter John (Walt)) |
Klementoski | RCAF | R.275494 | R/AG | Grave 50.I.1 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtGWJamieson/index.php http://wwii.ca/memorial/world-war-ii/151023/flight-sergeant-walter-john-klementoski/ http://www.rafcommands.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/Data/9125.txt https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2667325 /pages/Brookwood-Military-Cemetery.php#WJKlementoski |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 2 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Burnley Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/Sgt | J (John) |
Hough | RAF | 1546277 | P | PD208 | Grave NE.724 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtJHough/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/PONDHoldsworth/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Cambridge City Cemetery | - |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 8 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Cardiff Jewish Cemetery Windsor Place Synagogue | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | L A (Leon Asher) |
Bassman | RAF | 1423298 | F/Eng | NF963 | Sec. Grave A2/20 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Dalziel (Airbles) Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J (John) |
McConnell | RAF | 1822623 | R/AG | ED730 | Sect. G Grave 514 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtWBradley/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtHFJWoods/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Eastbourne Ocklynge Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | W (William) |
Berry | RAF | 1802847 | Nav | NG132 | Plot Z. Grave 686 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOACLockyer/index.php http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NG132 https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NG132 |
|
| F/O | R H (Roger Hanson) |
Mawle | RAF | 150102 | P | DV345 | Plot U.B. Grave 207 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORHMaule/index.php http://www.bcar.org.uk/1944-incident-logs |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 2 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Ebbw Vale Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | R G (Reginald George ("Taffy")) |
Crump | RAF | 1315733 | MU/AG | NF932 | Sect. H. South Border. Row 38. Grave 6 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOESAllen/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOKFSidwell/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Garnant Old Bethel Welsh Congress Congregational Chapelyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/O | T Y (Thomas Yestyn) |
Thomas | RAF | 154395 | Nav | NF963 | Old part, right of Chapel. |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Glasgow St. Kentigern's RC Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J P (John Patrick "Jack") |
Sheridan | RAF | 1826246 | MU/AG | NF963 | Sec. 13. Grave 1913 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORATapsell/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php /original-site-archive/lib/image054.jpg http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/Images/JPSheridanGrave.png |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Gloucester Old Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | M E (Montague Ewart) |
Giles | RAF | 1322691 | Nav | ED730 | Plot B Grave 9978 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtHFJWoods/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Goole Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | L (Leslie) |
Elliott | RAF | 1591992 | W/Op | NG132 | Sec. B. Plot 4. Grave 758 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOACLockyer/index.php http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NG132 https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NG132 |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Harpham (St John of Beverley) Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J R (John Raymond) |
Rounding | RAF | 1239106 | A/B | DV345 | Grave D 6 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORHMaule/index.php http://www.bcar.org.uk/1944-incident-logs /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORHMaule/Images/20140624_120405.jpg |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/O | R R (Robert Ranui) |
Bradshaw | RNZAF | 4215727 | A/B | NF963 | Sec.H. Row A. Grave 6 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html |
|
| P/O | A C (Alfred Churchill) |
Lockyer | RNZAF | NZ.428130 | P | NG132 | Sec. H. Row J. Grave 9 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOACLockyer/index.php http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NG132 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C28679 https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NG132 |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 2 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Havelock Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J (John) |
McKenzie | RAF | 914855 | R/AG | DV305 | Grave 1136 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOGAMorrison/index.php https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/Royal-Air-Force-Losses/Royal-Air-Force-Losses-1944/30_31.01.1944._No%20550_Squadron_R.A.F_Lancaster_I._DV305._FO_Morrison_Location_Forced_landing_emergency_airfield_Woodbridge/?fbclid=IwAR323X-KG42LVq6l1pylize3_QsRRrtigHj2pAuCe2grM5KVw_4whaIGNFQ |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Hereford Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | L F (Leonard Frederick) |
Wright | RAF | 1199164 | W/Op | ED730 | Grave 6051 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtHFJWoods/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Holme upon Spalding Moor All Saints Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | S (Sidney) |
Matthews | RAF | 1597703 | MU/AG | NG132 | Sec. A. Grave 35 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOACLockyer/index.php http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=NG132 https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=NG132 |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/O | J E (James Edward) |
Murray-Shirreff | RAF | 173508 | R/AG | NF932 | Sect. H. Grave 170 North |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOESAllen/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOKFSidwell/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Madeley All Saints Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | A J (Arthur Joseph) |
Pearce | RAF | 1816429 | W/Op | NF963 | Front of Church Door, West End of Church |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Marton St. Paul Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | E J (Edward) |
Walsh | RAF | 651775 | R/AG | PD208 | Plot 15. Grave 101 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtJHough/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Neath (Llantwit) Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | D G (David Gwyn) |
Davies | RAF | 1135384 | F/Eng | ED730 | Sect. P Grave 49 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOKBowen-Bravery/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/SgtHFJWoods/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| New Monkland Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J (James) |
McVey | RAF | 1825292 | R/AG | NF963 | Sec. F. Grave 73 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORATapsell/index.php /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOSHHayter/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-ellingstring-memorial.php /original-site-archive/lib/image054.jpg http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/nf963.html |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| The Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede commemorates by name over 20,000 airmen who were lost in the Second World War during operations from bases in the United Kingdom and North and Western Europe, and who have no known graves | http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/109600/RUNNYMEDE%20MEMORIAL |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 52 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| St Marys Church Harrow-on-the-Hill | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F/Sgt | W R (William Richard) |
Cooper | RAF | 133806 | P | JB604 | - |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtWRCooper/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Walgrave Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | G W (Gordon William) |
Claydon | RAF | 1583071 | F/Eng | JB604 | Grave 228 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtWRCooper/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Wickersley (St. Alban) Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J (Jack) |
Rawson | RAF | 1591338 | R/AG | JB604 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtWRCooper/index.php /pages/550-sqdn-fulstow-memorial.php#FulstowBridgeMemorial |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Willesden Jewish Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | J M (Jack Marshall) |
Cantor | RAF | 1247573 | MU/AG | DV305 | Section R. Row 2. Grave 10. |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FOGAMorrison/index.php https://aircrewremembrancesociety3.com/Aircraft-Losses/Royal-Air-Force-Losses/Royal-Air-Force-Losses-1944/30_31.01.1944._No%20550_Squadron_R.A.F_Lancaster_I._DV305._FO_Morrison_Location_Forced_landing_emergency_airfield_Woodbridge/?fbclid=IwAR323X-KG42LVq6l1pylize3_QsRRrtigHj2pAuCe2grM5KVw_4whaIGNFQ |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Wold Newton (All Saints) Churchyard | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | E (Edward) |
Skelton | RAF | 1473051 | R/AG | DV345 | South Section |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORHMaule/index.php http://www.bcar.org.uk/1944-incident-logs /documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FORHMaule/Images/20141130_135726.jpg |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| Description | Web Links |
|---|---|
| Woolwich Cemetery | - |
| Rank | Initials (First Name) |
Last Name | Decorations | Service | Service No. | Role | Flight | Grave/Panel | Web Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt | A W (Arthur William) |
Tucker | RAF | 1800484 | Nav | PD208 | Sec. B. Grave 915 |
/documents/public/Lancasters-Crews/FSgtJHough/index.php |
| TOTAL: 550 Aircrew buried or commemorated at this location | 1 |
| TOTAL number of Cemeteries (as listed above) with 550 dead | 33 |
| TOTAL number of 550 Aircrew recorded at the above Cemeteries | 94 |
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 7 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 15 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| The Netherlands | 6 |
| UK | 33 |
| TOTAL | 69 |
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 39 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 86 |
| Germany | 116 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| The Netherlands | 36 |
| UK | 94 |
| TOTAL | 374 |
The details were last updated: 22 April 2024
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