Phillip & verrieres
Thank you for your replies
Phillip, the grave is in Bergen N.H box D2, grave number 27.
Martijn the chairman of the Bunker Museum in Ijmuiden and WWII researcher who I had been helping with his research into the crew from the Lancaster III bomber DV157 which went down off the coast of Ijmuiden, 12 June 1943. Martijn believes the identity of the serviceman in the unmarked grave is the navigator from this bomber (by process of elimination) but he needs to to present to the Commonwealth War Graves Commision (CWGC) more documentation. We have had contact with family who are unable to provide information which would help with this research.
Images of the crew before their final departure are sort, to identify the person wearing his own life jacket with his name on it (as it is indicated another crew member may have worn it)
Cor van Pel of Egmond aan Zee, which on behalf of the Germans, until August 1943, removed the washed up bodies from the beach between Bergen aan Zee and Castricum. A page from Cor van Pels book
https://flessenpostuitegmond.nl/het-lijkenboekje-van-cor-van-pel/ When washed ashore on June 24, 1943, the airman was without his dog tags and at the time an autopsy was preformed by the Germans.
We were hoping to find where those records maybe held
verrieres, Pleased the Rogers family identified their relative. I will look into what records are held at St Venant. Thank you
Regards lil
