VICTORIA CROSS BURIALS - THE NETHERLANDS

Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar - 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN: THE NETHERLANDS

Name John Daniel,
BASKEYFIELD Aubrey,
COSENS Dennis,
DONNINI Guy Penrose,
GIBSON

Rank Lance Sergeant Sergeant Fusilier Wing Commander

Force 2nd Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment
( 1st Airborne Division ) 1st Bn, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 4 / 5th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force

VC won Arnhem,
20 September 1944 Mooshof,
25 - 26 February 1945 Near Roermond,
18 January 1945 Mohne & Eder Dams, Germany,
16 - 17 May 1943 *

London Gaz 23 November 1944 22 May 1945
20 March 1945 28 May 1943

Born Burslem, Staffordshire,
18 November 1922 Latchford, Ontario,
21 May 1921 Easington Collery, Co Durham,
17 November 1925 Simla, India,
12 August 1918

Died 20 September 1944,
'Station Oosterbeek', Arnhem 26 February 1945,
Mooshof 18 January 1945,
Near Roermond 19 September 1944,
Bergen-op-Zoom

Grave No known grave
Name on Groesbeek Memorial, Nijmegen Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen Sittard War Cemetery, Limburg Steenbergen-en-Kruisland Churchyard

Location
of VC Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield Canadian War Museum, Ottawa Not publicly held Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon

Remarks None None None DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar

Name	John Daniel, BASKEYFIELD	Aubrey, COSENS	Dennis, DONNINI	Guy Penrose, GIBSON
Rank	Lance Sergeant	Sergeant	Fusilier	Wing Commander
Force	2nd Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment ( 1st Airborne Division )	1st Bn, Queen's Own Rifles of Canada	4 / 5th Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers	617 Squadron, Royal Air Force
VC won	Arnhem, 20 September 1944	Mooshof, 25 - 26 February 1945	Near Roermond, 18 January 1945	Mohne & Eder Dams, Germany, 16 - 17 May 1943 *
London Gaz	23 November 1944	22 May 1945	20 March 1945	28 May 1943
Born	Burslem, Staffordshire, 18 November 1922	Latchford, Ontario, 21 May 1921	Easington Collery, Co Durham, 17 November 1925	Simla, India, 12 August 1918
Died	20 September 1944, 'Station Oosterbeek', Arnhem	26 February 1945, Mooshof	18 January 1945, Near Roermond	19 September 1944, Bergen-op-Zoom
Grave	No known grave Name on Groesbeek Memorial, Nijmegen	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen	Sittard War Cemetery, Limburg	Steenbergen-en-Kruisland Churchyard
Location of VC	Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield	Canadian War Museum, Ottawa	Not publicly held	Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon
Remarks	None	None	None	DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar

THE NETHERLANDS

Name John Hollington,
GRAYBURN Henry Eric,
HARDEN David Samuel Anthony,
LORD Lionel Ernest,
QUERIPEL

Rank Lieutenant Lance-Corporal Flight Lieutenant Captain

Force 2nd Bn, Parachute Regiment
( Army Air Corps ) Royal Army Medical Corps
att'd 45 Royal Marine Commando 271 Squadron, Royal Air Force 2nd Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment
and 10th Bn, Parachute Regiment
( Army Air Corps )

VC won Arnhem,
17 - 20 September 1944 Brachterbeek,
23 January 1945 Over Arnhem,
19 September 1944 Arnhem,
19 September 1944

London Gaz 25 January 1945 8 March 1945 13 November 1945 1 February 1945

Born Karachi, Pakistan,
30 January 1918 Northfleet, Kent,
23 February 1912 Cork, Co Cork,
18 October 1913 Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset,
13 July 1920

Died 20 September 1944,
Arnhem 23 January 1945,
Brachterbeek 19 September 1944,
Over Arnhem 19 September 1944,
Arnhem

Grave Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Nederweert War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery

Location
of VC Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford

Remarks None None DFC None

Name	John Hollington, GRAYBURN	Henry Eric, HARDEN	David Samuel Anthony, LORD	Lionel Ernest, QUERIPEL
Rank	Lieutenant	Lance-Corporal	Flight Lieutenant	Captain
Force	2nd Bn, Parachute Regiment ( Army Air Corps )	Royal Army Medical Corps att'd 45 Royal Marine Commando	271 Squadron, Royal Air Force	2nd Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment and 10th Bn, Parachute Regiment ( Army Air Corps )
VC won	Arnhem, 17 - 20 September 1944	Brachterbeek, 23 January 1945	Over Arnhem, 19 September 1944	Arnhem, 19 September 1944
London Gaz	25 January 1945	8 March 1945	13 November 1945	1 February 1945
Born	Karachi, Pakistan, 30 January 1918	Northfleet, Kent, 23 February 1912	Cork, Co Cork, 18 October 1913	Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset, 13 July 1920
Died	20 September 1944, Arnhem	23 January 1945, Brachterbeek	19 September 1944, Over Arnhem	19 September 1944, Arnhem
Grave	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery	Nederweert War Cemetery	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Location of VC	Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford	Museum of Military Medicine, Mytchett	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford
Remarks	None	None	DFC	None

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