Relation with Lake (class): Former Lake (Area) Cemetery (FLC)
Total nr. of casualties buried here (TC): at least 1 during WW2, today 0.
Lake casualties, initially, end WW2 (LC-I): 0
Unknown today: 0
of which unknown from Lake (LC-U): 0
of which unknown from North Sea (NS-U): 0
Initial burial site in WW2: yes, Other Cemetery in Area (OCA)
Post war burial site for collection and reburial from other sites: no.
Cemetery with casualties today: no (Cleared).
EGMOND AAN ZEE PROTESTANT CHURCHYARD
Early in the war on 8 July 1940, an RAF airman washed ashore and was buried here. His name was Sgt. Alan Kempster (Radio Opp./Air Gunner) of Blenheim P6957 - 235 Sqn. Shot down off The Hague in the North Sea 27 June 1940. He was reburied after the war in centralization war cemetery Jonkerbos, Nijmegen. The other casualties buried here (at least one more) will be added on this page later.
Dutch name cemetery: Egmond aan Zee Hervormde Kerk.
Full name: Egmond aan Zee Protestant Church.
Address (usable for car navigation):
Trompstraat 2, 1931 EL, Egmond aan Zee.
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The previous Protestant Church stood too close to the beach and was ruined by a storm. This 'new' church (year 1746) was build 500m further down the road. The churchyard is not in use anymore, only some old graves remained at the southern wall.
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© ZZairwar (Zuyder Zee Air War).
File 854. Egmond aan Zee Prot. Churchyard War Grave 1945
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