Relation with Lake (class): None. Cemetery without Lake link.  
Total nr. of casualties buried here (TC): x  end WW2, today 3. 
Lake casualties, initially, end WW2 (LC-I): 0
Unknown today: 1
of which unknown from Lake (LC-U): 0
of which unknown from North Sea (NS-U): 1
Initial burial site in WW2: yes.
Post war burial site for collection and reburial from other sites: no
Cemetery with Lake casualties today: no.


               
FRANEKER GENERAL CEMETERY

In the summer of 1942 three washed ashore airmen were buried here. In grave 1 is F/Sgt. Bruce Weaver from Canada (Hudson AM878, crashed off IJmuiden in the North Sea on 18 April 1942). In grave 2 is an unknown Canadian officer, washed ashore 13th of July 1942, see photo below. Grave 3 is last resting place of  Sgt. Robertson J. Rennie, crashed in the Wadden Sea in Halifax W1179 on 20 July 1942 and washed ashore later. 

   

Dutch name cemetery: Franeker Alg. Begr. Pl.  
Full name: Franeker General Cemetery. 
Address (usable for car navigation):
Harlingenweg 12, Franeker.

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