Doing some research on Northamptonshire yeomanry and Black Watch killed in Vught, Holland, my friends also passed this on regarding a crashed Bomber. thought you might be interested, and probably have more info on them. Allied servicemen killed in Vught: In October 1944 during the fighting for the liberation of Vught four British soldiers were killed: C. Bamford, F.G. Houghton and K. Mudge, of the 1st. Northamptonshire Yeomanry, and the Scot V. Savelli of the 7th Black Watch, a unit of the 51st Highland Division. They were buried at the cemetery "Algemene Begraafplaats" in St. Elisabethstreet in Vught. For years on May 4th, which is commemorarion day, official ceremonies took place near these graves. Since 2001 flowers are layed in silence. Unfortunately these were not the only allied servicemen who lost their life in Vught. In May 1943 six British and one Canadian airmen died when their Lancaster bomber crashed near the lake "De IJzeren Man". These airmen are buried at the War Cemetery in Uden. The pilot, Sgt. Vernon J.S. Tindale was only 20 years old. The navigator, Alexander T.M. Wright, was the eldest one of the group, and he was the only one who was married. Derrick L. Berresford (bombardier), Brian C. Ainsworth (marconist and airgunner), Ernest Shackleton (flight-engineer), Cyril W. Bates and Arthur S. Thomson (both airgunners) were all in their early twenties. The bomber was carrying a heavy bomb load: a 4000 pound "cookie", 48 thirty-pounders and 600 firebombs, and was shot down on its way to Düsseldorf by a German nightfighter. Source: Vughtse Historische Reeks: "Vught Onvoltooid Verleden. Gedenken in veelvoud. Herinneringstekens aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog in Vught" (2003), page 170-171. by Hanneke Das-Horsmeier and Jeroen van den Eijnde Translation: Jeanne van der Krabben-Verkooyen
Thank you 51H. The crew were of Lancaster ED660 of 101 Squadron on a mission to Dussoldorf on the night of 25/26th May 1943.
