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People who played a role during WW2 in and around Valkenburg. Most of them appear in the resistance story about Valkenburg. In that case, click on More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg next to that name.
This list is far from being complete.
† ✡ † Jews Holocaust Allied soldiers USA RAF NL sold Verzet initial resistance L.O. K.P. municipality local contacts couriers occasional resistance Gr. Smit people in hiding Valkenburg+ Valkenburg Berg en Terblijt Schin op Geul IJzeren Sibbe Margraten Houthem-St.Gerlach Geulhem Hulsberg Houthem Klimmen Meerssen Heerlen police priests NSB / NSDAP
British aircraft crews Included are people from the British Commonwealth. British ground forces did not participate in the liberation of our region. – 18 pers. | ||
Aitchison,
Richard Justin | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - P/O Richard Justin Aitchison (28), Pilot [429286] Son of Oliver Christie Aitchison & Lilly Evans Aitchison; Husband of Olga Aitchison, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/200168/ https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Brennan,
Martin | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - Sgt Martin Brennan (?), air gunner, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brennan, of Horden, Co. Durham. Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Holland More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/203128 [1596812] https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Clark,
Victor James | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - Sgt Victor James Clark (20), wireless operator, Son of William James Clark & Jane Clark, of Tottenham, Middlesex. [1811271] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/205093 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Cooke,
Leonard James | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - Sgt Leonard James Cooke (19), air gunner (tail), Son of Alfred James Cooke and Fanny Elizabeth Cooke, of Alum Rock, Birmingham. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/205733 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Dagg,
Theodore Ivan Lishman | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Sergeant (Service Number 1035453) Wireless Operator, air gunner Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/206633 |
Hill,
Frank | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Son of Joseph and Rose Hill, of Longsight, Manchester. Sergeant (Service Number 1699994), air gunner Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/212980 |
Hoskins,
John Stanley | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - F/S John Stanley Hoskins (23), Flight Engineer, Son of Arthur James Hoskins and Agnes Maud Hoskins, of Devauden Green, Monmouthshire. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/213601 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Howarth,
Leslie | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Sergeant (Service Number 1146906) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Flight Engineer Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/213675 |
Lee,
Arthur | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - F/S Arthur Lee (25), air bomber, [1583772] son of Alice Lee, of Fagley, Yorkshire; Husband of Dorothy Alice Lee, of Little Massingham, Norfolk More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/216431 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Morris,
Cecil Andrew | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Son of John and Eileen Morris, of Drumcondra, Dublin, Irish Republic. Sergeant (Service Number 1337838) Navigator Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/219968 |
Newton,
Raymond John | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - W/C Raymond John Newton (28), Pilot [40984] New Zealand More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/220743 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Owens,
Glyndwr | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1941-07-08 Houthem | RAF - war victim - Sergeant (Pilot) / 61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Hemswell Air Base / Service Number 754046 Parents: John & Gwenllian Owens, Llwyncelyn, Porth, Glamorgan (Wales). Sgt. Glyndwr Owens was on a bombing mission to the railway station in Mönchen-Gladbach with the Hampden AD937 … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/persoon/owens/fd0df691-1153-4ba9-b0f9-3a7c6abf7d01 |
Rendle,
Patrick William James | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Son of Charles Henry and Margaret Kathleen Rendle, of West Coburg, Victoria, Australia Flight Sergeant, Royal Australian Air Force (Service Number 420055) Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=105459 |
Samuel,
Gwilym John | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Son of William and Martha Jane Samuel. Sergeant (Service Number 591204) Navigator Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2962026/samuel,-gwilym-john/ |
Sansome,
Harry | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1945-01-01 | RAF - war victim - Sgt Harry Sansome (21), Navigator, Son of William and Alice Sansome, of Nottingham. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/224788 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-iii-vilt-8-killed |
Townsend,
William Russell | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1943-06-29 St. Jansbosweg, Valkenburg | RAF - war victim - Son of George and Ruby Townsend, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Flight Sergeant, Royal Canadian Air Force, (Service Number R/92330) air gunner Bomber Halifax II (Serial Nr: JB907), 78 Sqdn, RAF. Shot down by a German night fighter [1] near Chaloen Castle [2] More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=JB907 https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2962030/townsend,-william-russell/ |
Walton,
Joseph Frank | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1941-07-08 Houthem | RAF - war victim - Son of Arthur Ernest & Christine Mabel Walton, Ash Vale, Surrey. Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) / 61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Hemswell Air Base / Service Number 908698 Sgt. Joseph Frank Walton was on a bombing mission to the railway station in Mönchen-Gladbach with … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/persoon/walton/f387ae64-fe96-4c27-8bab-a61465f970bf |
Wordsworth,
Raymond | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 1941-07-08 Houthem | RAF - war victim - Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) / 61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Hemswell Air Base / Service Number 969973 Son of Lily Wordsworth, Farrington Park, Preston (Lancashire). He was on a bombing mission to the railway station in Mönchen-Gladbach with the Hampden … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg https://www.oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl/persoon/wordsworth/75633adf-afae-4c41-b8b7-3d5275d6aa8d |