Commonwealth War Grave Piershil
Voorstraat, 3265, Piershil
South Holland, Netherlands, the
The protestant churchyard in Piershil contains one Commonwealth war grave. It's the grave of Pilot Officer Robert Echlin from Ottawa (Canada). On 10 May 1940, the Bristol Blenheim L1401 (600 Squadron) crashed at Piershil. The pilot of the airplane, Flying Officer Hugh Rowe could be rescued from the burning wreckage bij Dutch soldiers. Air Gunner Echlin could not be rescued and lost his life. We like to add more information about the casualtie buried in this grave. If you know more about these graves, please [url="/contact.asp"]contact[/url] us.
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