Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Cemetery Strijen

Strijen Protestant Cemetery contains the graves of 11 airmen, six from the United Kingdom and five from Canada. August 12, 1941 Aircraft: Bristol Blenheim IV crash Strijen-Sas P/O G.C. Rolland RAF P/O H.M. Clark RAF Sgt. E. Bainbridge RAF September 16, 1944 Aircraft: Avro Lancaster LM693 crash Strijen-Sas F/Lt P.W. Bickford RCAF P/O P.L. Dooley RAF F/O A.N. Johnston RCAF F/O W.G. Scanlan RCAF F/Sgt U.B. Butters RAF P/O D. Dawson RCAF P/O D.G. Flood RCAF [i]RAF Avro Lancaster LM693 collided with RAF Avro Lancaster LM169 on September 16, 1944 around 23:00 during an attack on the Moerdijk Bridge. Both aircraft crashed close together in and near the Mariapolder in Strijensas. The crew of the RAF Avro Lancaster LM169 is buried in Dordrecht.[/i] September 18, 1944 Aircraft: 80 Squadron Tempest 5 crash Strijen-Sas F/O R.H. Hanney RAF