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Graves at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery for Crew of Halifax III NA240 Z5-V

 

Graves 4.Z.7 to 4.Z.13, Crew of Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

Graves at Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.

The bodies of 7 Crew members (from the Crew of 8) were initially interred in a communal grave at the Zaasch church cemetery. They were exhumed in October 1947, individually identified, and subsequently re-interred in 7 individual graves at the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.

The 7 Crew are buried in Section 4, Row Z, graves 7 to 13. These are the graves shown in the row closest. During a visit on 10 May 2005, each was commemorated with a red poppy flower placed at the gravestone, as well as a small sprig of yellow Australian Wattle flowers.

The Rear Gunner Flight Sergeant M.J.Hibberd survived the crash to become a PoW.

All Photos on this page Copyright 2005 L.Freiberg.

 

Graves 4.Z.7 to 4.Z.13, Crew of Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2nd view (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

 

 

Another view of the Crew's graves in Section 4, Row Z, graves 7 to 13, with red poppies and small sprigs of yellow Australian Wattle flowers at each gravestone.

 

Grave 4.Z.7 Flying Officer M.H.Frank, Bomb Aimer, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

Grave site for Bomb Aimer – Flying Officer M.Frank, 409532 RAAF

Grave reference 4.Z.7

Headstone inscription

(RAAF logo)
FLYING OFFICER
M.H. FRANK
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945 AGE 25

GOD’S GREATEST GIFT
FOND MEMORIES
OF OUR BELOVED SON

 

 

Grave 4.Z.8 Flight Sergeant N.V.Evans, Navigator, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

 

Grave site for Navigator – Flight Sergeant N.V.Evans, 436113 RAAF

Grave reference 4.Z.8

Headstone inscription

(RAAF logo)
436113 FLIGHT SERGEANT
N.V. EVANS
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945 AGE 22

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
I SHALL NOT WANT
PSALM XX 111:1

 

 

Grave 4.Z.9 Flying Officer A.D.J.Ball, Pilot, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

 

Grave site for Pilot – Flying Officer A.D.J.Ball, 427182 RAAF

Grave reference 4.Z.9

Headstone inscription

(RAAF logo)
FLYING OFFICER
A.D.J. BALL
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945 AGE 20

PEACEFULLY HE RESTS
ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS
MUM DAD TOOTS AND MAL

 

 

Grave 4.Z.10 Warrant Officer R.R.Taylor, Wireless Operator, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

 

Grave site for Wireless Operator – Warrant Officer R.R.Taylor, 432346 RAAF

Grave reference 4.Z.10

Headstone inscription

(RAAF logo)
432346 WARRANT OFFICER
R.R. TAYLOR
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945 AGE 25

 

 

Grave 4.Z.11 Sergeant F.Brookes, Flight Engineer, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

 

Grave site for Flight Engineer – Sergeant F.Brookes, 546437 RAF

Grave reference 4.Z.11

Headstone inscription

(RAF logo)
546437 SERGEANT
F. BROOKES
FLIGHT ENGINEER
ROYAL AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945

 

Grave 4.Z.12 Flying Officer J.Heggarty, Special Duties Operator (Air Gunner), Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

Grave site for Special Duties Operator (Air Gunner) – Flying Officer J.Heggarty, 179888 RAFVR

Grave reference 4.Z.12

Headstone inscription

(RAF logo)
FLYING OFFICER
J. HEGGARTY
AIR GUNNER
ROYAL AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945

 

Grave 4.Z.13 Flight Sergeant J.M.Tait, Mig-Upper Gunner, Halifax NA240 Z5-V, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery (462 Squadron)

 

 

 

Grave site for Mid-Upper Gunner – Flight Sergeant J.M.Tait, 430788 RAAF

Grave reference 4.Z.13

Headstone inscription

(RAAF logo)
430788 FLIGHT SERGEANT
J.M. TAIT
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
10 APRIL 1945 AGE 20

THY WILL BE DONE

 

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