CHAMBERS was
found washed ashore in Sweden due east of Copenhagen. Buried at
FJELIE
Cemetery. The others were found and taken to
Bispebjerg Cemetery, see PLAN.
The overview with airmen sorted out after dates of burials clearly shows the procedure.
See
Google Map p143 HAL DT620.
Zoom.
SDFE-map HAL DT620.
The name ROSS is unfortunately not on the map, but the red spot for him
at Harvig is.
See p143MACR about this crew
and
FLUKO - German map. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes. See 5 pages about Halifax II DT620 shot
down over the Baltic Sea off Stevns on 14 March 1943 mostly by Niels B.
Pedersen (short name 5HALsd).
MASSON and ROSS
found washed ashore on 15 MAR, one at 00.30, the other at 06.30 hrs,
taken to Rødvig. The Wehrmacht took them to Kastrup. (NBP) In
addition the Bispebjerg burial register mentions their ID tags!
Buried on 19 MAR with military honours, see
Funeral Bispebjerg, carried out by Fliegerhorst Kastrup. After the
war Kastrup Airport. Now Copenhagen Airport.
SMITH found washed
ashore at Rødvig on 21 MAR. Danish police had the body taken to Store
Heddinge Hospital. On 22 MAR it was reported that the body had been
fetched by the Wehrmacht.
(5HALsd) In addition the Bispebjerg burial
register mentions his ID tag! Buried on 26 MAR. SMITH found washed
ashore at Harvig on 21 MAR. Identified by his clothes on 18 NOV 1946.
(D.122) Details from Danish police added on 10 DEC 1946 (D.122+)
HARRAP pulled out of the wreck of the aircraft in Harvig by a Danish
fisherman on 29 MAR, identified by his ID discs, buried on 07 APR.
(D.122)
SIXSMITH washed ashore at Harvig on 15 APR, identified by
his ID discs, buried on 19 APR. (D.122 -
Casualty Enquiry D.122.)
MAIRS: "According to
Danish Police the body of Sgt. Mairs was washed ashore on the 23rd
April, 1943, at Harvig, approximately one month later, taken to Store
Hedding Hospital and identified by his discs and a driving licence found
on him. He was collected from there by the Germans." (D.122 -
Casualty Enquiry D.122.) "6-129
Unknown English airman found on 24 April 1943. Crashed with an aircraft,
drowned. Buried on 28 April 1943." Bispebjerg burial register X-6-129
MAIRS !?! |