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Hemelumer Oldeferd (Scharl) General Cemetery

  • Country Netherlands
  • Total identified casualties 3 Find these casualties
  • Region Friesland
  • Identified casualties from Second World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: 52.86723, Longitude: 5.39092
HEMELUMER OLDEFERD (SCHARL) GENERAL CEMETERY - CWGC

Location information

Scharl, in the commune of Hemelumer-Oldeferd, is a small community on the south Friesland coast. It is 5 kilometres south-east of Staveren, 2 kilometres south-east of Warns and about 48 kilometres south of Harlingen. The small cemetery stands on high ground in the centre of the village. It contains the graves of five airmen, three belonging to the Royal Air Force and two to the Royal Australian Air Force. Two of them are not identified.