Westerbeek Commemoration

550 Squadron Commemoration 2005

May 2005

In May 2005 a new Memorial to the F/O Nye crew of PD221, was unveiled in Westerbeek, The Netherlands.

A number of relatives of the air-crew travelled to attend the ceremony. Attending on behalf of the 550 Squadron Association were Jack and Bobbie Harris.

Many thanks to Hans Ooms, a friend of the Association, and the people of Westerbeek for their efforts in remembering this crew which failed to return home to North Killingholme.

Below is a selection of photographs, from the Jack Harris collection, of the Commemoration event that took place.

Click on individual pictures to view the larger image.

	Crew relatives and Jack and Bobbie Harris
	Crew relatives, with Jack and Bobbie Harris, at the gravestons for F/O Nye and crew
	Jack Harris speech during the inauguration ceremony
	Jack and Boobie Harries with the Westerbeek Burgermeister
	Memorial Stone on a green in front of the town church

The crew relatives attending were:

• Rob and Kathy Taurum (in from Canada), relatives of F/Sgt Taerum
• Jean abd David Smith, Jean is the daughter of Sgt Holding
• Anne and Vanessa Howson, relatives of W/O Howson.

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