Netherland War Museum Search For Relatives

The search is on for relatives of a Lytham St Annes WW2 aircrewman.

On 3rd October 1943 at about 23.22 hours Halifax DK203 of No. 76
crashed into the Waddensea near Terschelling, an island in the Frisian
Chain. Two crew-members were killed and five succeeded in bailing out.
They were taken prisoner by the Germans and spent the rest of the war
in a POW camp.

One of the crew-members who was killed was Maurice Gordon Sheerman,
servicenumber 151328, son of John and Elsie Sheerman. The last known
address was in Lytham St. Annes Lancashire. We would be very pleased
if you could assist us tracing relatives of M.G. Sheerman, so we again
can complete a small piece of our local history. Please have a look on
our website www.luchtoorlogfriesland.nl if you want to know more
about the plane and its crew.

Since the early seventies our research group has taken an interest in
the history of the airwar over the Northern part of the Netherlands
during World War II. In co-operation with the "Friesche Luchtvaart
Documentatie 1939-1945" our museum aims to gather as much information
as possible about the aircraft-crashes and their aftermath, in order
to make a historically correct reconstruction of the events. Over the
years, our research brought us in contact with many former airmen,
pilot-helpers and other researchers all over the world. In some cases
we have been able to clear up the fate of pilots who were reported
missing in action. On a few occasions we also succeeded in returning
recovered personal items from the flyers to their families.

If any FYLDElife readers can assist please make contact with:

Douwe S. Drijver, Projectmedewerker Verzetsmuseum Friesland
Postbus 1239, 8900 CE Leeuwarden

Telephone 00-31-58-2555518
 
www.verzetsmuseum.nl

Last Edited: 13/04/2009