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Allen Leland Bachelder

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Allen Leland Bachelder

August 7, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/56438

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

218 (R.A.F) Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Leland William and Rachel Helena Bachelder, of St. Anne de Bellevue, Province of Quebec, Canada. Diploma in Agriculture, MacDonald College, St. Anne de Bellevue.

Commemorated on Page 56 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Coll. grave 12. E. 7-9.

Location:

The town of Nijmegen is 16 km south of Arnhem. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is 4 km south west of Nijmegen, 1 km south of the main Grave-Nijmegen road. Folowing the A73 exit at the junction Nijmegen Wijchen taking following directions to Nijmegen along the A32b entering Nijmegen on the Graafseweg. On reaching the Industrieterrein a Commission signpost directs visitors to turn left onto the Weg Door Jonkerbos. Shortly after appears a further signpost showing the left hand turning onto Oude Mollenhutseweg. The JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY is located on 150 metres after entering the Oude Mollenhutseweg on the right hand side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Group Photo– No. 25 Course at 1 Signals School, RAF Cosford 1941
  • Photo of Allen Bachelder– Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'
  • Photo of ALLEN LELAND BACHELDER– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Allen and his sister. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Allen Leland Bachelder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II Allen Leland Bachelder is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, Putten, The Netherlands
Stirling N6072 was airborne 0110 7Aug452 from Downham Market. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0315 near Kessel (Limburg), Holland. Those killed are buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Sgt Bachelder was a student of agriculture and graduated from MacDonald College, St.Anne de Bellevue, Canada. Killed were:  Sgt. Bachelder; RAF Sgts H.P.Gardiner, G.C.Cavanagh, and L.W.A.Barnard.  Three of the crew served out the war as PoWs:  F/S D.W.Moffett; Sgt W.J.Laidlaw; Sgt J.V.Green.
(Source:  //lostbombers.co.uk)

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