Personal information | |
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Age | 27 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of Morris and Louise Lievense, St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. |
Military information | |
Army Number | R-100278 |
Rank | F/Sgt. |
Function | senior radar mechanic - radar operator |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | No. 6080 Light Warning Unit |
Company / Squadron | Royal Air Force Radar Detachement |
Unit / Group | Unknown |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Unknown |
Death information | |
Died when | 22-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Hartenstein |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial location | Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands ![]() Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, NetherlandsClose |
Grave number | 4-A-20 |
Graves overview | Graves overview ![]() Close |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
Flight Sergeant Semon Lievense was in the Horsa Glider with chalknumber 5000 towed by Stirling LK121. The Stirling was hit on the way to Arnhem and crashed near the village Opheusden with all the crew beeing killed in the crash. The Glider managed to land near the village Randwijk. With help of the Dutch Resistance the crew then managed to cross the river Rhine and reach Hartenstein, 1st Airborne HQ at Oosterbeek. On the 22nd september Lievense was digging a foxhole in the back garden of Hartenstein and was hit by 3 shrapnells. He died of these wounds and was first buried in the front garden of Hartenstein together with 34 other KIA. In Canada a lake is named after Semon Lievense, who has Dutch ancestors. | |
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Personal information | |
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Age | 27 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of Morris and Louise Lievense, St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. |
Military information | |
Army Number | R-100278 |
Rank | F/Sgt. |
Function | senior radar mechanic - radar operator |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | No. 6080 Light Warning Unit |
Company / Squadron | Royal Air Force Radar Detachement |
Unit / Group | Unknown |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Unknown |
Death information | |
Died when | 22-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Hartenstein |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial location | Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands ![]() Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, NetherlandsClose |
Grave number | 4-A-20 |
Graves overview | Graves overview ![]() Close |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
Flight Sergeant Semon Lievense was in the Horsa Glider with chalknumber 5000 towed by Stirling LK121. The Stirling was hit on the way to Arnhem and crashed near the village Opheusden with all the crew beeing killed in the crash. The Glider managed to land near the village Randwijk. With help of the Dutch Resistance the crew then managed to cross the river Rhine and reach Hartenstein, 1st Airborne HQ at Oosterbeek. On the 22nd september Lievense was digging a foxhole in the back garden of Hartenstein and was hit by 3 shrapnells. He died of these wounds and was first buried in the front garden of Hartenstein together with 34 other KIA. In Canada a lake is named after Semon Lievense, who has Dutch ancestors. | |


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