We will remember them

On 2 May 2024, the Secretary-General was honoured to lead a re-burial service for Flight Sergeant Charles Carr Atkin at the Noorderbegraafplaats Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Vlissingen. While FS Atkin already had a tombstone, additional remains were found in 2013. A long historical process ended recently and his remains have now been re-buried and re-united. Members of FS Atkin’s family from Australia were also present. Other artefacts that were found from when his plane crashed on the Dutch coast were displayed and shared. The service was organised by the Australian Embassy in Belgium and the Australian defense attache to Belgium, the Netherlands, NATO & SHAPE.