Dutch-Indies Memorial Municipal Cemetery Giethoorn

At the Municipal Cemetery in Giethoorn is a Memorial for two Dutch War victims who died in the Dutch East Indies.

The victims are:

Wicher Green,
Born on June 24, 1917 in Giethoorn
Died on January 10, 1946 in Sungei Patanio, Malacca
Kpl. 1-11 RI. KL
Corporal - 1 Battalion 11 Infantry Regiment - Royal Netherlands Army
Buried in the Dutch Field of Honor Menteng Pulo in Jakarta

Roelof Drost,
Born on July 24, 1925 in Giethoorn
Died on September 15, 1948 in Cheribon, West Java
Dpl.Sld.OstCie 3-1 RI. KL
Duty Soldier Support Company - 3 Battalion 1 Infantry Regiment - Second Brigade - 7 December Division - Royal Netherlands Army
Buried in the Dutch Field of Honor Menteng Pulo in Jakarta

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Herma de Vries