Memorial Ramie Union

This plaque has been bricked into the facade of a small building on the factory site at 419 Noord Esmarkerrondweg.

At the time, the factory ‘’Ramie Union‘’ was located here. Today, the site and buildings are used by Maintenance Enschede BV. However, the plaque still exists and contains the names of 3 deceased employees of this factory Ramie Union, at the time of the so-called ‘’mistake bombing‘’ in which the factory was severely hit.

Furthermore, the Plaque contains names of relatives of the van Gelderen family who died in any way during the war. The van Gelderen family owned the Ramie Union.

The names Boksem, Buiten, Buiten (the 3 employees of Ramie Union) are mentioned on the plaque.

Photos 1-3 show the current situation. The remaining photos are of older date. The memorial stone can be viewed during working hours, outside working hours the site is closed.

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Source

• Text: Laurens Mentink & TracesOfWar
• Photos: Sjoerd de Boer (1, 2, 3), Laurens Mentink (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
• https://mijnstadmijndorp.nl/app/enschedeinwo2/verhalen/amerikaans-vergissingsbombardement-op-enschede-8-november-1944