Hendrik Vriezen Bench

This bench commemorates the liberation of Corle and Hendrik Vriezen, who fell on May 14, 1940.

Text on the sign:
This bank was founded by N.B.S. group Corle
in honor of the liberation on March 31, 1945
and in memory of our neighbor
Henry Freeze, b. Feb. 1916, killed 14 May 1940

Texts on the bench:
HENDRIK VROZENBANK 3 AUG. 1945

FREED FROM SLAVERY MARCH 31, 1945

THE VADERLAND GHE TROUWE 1940

This bench was originally designed by W.J. Cross bricked in return for the people who helped him go into hiding during the war. Together with his wife and eldest son, they came to Corle on foot from Rotterdam and stayed with the Blekkink family, among others.

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Source

• Text: Jan A. Boer
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze