War Memorial Enspijk

This memorial commemorates the residents of the Municipality Geldermalsen who died in the Second World War and the war in the Dutch East Indies.

On the column is the text:
1940-1945
IN MEMORIAM
MR. W.M. KOLFF
H.J. VERSTEEG
E.Z. THE BROWN
L. V. STREETS
C. V. STRATEN-ANDRIESSE
M.A. V. STREETS
S. V. STREETS
J.W. V. RINGELENSTEIN
C.G. V.D. PAGAN
A.J. FORM

Later a low wall was added with 4 plaques. The lyrics are:

plaque 1 (from left to right)
Memorial of the Municipality of Geldermalsen
Past time, a sight
suddenly roughly wiped out
Then, the silent void,
hard to let go
Today and tomorrow,
the memory, the commemoration
lest we forget.

plaque 2
Soldiers casualties
Dutch East Indies 1942 - 1950
They did not return
G.L. Keels 09/30/1920 12/14/1944
H. Panhuijzen 08-01-1895 03-03-1946
J.C. Drost 09/12/1910 05/27/1946
A.M. Brands 08/23/1927 12/30/1948
J. van Druten 23-07-1924 03-01-1949
A.C. de Jong 22-06-1925 21-02-1949
G. de Wildt 07-01-1927 04-12-1949
Buried in the war cemeteries in Indonesia

plaques 3 and 4
War victims 1940-1945
J. Blom
Baron F.W. van der Borch tot Verwolde
L.T. Brus
C.M. Van Buuren
J. Doornhein
J. van Dronkelaar
D.J. Fun
J. Ganzeman
G. de Gram
D. Hes
L. Hol
Jhr. C. van Holthe
M. Kan - Liebenfeld
C.J. de Kock
G. van Meegdenburg
J. Meijer
K. Moser
E. Moser - Liebenfeld
H. de Ruiter
H. van Straten
L. van Straten
S. van Straten
E.J. Wilbrink
J.H. Zondag

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Source

• Text: Dick de Bruijne
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne