Indies monument Delft

The 'Indies Monument' was erected in memory of sixteen Delft soldiers who fell in the former Dutch East Indies during the period 1940-1945.
It consists of a granite memorial plaque of 60 cm high and 80 cm wide, bricked into an old wall around one of the gardens of the Prinsenhof.
The memorial was unveiled on August 4, 1994.

The plaque reads:
"For order and peace
1945 - 1950
We remember the Delft soldiers who fell in the former Dutch East Indies "

Below, in 3 columns, the names of the 16 victims:
P. v. Beek - J. Brehm - W. de Bruin - A. Esders - W. Huisman - P. den Hertog –
H. Hunnego - J. Jung - A.H. Margins - G.P. v. Rijn - C. Slierendregt - P.K. Stam -
R. v. Stolk - G. v.d. Spek - A.M. Valkenburg - H.F. v. Zelm.


Source: Monuments/memorials in the province of South Holland for deceased soldiers in the former Dutch East Indies and New Guinea in the period 1945-1962, published by the Associations of Old Military People from the East Indies and New Guinea South Holland North and South Holland South.

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• Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck