Memorial Two Airborne Soldiers Callunastraat
On Tuesday, 19th September 1944, the British paratroopers of 11 Battalion George Bowers and Robert Thompson were fatally hit by German fire when they attempted to cross from Lombok to Heijenoord. Local residents decided to bury the British soldiers in an allotment complex on the corner of Callunastraat. Post war they were reburied at the Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
On Thursday 19 September 2024 this memorial was unveiled to commemorate the two soldiers.
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- Text: TracesOfWar
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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