Dutch Indies Memorial General Cemetery Numansdorp

This Memorial commemorates those from Numansdorp who died during World War II and the Indonesian War of Independence, in what was then the Dutch East Indies.

The inscription on the memorial stone reads:

' THE DUTCH-INDIES
1941-1945
L. BOS 21-10-1918 19-06-1943
TANAPKHAN THAILAND
A. THE COUNT 16-12-1920 19-10-1941
MALANG
H. KALIS 11-02-1918 19-06-1944
"S.S. GARGET"
INDIAN OCEAN

'THE DUTCH-INDIES'
1945-1950
L. BERVOETS 20-06-1925 21-12-1948
RANTAUPRAPAT
E. FOLKERS 14-05-1919 02-02-1950
BATAVIA
G. THE COUNT 20-05-1919 19-02-1948
BATAVIA

"REMEMBER IN YOUR THOUGHTS
THAT THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES
AND FAR FROM THEIR RELATIVES
HAVE FOUND THEIR GRAVES IN FOREIGN LANDS".'

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries mmv Pieter Mielen
• Photos: Pieter Mielen