Memorial for chaplain J.W. Berix
The text on the memorial is:
J.W BERIX KAPELAAN
GREATER LOVE HAS
NO ONE THAN THIS,
THAT SOMEONE
LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS
JOAN.15-13
On the plaque are the names of local victims of World War Two (servicemen, resistance and civilians) and victims of the wars in Indonesia and Afghanistan.
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Source
- Text: Arjan Vrieze
- Photos: Dick de Bruijne (1), Arjan Vrieze (2, 3, 4, 5)
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