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Former Medical Dressing Station (MDS) Schoonoord

Former Medical Dressing Station (MDS) Schoonoord, at the Utrechtseweg / Stationsweg intersection. In addition to Hotel Schoonoord and Hotel Vreewijk, this was also an MDS.

The plaque commemorating Hendrika van der Vlist, is unveiled at the Schoonoord restaurant in September 2019. Hendrika helped to care for hundreds of wounded soldiers during the Battle of Arnhem.

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  • Text: Arjan Vrieze
  • Photos: Arjan Vrieze

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Unveiling plaque Hendrika van der Vlist

Sep2019

Unveiling plaque Hendrika van der Vlist

On Thursday 19 September 2019 a memorial plaque for Hendrika van der Vlist was unveiled at the Schoonoord restaurant in Oosterbeek. During the Battle of Arnhem Hendrika lived with her parents in Hotel Schoonoord. The hotel was in the frontline of the Battle and British soldiers started to use it as a dressing station. Together with other volunteers, Hendrika helped hundreds of wounded British, Polish and German soldiers. The plaque was an initiative by Michiel ter Horst and Sophie Lambrechtsen, children of Kate ter Horst.

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