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Monument Dutch East Indies

At the General Cemetery in Heemstede is a memorial in memory of the soldiers who died in the Dutch East Indies.

The text at the time reads:

FOR ORDER AND PEACE

1945 1950

SNOWVED IN DUTCH - INDIA

C. BOSHOVEN 25 YEARS OF SOEMOBITO
A.A. DENEKAMP 38 YEARS OF MAKASSAR
J. HINDRIKS 23 YEARS OLD MENDALAN
RE. JESSURUN 45 YEARS KROJA
D.J. WILLEMSE 23 YEARS OF SOERABAJA
J.C. ICELAND 28 YEARS OF SEMARANG

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Source

  • Text: Dick de Bruijne
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne