Dutch War Graves New Eastern Cemetery Amsterdam

New Eastern Cemetery in Amsterdam contains a collective grave with nine soldiers who died in May 1940 and some other Dutch War Graves.
Text on the Monument:

FALLEN FOR THE FATHERLAND
MAY 1940

OTTE ADEMA
FOLKARD CLAESZ BAKKENS
ALBERT BRUGMA BRONKHORST
HENDRIK WILLEM DINKELMAN
RUDOLPH PHILIP GLASER
GERH. JOH. FRANCISCUS KLIEVERIK
ALEXANDER KLINKENBERG
WILLEM CORNELIS WITTENVEEN

Two Dutchmen are also buried at the graves of the Commonwealth:
Private CORNELIS MARINUS MEUR, 1-3 R.I., Died 19 May 1945
Agent AERNOUT BERGMAN, KL. Det. London, Died 23/24 March 1943

At other locations in the cemetery are several other Dutch war graves, including the grave of six resistance fighters who were shot by the Germans.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + TracesOfWar
• Photos: Stefan Meekers (1, 2, 5), Arjo Eijgelsheim (3, 4)