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Remembrance Memorial Victims of War

Stone inscription in the wall of a building:

IN MEMORIAM
Jan Hubert Vrancken
overleden 29 september 1944 te Maastricht
Frans Alexander Cobbenhagen
overleden 20 december 1944 te Langenstein
Zij vielen als slachtoffer
1940 - van den oorlog - 1945

"IN MEMORIAM
Jan Hubert Vrancken
deceased September 29, 1944 at Maastricht
Frans Alexander Cobbenhagen
deceased December 20, 1944 at Langenstein
They fell as victim
1940 - of the war - 1945"


Jan Hubert Vrancken was hit by a grenade in the garden of his house. Heavily wounded he was taken to hospital but died 12 days later.
Frans A. Cobbenhagen died at the concentration camp of Langenstein.

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Source

  • Text: Tim De Vleeschouwer
  • Photos: Tim De Vleeschouwer