Allied Military Cemetery - Nieuw-Dordrecht NL
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Allied Military Cemetery houses the remains of 24 fallen Veterans located at Klazienaveensestraat in Nieuw-Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMP1E1
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/09/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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Allied Military Cemetery in Nieuw-Dordrecht (municipality of Emmen) houses the remains of 24 fallen soldiers.
At each grave is a grave sign identical white stone placed with an embossed logo and a cross.

The cross is not only a symbol of the Christian faith, but also recalls the sacrifice that the war victims brought to live in freedom.

The names and dates of death of the 24 fallen soldiers read:

Cyril Peter Backlog (23-8-1943), Davil Edward Cake (10-12-1943), Ernest Arthur Davies (23-5-1944), Richard Jock Day (22-3-1944), Leonard Easdon (14-1 -1944), Donald Fells (23-8-1943) Michael Lewis Brownlow Frankson (10-12-1943), Stanley John Hall (23-5-1944), John Howell (22-3-1944), Albert William Johnson (22-3-1944), John Anthony Jones (23-5-1944), Elder Charles Thomas McKeith (23-8-1944), George Thomas McLatchie (14-1-1944), Peter Mitchell (14-1-1944 ), George William Osmer (23-8-1943), Maxwell Chambers Patterson (14-1-1944), William Martin Reid Ewing (23-8-1943), Ivor John Frederick Rich (22-3-1944), Arthur William Louis Schneider (14-1-1944), Joseph Walter Slater (14-1-1944), John Francis Stafford (14-1-1944), John Ward Standish (23-8-1943), John Bernard Underwood (22-3 -1944) and Stanley Ernest Watchorn.
Date cemetery was established: Unknown

Visiting hours:
From October to late March 9:00 - 1 hour before sunset From April to September 08:00 - 20:00


Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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