Monument to Rienk Talstra - Eastermar NL - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The monument to Rienk Talstra in Eastermar is a white stone column topped with an iron cross.

The text at the front of the column:

'MEMORIAM
R. Talstra
BORN 7-1-1927
IN OOSTERMEER
DIED
22-5-1949
IN SEROET
JAVA'.

The text at the back of the column:

"Out of deep respect for the sacrifice.
Founded by fellow citizens"

The cross is a sign of suffering, struggle and victory.

The monument to Rienk Talstra Eastermar was established in memory of the fellow villager who was killed during the Indonesian National Revolution (visit link) in the former Dutch East Indies.

Rienk Talstra was born on January 7, 1927 in Eastermar. He died on May 22 1949 Pyoengan near Seroet, which drove an armored car with nine soldiers in a roadside bomb. All occupants were killed. Talstra soldier was buried in 'Tillema Square' Semarang and reburied at the Dutch Honorary field Tjandi, Indonesia.

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