World War II Memorial - Laren (Gld.) - the Netherlands
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Small monument for the citizen victims of WW II of the Laren community.
Waymark Code: WM10C83
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/12/2019
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The monument
Form and material
The war memorial in Laren (municipality of Lochem) is a column of brickwork, interrupted by white natural stone bands and topped by a white natural stone memorial stone. This memorial stone is crowned by a bronze bowl from which stylized flames rise. There is a text on the memorial stone.
Text
The text on the monument is:
1940-1945
TO THEM WHO FELL
MR. W.H.E V D BORGH V VERWOLDE
L.M. VAN DEN BRINK
G.C. EGGINK
G. HARMSEN-STEGINK
H.J. HIETBRINK
B.G. KOESLAG-MEIJLINK
H.J. KOESLAG
A. KUIPER
H.G. KUIPER
D. LENSINK
H.J. LOMAN
J. MEIJER
G.W. VREEMAN
H. WESSELDIJK
AND THE LIGHT
SHINES IN THE
DARKNESS JOH. 1 5
In 2012 the monument was overthrown and damaged by unknown perpetrator. The monument was then erected again. The monument was damaged again in November 2015. The copper bowl and copper flame were removed from the monument. A new bowl and flame were installed on 20 April 2016.
Date of Dedication: 04/05/1950
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: public access
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Dorpsstraat 2
Laren (Gld), the Netherlands
7245 AK
Commemoration: Citizen victims of WW II
Access times: Not listed
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