Oorlogsmonument Jaarsveld - Jaarsveld, the Netherlands
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N 51° 58.167 E 004° 58.659
31U E 635852 N 5759487
Grave for three fallen soldiers from the community of Jaarsveld during World War II
Waymark Code: WM13M91
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/06/2021
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Het oorlogsmonument van Jaarsveld naast de Hervormde Kerk (gemeente Lopik) herdenkt drie militairen die gevallen zijn in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Pieter Arie Eikelenboom, soldaat tweede klasse Genie KNIL, gefusilleerd 19-01-1942 aan boord van een Japans Oorlogsschip. Zeemansgraf.
Arie de Groot, dienstplichtig soldaat 16e Grensbataljon, gesneuveld 10-05-1940 te Zutphen. Begraven te Jaarsveld N.H. Begraafplaats.
Adrianus Manschot, Officier-Vlieger 2e Klas K.M., Marine Luchtvaart Dienst,
Bronzen Kruis, Vliegerkruis. omgekomen door een noodlottig ongeval, vanwege een crash tussen twee vliegtuigen, die in formatie vlogen boven België.
Begraven te Amersfoort, Ereveld Rusthof.
The war memorial of Jaarsveld next to the Reformed Church (municipality of Lopik) commemorates three soldiers who fell in the Second World War.
Pieter Arie Eikelboom, soldier of the second class KNIL Genie, executed 19-01-1942 on board a Japanese warship. Seaman's grave.
Arie de Groot, conscript soldier 16th Border Battalion, killed on 10-05-1940 in Zutphen. Buried in Jaarsveld N.H. Cemetery.
Adrianus Manschot, Officer-Pilot 2nd Class K.M., Naval Aviation Service,
Bronze Cross, AviatorsCross. died in a fatal accident, due to a crash between two planes flying in formation over Belgium.
Buried in Amersfoort, Rusthof Field of Honor.
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Type of memorial: Monument
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