Monument aan de Waardsedijk - Oudewater, NL
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N 52° 01.237 E 004° 52.579
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Monument is located on Waardsedijk in Oudewater.
Waymark Code: WM163E6
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/26/2022
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The monument on the Waardsedijk in Oudewater is an obelisk of natural stones, placed on a pedestal. The column bears an image of the Belgian, English and Dutch flags. The obelisk is 2 meters high. The pedestal is 85 centimeters wide and 55 centimeters deep.
The text on the obelisk reads:
'GEVALLEN VOOR HET VADERLAND'.
The text on the front reads:
'10 MEI 1940
5 MEI 1945
J.J. VIERBERGEN
GEB. 5-4-1916
GEFUSILLEERD 11-2-1944
H.J. DIONISIUS
GEB. 8-7-1902
GEVALLEN 5-5-1945
P.F. VAN DEN ENDE
GEB. 21-11-1920
GEVALLEN 5-5-1945'.
The text on the right reads:
'9 APRIL 1943
JAKEWAY
TOTT
WHYTE
GIBBINGS
BIRD
ROBERTSON
BARKER'.
The text on the back reads:
'HENRY STORY
GEB. 28-12-1921
TE LAEKEN
BRUSSEL, BELGIË
GEVALLEN 5-5-1945'.
The text on the left reads:
'TER NAGEDACHTENIS
AAN DE GEVALLEN
ZEVEN ENGELSE
VLIEGERS'.
The text on the pedestal reads:
'NEDERL. BINNENL.
STRIJDKRACHTEN
EN LAND. ORG. V. ONDERD.
AFD. OUDEWATER'.
Date of Dedication: 08/08/1945
Property Permission: Public
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Waardsedijk
Oudewater, The Netherlands
Commemoration: Dutch Resistance, Allied soldiers
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
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