Monument voor de Gevallenen - Veenendaal NL - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

"The 'Monument to the Fallen' in Veenendaal is a bronze sculpture group of a standing male figure with torch and clenched fist and a reclining male figure. Together they form a cross. The statue is placed on a light-colored travertine pedestal with a bronze plaque. Behind the statue is a black marble memorial stone in a semi-circle. The monument is 2 meters 50 high, 82 centimeters wide and 72 centimeters deep.

The text on the plaque reads:

'TO THOSE WHO FELL,
HIGH OVER QUESTIONS,
LIED AND GRAVED
CARRY YOUR SACRED FIRE:
ALL PRIVILEGE, ALL DUTY'.

The text on the left panel of the memorial stone reads:

'THE CHILDREN WHO
IN AND THROUGH THE SECOND WORLD WAR
LOST THEIR LIVES'.

In the middle it reads:

'IN MEMORY OF THE PERISHED PEATLANDERS'.

Below are listed 79 victims.

To the right it reads:

'FALLEN IN THE NETHERLANDS INDIES'.

Nine names are mentioned below."
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Date of Dedication: 08/31/1951 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: 24/7 Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Stationsplein Veenendaal, Utrecht, The Netehrlands 3511ED Commemoration: Fallen residents of Veenendaal. Access times: Not listed

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