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Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery Zevenbergen

At the Municipal Cemetery in Zevenbergen are two Dutch War Graves, this is the grave of the soldier Nicolaas Marinus Fruijt van Hertog. Nicolaas was killed in action on May 11th 1940 in Moergestel.
Also here is the grave of Willem Hermanus van Dongen.

At the Municipal Cemetery in Zevenbergen is also a collective grave for the victims who perished during the bombing of May 11th 1940.

On the stone is the following Dutch text (translated to English):

IN MEMORY
TO THEM
WHO FELL DURING
THE BOMBING
ON MAY 11TH 1940

MY TIME IS
IN YOUR HAND
PS. 31-16A

GERARD LEEUW
BORN. DEC. 16TH 1878

ANTON LEEUW
BORN. MARCH 14TH 1926

JOHANNES PIETER KNOOK
BORN. MAY 3TH 1916

GERRIT SEGER LANGEWEG
BORN. DEC. 6TH 1883

ARIE BROEKSMIT
BORN. NOV. 23TH 1864

ANNA WILHELMINA SEGBOER
BORN JUNE 12TH 1877

CORNELIS PIETER VAN MOURICK
BORN. JAN. 23TH 1926

CATHARINA VAN MOURICK
BORN. JULY 8TH 1923

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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar.nl
  • Photos: Nanny Bierkens Brouwers