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Plaques Station Goes

(Netherlands, the - Zeeland - Goes)

These three plaques with names are of five died railway personal of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS (Dutch Railways) during the Second World War. They are located in de station hall of the NS station in Goes.

The texts on the plaques:

The top plaque:
1940-1945
To remembrance
To the victim
John Stevens

The second plaque:
At remembrance
To those who fell
1940-1945
S. Buys
H. Kanning
C.van Noord

The bottom plaque:
1940-1945
To remembrance
To the victim
Jan P. Rijnberg

Only the second plaque, to comemmorate Buys, Kanning and van Noord belongs originally at Goes station. The other two were intended for killed railway workers ar Rilland-Bath (to comemmorate Stevens) and for Kapelle-Biezelinge (to comemmorate Rijnberg).
The plaque for Kapelle-Biezelinge was made public on 10th August 1948, the one for Rilland-Bath was never formally presented, but was just placed without any activities. The plaque for Goes was presented on 21st May 1948.

Source

• Text: Mia van den Berg
• Photos: Mia van den Berg