Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ter Herdenking van de in Canada Gevallen Nederlanders

[In Commemoration of the Dutch Fallen in Canada]

— 1940 - 1945 —

Ter Herdenking van de in Canada Gevallen Nederlanders Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

1. Ter Herdenking van de in Canada Gevallen Nederlanders Marker

Inscription.
P. van den Berg 3·3·1905 — 12·8·1941 • • • J. Besier 10·12·1908 — 24·3·1942
D. B. Heymans 3·6·1924 — 25·10·1943 • • • C. F. W. Hille 21·4·1898 — 8·9·1943
F. van Hoogdalem 3·12·1892 — 12·5·1942 • • • M. A. Huijmans 23·4·1922 — 5·12·1941
A. Jansen 20·3·1921 — 28·12·1943 • • • W. Koning 3·9·1909 — 12·5·1942
P. Kooning 31·10·1895 — 28·10·1940 • • • A. van der Neut 29·11·1920 — 28·12·1940
B. H. van Pelt 10·7·1892 — 28·3·1944 • • • J. Pijnacker 18·5·1895 — 29·10·1943
M. Remkes 25·7·1916 — 25·11·1940 • • • J. L. Sluijter 7·9·1916 — 3·12·1943
F. H. A. Thomas 8·8·1922 —12·5·1942 • • • H. J. van Vliet 6·11·1922 — 2·6·1944
P. W. Zeijlemaker 30·8·1913 — 24·3·1942

J. W. Akkerman 1-7-99 — 18-3-45 • • • M. Beauchamp 1895 — 17-10-40
D. van de Biesen Barham 11-4-21 — 13-3-44 • • • J. Commander 11-5-12 — 1-3-43
J. R. Hart 7-3-11 — 10-1-44 • • • A. Malik 1896 — 29-5-42
J. F. McGovern 23-6-20 — 27-6-42 • • • A. J. Mecidi 19-10-03 — 18-7-42
Wong Ong [?] — 19-2-44 • • • R. Robinson 5-6-26 — 8-2-43
G. Rowlands 1922 11-1-41

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 45° 26.839′ N, 75° 39.506′ W. Marker is in

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Ottawa, Ontario. Marker is adjacent south of the Veterans Section (Section 27) of Beechwood, The National Cemetery of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 St Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa ON K1L 8A6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Honoured Dead Committed to Fire (here, next to this marker); Cross of Sacrifice / Croix du Sacrifice (a few steps from this marker); Veteran Field of Honor / Champ d'honneur des anciens combattants (a few steps from this marker); Henry Duncan Graham Crerar (a few steps from this marker); Charles Foulkes (a few steps from this marker); Le Howitzer L5 Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Le Howitzer L5 Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); Cross of Sacrifice (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

More about this marker. From the Beechwood Cemetery Veterans Section Tour:

The Ottawa Cremation Memorial is a small building and an important early military memorial at Beechwood Cemetery. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission built the Cremation Memorial in 1958. It consists of commemoration panels set on an inside wall of a stone shelter building that was designed and built by Veterans Affairs Canada engineers.

The Commission installed a Cross of Sacrifice in the centre of Section 27 in 1957

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

2. Ter Herdenking van de in Canada Gevallen Nederlanders Marker

In the Ottawa Cremation Memorial

and a ceremony to dedicate the Cross of Sacrifice and Cremation Memorial was held in May 1959. The Cremation Memorial commemorates 31 War Dead of the First and Second World Wars. The 31 War Dead commemorated on the Memorial were cremated in Canada and the United States and do not have a place of burial. In 1971, the Cremation Memorial also displayed plaques to commemorate 28 Dutch War Dead whose graves are maintained by the Canadian Agency of the Commission on behalf of the Netherlands.

Regarding Ter Herdenking van de in Canada Gevallen Nederlanders. The transcription is a bit stylized for easier reading.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.