War Memorial Nieuwlande

The war memorial commemorates six villagers of Nieuwlande and six allied liberators who died as a result of acts of war in the years 1940 - 1945. The name of a resident who died in the Dutch East Indies after 1945 is also on the monument. On the monument is, among other things, the following text: In grateful memory of our villagers and liberators who lost their lives as a result of war. The victims were: Berend Boertien 18 years old Bastiaan Bos 19 years Evert Egge Post 18 years old Johannes Post 37 years Teunis Homme de Vries 22 years old Johannes Winkel 20 years The following were killed in the plane crash at Kikkertsveld: G.W. Hewitt 23 years A.H.Bale J.H.F Cochrane 29 years R.v.d.Smith 20 years Died in the plane crash at the Zwindersche Kanaaltje: H. Smith 20 years P.W. Frey 25 years