War Memorial Barendrecht

A brick laid wall has a cross in the middle of the monument. On both sides of this cross two plaques have been mortared with texts that can be translated as follows: To the left hand side of the cross on the main monument: [i]In memory of those that fell in the resistance 1940 – 1945[/i] On the right hand side of the cross the names of nine victims: [i]M. Maasdam C. Keijzer J. Veldhoen A. Eriks B. Moekestorm J. Gouman J. van der Linden J. Prooi J. Barendregt[/i] The text on the plaque to the left of the main monument: [i]They did not return Second World War 1940 - 1945 P. de Kok 07-06-1919 – 05- 03 1941 Atlantic Ocean J.A. van Huuksloot 18-08-1916 – 27-02-1942 Java Sea J. van der Hoek 09-07-1921 – 09-03-1942 Bali Sea K. Vos 03-08-1918 – 15-01- 1943 Tavoy C. Booij 24-09-1917 – 12-03-1943 Birma[/i] The text on the plaque to the right of the main monument is dedicated to the victims that did not return from their mission in the Dutch East Indies during the years 1945 – 1950. All the way to the right there is a somewhat tilted plaque for a single Australian pilot of a shot down Spitfire that died and four victims of a crashed American Liberator. The somewhat worn text can be translated as follows: [i]Fallen for our freedom[/i] [i]Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire XVI SM473 No. 603 Squadron 17 March 1945 Warrant Officer Jack Dawson Green Australia[/i] [i]United States Air Force Liberator B24H 42-94941 446 Bomb Group. 705 Bomb Squadron 5 April 1945 Second Lieutenant Robert W. Lajoie Staff Sergeant Darell A. Waas Staff Sergeant Leo R. Coyle jr. Sergeant Raymond G. Theisen Unites States of America[/i] No one has greater love than this, to lay down his life for his friends. Joh.15 ‘ 13