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THE MONUMENT
Form and material
The war memorial in Nieuwlande (municipality of Hoogeveen) is a memorial stone made of black natural stone.

Text
The text on the memorial stone reads:

'IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
OUR FELLOW-VILLAGERS AND LIBERATORS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
LOST THEIR LIVES

W.O. II 1940-1945
BEREND BOERTIEN + 21-3-1945 NIEUWLANDE 18 JR.
BASTIAAN BOS + 15-8-1944 NIEUWLANDE 19 JR.
EVERT EGGE POST + 13-8-1944 NIEUWLANDE 18 JR.
JOHANNES POST + 16-7-1944 OVERVEEN 37 JR.
TEUNIS HOMME
DE VRIES + 22-4-1945 NEUENGAMME 22 JR.
JOHANNES WINKEL + 18-3-1945 LAHDE 20 JR.

ALLIED AIRCREW
+ 4-12-1943 KIKKERTSVELD
G.W. HEWITT 23 JR.
A.H. BALE
J.H.F. COCHRANE 29 JR.
R.V.D. SMITH 20 JR.
+ 29-9-1944 ZWINDERSCHE KANAALTJE
H. SMITH 20 JR.
P.W. FRY 25 JR.

DUTCH INDIES
HENDRIK GUICHELAAR + 27-8-1947 CHERIBON 21 JR.

THE POPULATION OF NIEUWLANDE
8-4-1995."

The text on the pedestal of the memorial stone reads:

'PLACED FOLLOWING 175 YEARS OF NIEUWLANDE 1816-1991.'
Source: (visit link)

Date of Dedication: 04/04/1995 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: 24/7 Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Brugstraat Nieuwlande, Drenthe, The Netherlands 7918 AJ Commemoration: Civilian victims, Resistance Netherlands, Allied soldiers, Military personnel serving the Dutch Kingdom after 1945. Access times: Not listed

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