Memorials and remembering

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Pretoria (South Africa)

Monument on the property of the Dutch embassy in Pretoria

On January 30 in 2010 I had the opportunity to visit the monument in Pretoria and laying flowers at the monument. There lives 3 sons from the Englandspiel agents in South Africa. Sons from Arie de Kruijff, Willem van der Wilden and Freek Rouwerd.

duim01 1. Prepairing. F from left to right: Jake, Adri, Arie and Tine. On background the Dutch ambassy. (Arie passed away October 4, 2011 in Johannerburg.) duim02 2. Full attention.
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Den Haag

'Englandspiel Monument' near the Scheveningse bosjes
Every May 4th in the afternoon at 3:30 there is a yearly ceremony.

Plaquette at the Binnenhof (location of government)

Monument on estate 'Clingendael'

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1. monument at the "Scheveningse bosjes" duim02
2. Located at "het Binnenhof" in cmmemoration of the passed agents.
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3. Located at estate "Clingendaal"


Driebergen

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A plaque in Beukenstein, from (06-08)1942 the headquarter of H.J.Giskes head of Ast IIIF. The original building is demolished and rebuild. duim01
Unveiling the plaque by Englandspiel agent H. Lauwers.


Remaining monuments and locations for commemoration from several agents

For Han Jordaan is a monument in Haaksbergen. Click hier to visit.

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Vlissingen
1. After the war a plaque was located at the school (HBS) with all names of killed persons from Vlissingen during the war.
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Vlissingen
2. Also Joseph Bukkens is commemorated.
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Vlissingen
3. The original vases are replaced after unveiling.
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Vlissingen
4. For each victim, a flower was placed.
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Vlissingen
5. Returned on the original location. Now not a school but an old people's home.
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Haaren
6. A plaque for commemoration for the agents Aat van der Giessen and Jan Jacob van Rietschoten
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Leiden
7. On March 9, 2012 Marien de Jonge, 100 years old, unveiled a plaque for his, since 1944, missing brother: Ernst de Jonge
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Foxhol
8. On this monument the names of 3 persons from the resistance in Foxhol are mentioned. Evert Radema is one of them. (Picture RTV Noord.)


   

Here commemoration from 2014 showed.

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