The (translated) inscription on this stone: Here rest our dear parents Gijsbertha Westmeijer-Prijkel, born 24 February 1900, died 4 February 1945, and Petrus Westmeijer, born 18 January 1897, died 1 March 1948. On the pedestal is inscribed Rust in vrede (Rest in...
At the back of Wijk bij Duurstede cemetery is a section with old but reasonably well-maintained Jewish graves. Most graves are from the 19th century. Apparently in the 18th and 19th cemetery there was a large Jewish community in Wijk bij Duurstede, at least large...
On the cemetery of Wijk bij Duurstede, there are seven war graves that belong to British soldiers. The bodies of these seven soldiers were washed ashore near Wijk bij Duurstede after the battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden. Three of the soldiers are...
Rough translation of the inscription: Here rests my dear husband, father and grandfather Antonius Wennekes, born 8 October 1902, died 2 April 1979. And our dear mother and grandmother Cornelia Wennekes-Zumbrink, born 29 November 1904, died 13 October 2000. I found...
Lie gently, sweet little Chris. Born 4 November 1962, died 5 April 1966.
