The Dutch tradition of laying flowers on all the individual graves in a cemetery began very soon after the war. The photograph here, taken at the Arnhem-Oosterbeek cemetery, was probably taken in 1946 or 1947. In 1947, The Times recorded that ‘on one day recently […] over 30,000 Dutch people visited the graves of the … Continue reading Laying Flowers on the Graves
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Arnhem-Oosterbeek Cemetery
Further to yesterday's post about Colonel Stott and possible photographs of him at work, the second photograph, also in the Gelders Archief, shows Stott in the very early days of the ARNHEM-OOSTERBEEK CEMETERY. He is deep in conference with Captain J T Long, of 37 Graves Registration Unit. This cemetery was developed with the full cooperation … Continue reading Arnhem-Oosterbeek Cemetery
Colonel Stott at the Arnhem Commemorations, 1945
Colonel Stott, the Commanding Officer of the Army Graves Service in Western Europe was arguably the most influential figure of all in the British programme of care for the military dead after the Second World. Amongst his other achievements, it was he who chose the sites for the cemeteries and carried out the negotiations with … Continue reading Colonel Stott at the Arnhem Commemorations, 1945
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