The excuse to go :


Second World War Soldier to be re-interred

27 September 2012

A re-interment ceremony will be held at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands on Wednesday October 3rd for Private Lewis Curtis of the 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment.

Private Curtis, who came from Liskeard in Cornwall, was killed on October 2nd 1944 in an artillery barrage in the aftermath of Operation Market Garden.

His body was found in 2003 at de Laar Farm to the south of Arnhem. He was identified in 2008 by the Dutch Army Recovery Team using dental records.

The re-interment service will begin at 10 am and it will be attended by his niece and nephew and their families. Private Curtis will be accorded full military honours by The Honour Guard of The 5th Battalion The Rifles. The Royal Netherlands Army National Reserve Band will provide the music.












Wreathes to be laid, I really need one of these..


The new stone prepared for this young man:














Children laying flowers on the new gravesite:
[/url]

   

Of course, our boys went everywhere, here are a few of them.


Mostly Airmen..

   

But a few CANLOAN Officers were fighting with the British 1st Airborne as well:

I put the flag next to these two:







And a poppy for this man:

   

This is the Airborne Memorial, not far from the Cemetery:








And a small statue in front of it:


This is the Hartenstein Hotel, used as Divisional HQ during Market Garden.




It is now a museum, it has one of the best exhibits I have ever seen.

'The Airborne experience'.. in the basement.

If you ever get the chance, go and see it.



Last thing to do, a drive over the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem.

   

Thanks Martin!

Always awesome of you to share these pictures with us.

   

Thank you Strutzie !


Here is a very good write up of the 23rd Company of Royal Canadian Engineers,

who helped evacuate the men of British 1st across the Rhine:


Our Storm Boat Kings.


http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/RepStorm.htm



The official Roll of Honour for all Canadians who died during Market Garden
stands at 60.

http://www.marketgarden.com/database/roll1/index2.php

   

Thanks for sharing the pics.

   

Great shots! Haven't been there since '86, I think it's getting to be time for a return.

   

   

Awesome shots! Thanks Martin!

   

Was there in 2008. Didn't make it out to the Hartenstien but found a little museum just under the approaches to the bridge. There was also a little old guy there who gave us his first hand experience of being in Arnhem as a 10 year old kid, watching the airborne troops land, very moving.

   

My aunt and uncle took my cousin and I to several memorials across Holland and France in 1977. Both of us were too young, at 10 yrs of age, to appreciate the fact that we stood on holy ground sanctified by the blood of the fallen.