Hi gang i hope someone can help me out on this plaque in the graveyard. i have never seen it before and its in dutch!
me dutch is a bit rusty! 2 words i know are vaderland{homeland} and overleden{deceased} and the date of death! the rest mends nothing too me? also would like to know if he died in his homeland why is his plaque here?

thanks peeps T.C.

What area is it? I will ask on the walks if you cant come with?

quarry side outer wall!

HOseman to the rescue. Spent half of my teenage years in Holland!

DIED IN SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY
BORN IN ROTTERDAM 31st MARCH
DIED IN BIRKENHEAD SOUTH
25th AUGUST 1940

deceased in service,to his homeland

TC, what year did the plaque say he was born?

Thankyou our hozzy one that's fantastic nice one! now i need to know why he was in birkenhead ?

31 st maart{march} year? dont think it said one mate

it reads something like, Died in service/duty of his/her homeland.
born in amsterdam in .... then died in birkenhead

V. Interesting! Dont know me directìons though. John laird area?- that would be c of e area? Walk is on 8 may.

ITS AT THE END OF KIDDYS CORNER! BY THE MOUND

I have checked my records of deaths in Birkenhead relating to air raids and he isnt mentioned!

wound why

He's mentioned here.http://www.prinsesirenebrigade.nl/gedenksteen_Mill-Hill.htm

not working for me bud! you got a clicky mate ?

sorry no, copy and paste.

Works for me, try this

The heading of that page translates.......

Names of 184 persons included in the memorial of the Australian field of honour at Mill hill in the district cemetery, Paddington London.

thanks gang!

The heading of that page translates.......

Names of 184 persons included in the memorial of the Australian field of honour at Mill hill in the district cemetery, Paddington London.

That is not Australian Field Of Honour it is Netherlands field of honour.

How strange, it does now say Netherlands, yet when i first seen it, Australian was the only word i understood before translation. I thought they were maybe dutch migrants.