Netherlands Headstone photos for reference Netherlands Field of Honour Mill Hill,London

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Another excellent thread Clive well done
You must do some miles in a week finding these cemeterys

Regards Michael.

 

Remembrance Day - Nationale Dodenherdenking at 7.30 for 8 pm, not only in the Netherlands but also in the UK. Every year, on 4 May, a commemorative service is held at the Dutch Field of Honour, Mill Hill Cemetery. Millspit Lane, entrance opposite Wise Lane, London NW7.
Programme as follows: 6.45pm: gates open, 7pm: coffee and cake served in chapel; 7.15pm: Arrival Netherlands Ambassador 7.35pm: word of welcome; 7.45: Silent Procession to Field of Honour; 7.55 pm: beginning of open air service; end of service approximately 8.20 pm. Wreaths are habitually laid by representatives of a number of Dutch Organisations in the UK, including veterans, Dutch clubs, and Dutch school children.
Transport: London Underground to Mill Hill East, then on foot along a secluded road, or First Capital Connect (used to be ‘Thameslink’) to Mill Hill Broadway, then on foot along busier streets. Car: Take the A1, at Mill Hill Circus those driving north from central London do a U-turn and proceed 50 yards - turn left just before the Esso garage (Daws Lane, B1416). Continue to the T-junction, turn right into Wise Lane; the cemetery is at the end of this lane. Please follow instructions for parking.
More information can be obtained from the Assistant Military Attaché at the Royal Netherlands Embassy, 38 Hyde Park Gate, London SW7 5DP, 020 - 7590 3200 www.netherlands-embassy.org.uk. Once every five years, Memorial Day is followed by celebrations on Liberation Day (May 5), when the Dutch remember and celebrate their liberation from occupying powers.
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Hi Clive,

Those celebrations are every year on the 5th of May but it is not an
official day off for the Dutch.

Regards

Ron