Good afternoon all. I was wondering if any of our Dutch friends can tell me if there have been further names added to the Addenda panel on the above memorial. When myself and Tom were there last we photographed each panel but I cannot find a picture showing the name of Richard L Robinson RASC who was added to the latest ROH. The last name I can see on that panel (it being the last one) is a Private Rodgers of a Canadian Infantry Unit. Robinson is shown on CWGC as being on the addenda panel, so I am presuming he has been added afterwards (unless I was looking on the wrong panel!!). If he has been added could I ask, ever so nicely, for a photograph of his name. Regards Andy
Not that I know off Andy, Anthony Cotterell name is also still on it, I wonder if they do something every 10 years or so.
I'm not sure Phillip - I do know that they have added a few names at Brookwood since my last visit last year!! If anyone is going past Groesbeek, could you have a look for me/us? Thanks in anticipation Andy
Hallo Andy,i am from Nijmegen and i do that for you. Send me al the information that you want to know,and i do some research. I do a lot searching with the metaldetector and have done a couple of Battletours(Normandy,101st and al American tour ,also the Bulge Arnhem and have nice wwII stuff. So if you ever want to come to Nijmegen your welkom
Ronnie Thanks for the offer - All I need is the Addenda Panel on the Memorial to be checked to see if any names have been added. The last name on the pictures I took was of a Canadian casualty, but I could not see the name of Richard L Robinson RASC on there, who according to CWGC is commemorated on that panel. He may have been added recently or I missed him somehow. If any names have been added, could I have some pictures please. Regards Andy
Just bumping this up to see if anyone has passed this cemetery and had a look on the panel in question! Andy
Just thought I would post a bit of an update on Driver Robinson who does not appear on the memorial - having emailed CWGC asking why he wasn't on there they sent me the following (all phrased by me!): Basically Robinson was initially commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial (?!) and in 2002 CWGC were contacted by a Dutch researcher who pointed out that this was wrong, CWGC verified this with Service Authorities and it was decided to change his place of commemoration to Groesbeek - their computer and website were updated accordingly. Arrangements commenced to have his name engraved, the request was processed but the work was not carried out (so they are grateful I sent them a message). Anyhoo the matter has now been passed to their Technical Services Dept to look into with a view to completing the work as originally intended. I will get a further email when there is further news. So in brief it has been in the pipeline for 12 years but got lost somewhere .... but will be put right soon I hope
