Commemoration allied servicemen
on Monday 11th November
Citizens of Oegstgeest and others commemorate each year the allied servicemen who died in the Second World War and are buried at the 'Groene Kerkje'. At the same time, we also commemorate others who gave their life for our freedom and found a final resting place on this graveyard. This is done on 11th November , ‘remembrance day’, as this is the day for commemoration of British war casualties. It is always a sober ceremony, accompanied by a choir, a speaker and reading of the names. At the war graves, flowers are laid and we observe 2 minutes of silence. Afterwards, coffee will be served at "Willibrord's Erf", near the church. |
Everybody is welcome to attend this commemoration
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: From ‘For the Fallen’, by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) |