Kilburn45 Posted 25 August , 2019 Share Posted 25 August , 2019 Hello all, I'm a CWGC intern working at Tyne Cot til November. From speaking to many Dutch and Belgian folk i keep hearing 'rumours' and stories of Dutch soldiers being buried at the site and remembered on the memorial wall after fighting and falling for a commonwealth army. However, no one seems to know their names or where they are located. Does anyone have an ideas or knowledge on this or an opinion on whether this could be true? I already know where the Belgian, Czech and 'Japanese' soldiers are in the cemetery but we get so many visitors from the Netherlands that it would be great to be able to tell them a story about their countrymen. Thanks for any help I get, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire22 Posted 26 August , 2019 Share Posted 26 August , 2019 Joe, Welcome to the Forum none that i’m aware of, no doubt you have had a look at the CWGC database. I know the Japanese Soldier but then again, he wasn’t a Japanese Soldier, he may have been born in Japan and was actually serving in the British and Empire forces at the time of his death. There are many cases like that of men being born in a country but never served in that country’s armed forces Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorre Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 (Nederlander) PRIVATE HENRY JOHN DE VOOGD Service Number: 1643 Regiment & Unit/Ship Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 51st Bn. Date of Death Died 12 October 1917 Age 34 years old Buried or commemorated at TYNE COT CEMETERY XXXV. G. 18. Belgium Country of ServiceAustralian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 1 hour ago, Lorre said: (Nederlander) PRIVATE HENRY JOHN DE VOOGD Service Number: 1643 Regiment & Unit/Ship Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 51st Bn. Date of Death Died 12 October 1917 Age 34 years old Buried or commemorated at TYNE COT CEMETERY XXXV. G. 18. Belgium Country of ServiceAustralian He is not Dutch. He was born in Eaglehawk, Victoria, where his parents lived as well and his nationality was "British" according to his service files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorre Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 Private Henry John de Voogd, son of a Dutch immigrant, served in the 51st Battalion A.I.F., part of the 13th Australian Brigade of the 4th Australian Division. On 12 October 1917 the men of the 4th Australian Division went into action south of Passchendaele to protect the right flank of the 3rd Australian Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 1 hour ago, Lorre said: Private Henry John de Voogd, son of a Dutch immigrant, served in the 51st Battalion A.I.F., part of the 13th Australian Brigade of the 4th Australian Division. On 12 October 1917 the men of the 4th Australian Division went into action south of Passchendaele to protect the right flank of the 3rd Australian Division. His parents may have been Dutch, but he was born in Australia and had the British nationality, so he was not a foreign national. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorre Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 He still got dutch blood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knittinganddeath Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 I guess the OP is probably long-gone, but it is possible to find some people with Dutch connections on the CWGC site if you use the "Further Information" field and input e.g. "Amsterdam" or "Rotterdam." In this way you can find people who were born in that city and also next-of-kin who had addresses in that city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorre Posted 3 July , 2022 Share Posted 3 July , 2022 3 minutes ago, knittinganddeath said: I guess the OP is probably long-gone, but it is possible to find some people with Dutch connections on the CWGC site if you use the "Further Information" field and input e.g. "Amsterdam" or "Rotterdam." In this way you can find people who were born in that city and also next-of-kin who had addresses in that city. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le ulhan Posted 5 July , 2022 Share Posted 5 July , 2022 Vous parlez de celui ci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 5 July , 2022 Share Posted 5 July , 2022 On 26/08/2019 at 04:58, Cheshire22 said: I know the Japanese Soldier but then again, he wasn’t a Japanese Soldier, he may have been born in Japan and was actually serving in the British and Empire forces at the time of his death. There are many cases like that of men being born in a country but never served in that country’s armed forces Jamie https://greatwar100reads.wordpress.com/2020/09/21/monday-monuments-and-memorials-arthur-conway-young-tyne-cot-cemetery-zonnebeke-belgium/ Born in Japan, to British parents. Percy Temple Bent is the same, except he is commemorated at Thiepval. I had heard Japanese soldiers were buried in France. I think Japanese sailors were buried in Malta, given their presence in the Mediterranean during WW1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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