Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Share Posted 9 October , 2007 On 22-09-1914 the cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy were torpedoed and sunk by the submarine E9 near Hook of Holland. In total 1459 officers and sailors did not survive this disaster. A number of them washed ashore on the Dutch coast. These were buried in cemetery Beukenhage in 's- Gravenzande. This is located just above Hook of Holland. Yesterday I visited this cemetery and I took some pictures which I want to share. Regards, Sir Cliff Plaque in Dutch and English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Monument to the unknown Detail of the monument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Known to be buried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Gravestones but names hardly to be read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 14 stones in a row plus the one for serjeant Farmer which is located to the left of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 My last picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 9 October , 2007 Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Thanks, Sir Cliff, for sharing your photos. Are the inscriptions that don't show up on your pic eroded and illegible, or is it just that the contrast is poor and they don't photograph well? The memorial to 97 Unknowns evidently marks a collective grave used for British naval/merchant/fishing fleet casualties washed ashore there throughout the War. The same tidal currents presumably also brought in German casualties — is there a corresponding memorial for them? Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cliff Posted 9 October , 2007 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Mick, The stones are indeed so eroded that the names are hardly readable. Only the one of serjeant Farmer is a more recent one and easy to photograph. Overall the maintenance is not up to the standards that we know from the cemeteries in Belgium and France. You can see that the grass is not regularly mown. As to a monument for German sailors that may have washed ashore I am not aware that such a monument in the Netherlands exists. Best regards, Sir Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastermindmichel Posted 9 October , 2007 Share Posted 9 October , 2007 Thank you very much for sharing these, Sir Cliff. Pity these stones are not looked after properly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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