Netherlands Merchant Navy
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Kapiteinsjongen Tamin
Commemorated ati
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park war memorial
The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Â Panels 1-10 carry 198...
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Oranjehaven
A club for Dutchmen who had escaped their occupied country to join the Allied Forces. Â The Dutch Wikipedia has some information. Â The day of opening may be 2 rather than 6 (sources vary). Â The lite...
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Born as Lorenz Alma Tadema in Friesland, The Netherlands. Painter, famous for his depictions of classical themes. He settled in England in 1870 and was knighted in 1899. Died Kaiserhof Spa, Wiesbad...
Pieter Verbruggen
Gun-founder. Son of Jan Verbruggen. The picture shows the second machine built by the Verbruggens.
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
Politician, socialist-anarchist. Born Amsterdam. Began as a Lutheran preacher, lost his faith and then seems to have continued moving left-wards all his life. Born and died in the Netherlands.
Duke of Monmouth
Born James Scott (or Crofts or Fitzroy) at Rotterdam. Illegitimate son of King Charles II and Lucy Walter. He came to England in 1662 where he was created Duke of Monmouth. 1682 he had Monmouth Hou...
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