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Impressed by our running a blog buddy GP Cox, who dedicates his weblog to honour those that fought within the Pacific throughout WWII, my husband Henry and I took a spherical journey to 4 church buildings to seek out the graves of a number of the individuals talked about on the memorial statue in Herning. No person appears to know something about them despite the fact that they’ve fallen due to WWII. Henry has promised to totally analysis every of them and create a weblog publish.
Hoping to seek out the graves, we took some flowers from our backyard to place at every grave. This primary one in Assing was not so arduous to seek out. He has a international title, and as he’s a so-called Brigade Soldier, he should have escaped to Sweden, the place our Danish Brigade was shaped and educated to be prepared to assist get the German occupiers in another country.
The spherical image in copper is an indication that this grave is protected. Sadly, there was a grave in Herning for a Danish soldier in an Allied mission who misplaced his life on D-Day in Normandy whose headstone bought demolished earlier than the rule of safety the WWII graves got here alongside. The Individuals even introduced his physique as much as his mother and father in Herning. Disgrace on the ignorant individuals who demolished his headstone.
Wagner W Paulsen was a Danish Canadian who lived within the space of this Aulum Church. I’m wanting ahead to listen to extra about him.
In Bording, we almost gave up our seek for Egon Foldager’s Memorial plate. He was misplaced on the ocean throughout WWII as a consequence of his ship being torpedoed by the Germans. We discovered it behind a wall, along with different deserted gravestones.
Right here at Sund’s Churchyard, we discovered essentially the most spectacular memorial stone for Hakon Petersen Bonding
Tragically, Hakan Petersen Bonding died in the future earlier than the Danish Liberation night, 4 Could.
