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Impressed by our running a blog pal 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 search out the graves of a few of the individuals talked about on the memorial statue in Herning. No person appears to know something about them regardless that they’ve fallen due to WWII. Henry has promised to completely analysis every of them and create a weblog put up.
A memorial park in Herning, our city, is devoted to our fallen freedom fighters.
Hoping to search 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 search out. He has a international title, and as he’s a so-called Brigade Soldier, he will need to have escaped to Sweden, the place our Danish Brigade was shaped and educated to be prepared to assist get the German occupiers overseas.
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 People even introduced his physique as much as his dad and mom in Herning. Disgrace on the ignorant individuals who demolished his headstone.
Assing Churchyard very near our dwelling
Assing Church
Wagner W Paulsen was a Danish Canadian who lived within the space of this Aulum Church. I’m trying ahead to listen to extra about him.
Bording Churchyard
In Bording, we practically 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.
Sunds Churchyard
Right here at Sund’s Churchyard, we discovered essentially the most spectacular memorial stone for Hakon Petersen Bonding
Aulum Churchyard
The Church within the background
Tragically, Hakan Petersen Bonding died in the future earlier than the Danish Liberation night, 4 Might.
