MAASDRIEL (VELD-DRIEL) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD
Gelderland
The Netherlands
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.76988, Longitude: 5.30471
Location Information
Veld-Driel, a village in the commune of Maasdriel, is 12 kilometres north of 's-Hertogenbosch, and 1 kilometre east of the main road from that town to Utrecht. The Roman Catholic churchyard is in the centre of the village, and the one British grave is in the north-western part.
Burial Details
EX/3107 Lance Corporal Patrick Kenneth Pearce, No. 41 R. M. Commando, Royal Marines, died 22nd March 1945, aged 27. Son of Thomas and Louisa Mary Pearce, of Ryde, Isle of Wight. His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Beautiful Garden We Shall Meet By And By. Mum, Brothers And Sisters"
Veld-Driel, a village in the commune of Maasdriel, is 12 kilometres north of 's-Hertogenbosch, and 1 kilometre east of the main road from that town to Utrecht. The Roman Catholic churchyard is in the centre of the village, and the one British grave is in the north-western part.
Burial Details
EX/3107 Lance Corporal Patrick Kenneth Pearce, No. 41 R. M. Commando, Royal Marines, died 22nd March 1945, aged 27. Son of Thomas and Louisa Mary Pearce, of Ryde, Isle of Wight. His headstone bears the inscription "In God's Beautiful Garden We Shall Meet By And By. Mum, Brothers And Sisters"
