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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"

Images in gallery below © Johan Pauwels

Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard
Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard
Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard
Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard
Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard
Maasdriel (Veld-Driel) Roman Catholic Churchyard

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The casualty numbers for each cemetery are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the numbers quoted.
(The G. P. S. Coordinates are also taken from the C. W. G. C. site)


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