Faces at graves of Canadian soldiers

The Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek has 2,618 servicemen buried who died during World War II, particularly during the Rhineland Offensive in the spring of 1945. Most of the fallen are from Canada, but soldiers from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other Allied countries also rest here. It is the largest field of honor of the British Commonwealth in the Netherlands. The names of 1012 missing soldiers can also be found here.

The Faces to Graves foundation has been working since 2015 to give faces to the fallen and record their life stories. These can be found by name in the digital monument on the Faces to Graves website: www.facestograves.nl. There are now nearly 2,000 stories and photographs.
Over time, the foundation has built an enormous network among veterans' organizations and relatives of the fallen, especially in Canada. Still very regularly it receives new photos and information. Conversely, Faces to Graves has become a source of questions for generations of relatives.

From Saturday, April 26 through Sunday, May 18, the Canadian War Cemetery will host the photo exhibition "The Faces of Groesbeek. At a large part of the graves there will be portraits of the fallen soldiers resting there. The cemetery is located on the Zevenheuvelenweg in Groesbeek.

Photo: Portraits at the graves at the Canadian War Cemetery. Photo: Eveline van Elk