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5th Battalion Welsh Regt The Common Pontypridd RCT Wales - Taken by John Stansfield 20 May 2018
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5th Battalion Welsh Regt The Common Pontypridd RCT Wales - Taken by John Stansfield 22 May 2018
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5th Battalion Welsh Regt The Common Pontypridd RCT Wales - Taken by John Stansfield 22 May 2018
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Stone memorial in context - Taken by Rhiannon Seymour 15 Dec 2022
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Close up of plaque - Taken by Rhiannon Seymour 15 Dec 2022
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Back of memorial - Taken by Rhiannon Seymour 15 Dec 2022
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Memorial stone - Taken by Ffion Jones WMT 19 Feb 2023
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Memorial stone - Taken by Ffion Jones WMT 19 Feb 2023
Reference WMO/293677
Edit memorial name, location & address- Second World War (1939-1945)
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W/ At dawn on the 22nd October 1944 artillery pieces opened fire on the/ Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch heralding the attack by infantry and/ armour of the 53rd Welsh Division that was to defeat the German troops/ who had occupied the city since 1940./ the 5th Battalion the Welch Regiment formed part of the order of battle of the/ 53rd Welsh Division./ At the end of the battle/ The 53rd Welsh Division had lost 123 dead, 75 missing and 270 wounded./ 5th Welch had lost 11 dead, 66 missing and 50 wounded./ The city of 's-Hertogenbosch had lost 118 dead and 80 seriously wounded./ This stone commemorates those Welsh and Dutch lives lost during the/ liberation of 's-Hertogenbosch and the friendship that has since developed/ between the citizens of Wales and the Netherlands./ Voor de dappere burger van 's-Hertogenbosch,/ die jaren van sware onderdrukking heeft weerstann.
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