Holten Canadian War Cemetery

Holten Canadian War Cemetery
Country:	Netherlands
Location:	Holten
Coordinates:	52°17′58″N 06°25′46″E
Type:	Public
Owned by:	Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Number of gravesites:	1393
Website:	Holten Canadian War Cemetery

The Holten Canadian War Cemetery is a cemetery containing predominantly those killed in the last stages of the Second World War and is located in the Netherlands.

History

The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944. The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities their remains were brought together into this cemetery. Holten Canadian War Cemetery contains 1,393 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Location

The village of Holten is in the north east of the Netherlands approx 20 kms east of the town of Deventer. The cemetery address is:- Eekhoornweg 7451 Holten Netherlands and the GPS coordinates are N 52 17 58, E 06 25 46.

"We Rest Here"

Early photo of Holten Cemetery with wooden crosses

The following members of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals are buried here.

Headstone	Service Number	Rank and Name	Grave Location
	-	Lt AM Burslem	IX. C. 11.
	M37759	Sigmn CB Davidson	VII.B.12.
	M36230	Cpl GA Druhan	XII.A.14
	B31573	Cpl AR Edwards	VI.C.13.
	D26890	Sigmn JH Gaskin	VI.A.11.
	H38836	Cpl RL Harrison	XI.H.16.
	F26373	Cpl MJ Hughes	VIII.E.5.
	-	Lt EL Johnston	VIII. A. 14.
	W2073	Sigmn MT Low	V.F.11.
	A50101	Sigmn WS Metcalfe	VI.B.13
	B32020	Sigmn AH Randall	VI.E.4.
	G16571	Sigmn BR Rodgers	XI.G.5.
	F9585	Sigmn FE Rogers	VII.A.1.
	B113088	Sigmn FG Rundle	IX.F.4.
	-	Capt JA Symington	XI.C.15
	G53254	LCpl ER Taylor	VIII.A.10

See also

• Veterans Affairs Canada
• Holten Canadian War Cemetery