18 september 2026, 15:00, Airborne Herdenking Arnhem-West
Website of the Annual Airborne Commemoration in Arnhem-West
Les was a member of HQ Company of the 3rd Parachute Battalion and was wounded on the Onderlangs in Arnhem on the 19th September 1944 and taken prisoner when wounded. He was 99 years old.
Our thoughts are with his familie and may he Rest In Peace
The war memorial “Remember September 1944” on Nassau square in Arnhem (Lombok) has been provided with a so-called QR code. The sign with a special digital code is attached to the fence at the front of the famous monument. Using a telephone, the QR code can be scanned to contact the website of the Airborne Commemoration Arnhem-West, where extensive information can be found about the monument and the annual Airborne commemoration in September. A lot of information can also be found about the events in the Lombok district and the area around Utrechtseweg during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
Each year on the Friday afternoon of the Airborne weekend, a commemoration takes place at the monument “Remember September 1944”, in memory of the fallen British soldiers and the Arnhem civilian victims in the district. This commemoration is an initiative of the Committee Airborne Commemoration Arnhem-West.
This year, due to COVID-19, the Airborne commemoration at Nassauplein was held in a very small circle.
Below the video registration by RTV Arnhem
An impression