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{{Short description|War cemetery in Indonesia}}
{{Short description|Dutch war cemetery in Surabaya, Indonesia}}
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'''Kembang Kuning Memorial Cemetery''' ({{lang-nl|Ereveld Kembang Kuning}}; {{lang-id|Makam Kehormatan Kembang Kuning}}) is a Dutch [[War grave|war cemetery]] in [[Surabaya]], [[East Java]] in [[Indonesia]].
'''Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning''' ({{lang-id|Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Kembang Kuning}}), also '''Dutch Field of Honor Kembang Kuning''' ({{lang-nl|Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning}}), is a [[War grave|war cemetery]] in [[Surabaya]], [[East Java]] in [[Indonesia]].


More than five thousand victims of the [[Pacific War]] and the [[Indonesian National Revolution|Indonesian War of Independence]] are buried in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/monumenten/surabaya-ereveld-kembang-kuning|title=Surabaya, Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning|website=Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl|publisher=Netherlands War Graves Foundation|language=nl|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> This includes both civilians and servicemen of the former [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army]] ({{lang-nl|Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger}}, KNIL) and the {{lang|nl|[[Mariniersbrigade]]}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hornman|first=Wim|date=|title=De geschiedenis van de Mariniersbrigade|language=nl|location=[[Amsterdam]]|publisher=Omega Boek|isbn=9789060575239}}</ref> A monument to naval officer [[Karel Doorman]] is located in the middle of the cemetery. This monument commemorates the [[Battle of the Java Sea]] on 27 February 1942, in which 918 Dutch sailors were killed. The names of the 915 [[Missing in action|missing]] are on fifteen bronze plates on the back of the monument. Only three casualties of the Battle of the Java Sea actually rest at the Karel Doormanhof section on Kembang Kuning.
More than five thousand victims of the [[Pacific War]] and the [[Indonesian National Revolution|Indonesian War of Independence]] are buried in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/monumenten/surabaya-ereveld-kembang-kuning|title=Surabaya, Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning|website=Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl|publisher=Netherlands War Graves Foundation|language=nl|access-date=17 June 2024}}</ref> This includes both civilians and servicemen of the former [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army]] ({{lang-nl|Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger}}, KNIL) and the {{lang|nl|[[Mariniersbrigade]]}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hornman|first=Wim|date=|title=De geschiedenis van de Mariniersbrigade|language=nl|location=[[Amsterdam]]|publisher=Omega Boek|isbn=9789060575239}}</ref> A monument to naval officer [[Karel Doorman]] is located in the middle of the cemetery. This monument commemorates the [[Battle of the Java Sea]] on 27 February 1942, in which 918 Dutch sailors were killed. The names of the 915 [[Missing in action|missing]] are on fifteen bronze plates on the back of the monument. Only three casualties of the Battle of the Java Sea actually rest at the Karel Doormanhof section on Kembang Kuning.
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Ereveld Kembang Kuning}}
{{commons category|Ereveld Kembang Kuning}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/begraafplaatsen/nederlands-ereveld-kembang-kuning-te-surabaya Kembang Kuning Memorial Cemetery] on the website of the [[Netherlands War Graves Foundation]] (OGS)
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/begraafplaatsen/nederlands-ereveld-kembang-kuning-te-surabaya Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning] on the website of the [[Netherlands War Graves Foundation]] (OGS)
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419013740/http://ogs.nl:80/docs/222030_Kembang%20Kuning.pdf OGS leaflet about Kembang Kuning Memorial Cemetery]
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419013740/http://ogs.nl:80/docs/222030_Kembang%20Kuning.pdf OGS leaflet about Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning]
* {{in lang|en}} [https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/ogs_brochure_zo_azie_eng?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ OGS brochure about Dutch war graves in Southeast Asia]
* {{in lang|en}} [https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/ogs_brochure_zo_azie_eng?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ OGS brochure about Dutch war graves in Southeast Asia]


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[[Category:Cemeteries in Java]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Java]]
[[Category:Military monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Military monuments and memorials]]

Latest revision as of 04:41, 20 August 2024

Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning
Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning
Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Kembang Kuning
Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning
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Standort
Surabaya, East Java
LandIndonesien
Coordinates7°17′08″S 112°43′27″E / 7.285509°S 112.724236°E / -7.285509; 112.724236
TypWar cemetery
Owned byNetherlands War Graves Foundation
No. of gravesOver 5,000

Dutch War Cemetery Kembang Kuning (Indonesian: Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Kembang Kuning), also Dutch Field of Honor Kembang Kuning (Dutch: Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning), is a war cemetery in Surabaya, East Java in Indonesia.

More than five thousand victims of the Pacific War and the Indonesian War of Independence are buried in the cemetery.[1] This includes both civilians and servicemen of the former Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger, KNIL) and the Mariniersbrigade.[2] A monument to naval officer Karel Doorman is located in the middle of the cemetery. This monument commemorates the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, in which 918 Dutch sailors were killed. The names of the 915 missing are on fifteen bronze plates on the back of the monument. Only three casualties of the Battle of the Java Sea actually rest at the Karel Doormanhof section on Kembang Kuning.

Notable burials

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  • R.W. Berghuis (1926–1948)[3]
  • J.M.L.I. Chömpff (1904–1942)[4]
  • S.A. Dikstaal (1901–1942)[5]
  • Francken sisters (1930/1932–1945)[6][7]
  • H.H.M. Fuhri (1915–1942)[8]
  • B.H. Hagendijk (1920–1942)[9]
  • C.H. Kranenburg (1917–1947)[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Surabaya, Nederlands Ereveld Kembang Kuning". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hornman, Wim. De geschiedenis van de Mariniersbrigade (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Omega Boek. ISBN 9789060575239.
  3. ^ "Roelf Willem Berghuis". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Jan Marie Lodewijk Ignatius Chömpff". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Simon Arnoldus Dikstaal". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Wilhelmina Jacoba Louise Francken". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Johanna Laurina Maria Francken". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Hans Herbert Moritz Fuhri". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Bastiaan Huibregt Hagendijk". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Carel Hendrik Kranenburg". Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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