Plaque

Oranjehaven

Inscription

Oranjehaven
This building served as a club endowed in 1942 by Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands for Dutchmen having escaped from their occupied country to join the Allied Forces.

Site: Oranjehaven (1 memorial)

W2, Hyde Park Place, 23

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Oranjehaven

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Oranjehaven

A club for Dutchmen who had escaped their occupied country to join the Allied...

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Oranjehaven

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Queen Wilhelmina

Queen (in her own right) of the Netherlands 1890 - 1948, the longest reign of...

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