The lone RCAF grave in Ruurlo General Cemetery

The Weustenenk-Nieuwenhuis family, along with Bloemendaal's make visits to cemetery over the years, placing flowers on the grave of Uncle Clarence and take photos which were then sent to my Grandparents. Mr. Weustenenk also had a son who died in 1940 and is buried within 20 yards of Clarence's grave. The Soderstrom family is very grateful that the residence of Ruurlo maintain, and place flowers by the headstone.

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The inscription

PILOT OFFICER

C.V. SODERSTROM

AIR GUNNER

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

17TH JUNE 1944 AGE 21

THROUGH JOYS AND SORROWS

SMILES AND TEARS.

HIS MEMORY WILL BE

EVER CHERISHED.

Photo taken in June 2003, 59th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion (6 June 1944), and the crash of Halifax LK-801.

Courtesy- Henk Welting