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Blija Protestant Cemetery


(Picture by Wim Bastiaanse)

Location: Blija is located in the north of The Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. 

Blija is a located on the north coast of Friesland. Blija, a village in the commune of Ferwerderadeel, is 26 kilometres north of Leeuwarden and 3 kilometres south-west of Holwerd, on the main road between the two. The church with its surrounding churchyard is on the southern outskirts of the village. In the south-western corner is the grave of an unidentified British airman.

 


There is 1 war casualty buried at this site.

Unknown Sergeant   14 July 1942