Keith Allan
@HCKeithAllanDeputy British Ambassador to The Netherlands. Most recently in Ukraine. Previous postings include Russia, USA, Mauritius. Proud Scot. History enthusiast.
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In 2001 the Monument of Tolerance was erected in memory of over 800 soldiers of 11 different nationalities who were killed in the #Leudal region during the Second World War. I was pleased to join the 24th remembrance ceremony. Thank you Ria Schmieder & colleagues @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Pleased to join the New Zealand Ambassador @gordon_susannah to pay our respects to the five New Zealand and British Lancaster aircrew who lost their lives in the #Heythuisen area in 1944. Two survived. We will remember them. @ukinnl @RoyalAirForce @NZDefenceForce 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇳🇿
We gathered at Westduin cemetery in The Hague this morning for the annual #RemembranceSunday service, this year organised by the Embassy of India. We also paid our respects to those members of the Dutch resistance who are remembered here. @ukinnl @CWGC @IndinNederlands 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇮🇳
The Royal Air Force Association in partnership with Gemeente Amsterdam has been organising an annual #RemembranceDay service at De Nieuwe Ooster cemetery in Amsterdam since 1972. Today we remember the British & Allied air crew who gave so much for our freedom @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Honoured to join Mayor van Mastrigt and the community on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of #Middelburg by British & Allied forces. We heard witness testimonies and remembered those who endured so much before liberation. @provzeeland @Gem_Middelburg @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇳🇱
A wonderful weekend of 80th anniversary commemorations of the liberation of ‘s-Hertogenbosch by the 53rd Welsh Infantry Division ended at #Uden war cemetery where 103 of the 146 who died liberating the city rest. We will remember them @CWGC @ogsnl @TheRoyalWelsh @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🏴 🇳🇱
More photos of the new #RiflemanKhan bronze statue at the Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland @bmzeeland - Khan saved his handler Corporal Muldoon of the Scottish #Cameronians during the Battle of the Scheldt. Khan was awarded the Dickin medal for bravery. @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🏴
Pleased to join Mayor Depla & the Polish Ambassador as NAC Breda played RKC Waalwijk in a football match in honour of General Maczek & the Polish 1st Armoured Division who liberated #Breda 80 years ago. A wonderful evening and NAC Breda won 4-1! @NACnl @Brabant @breda 🇬🇧 🇵🇱 🇳🇱
Honoured to be in #Zeeland for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Scheldt & liberation of #Walcheren - lovely to see the Provost of South Lanarkshire & representatives from Scottish regiments & a beautiful new monument of #RiflemanKhan at the excellent @bmzeeland 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇨🇦
A beautiful commemoration concert in Udenhout in honour of the British & Canadian soldiers who were killed in #Udenhout & #Biezenmortel while liberating the area 80 years ago. We will remember them. @ukinnl @gemeentetilburg @GemeenteNB 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 🇨🇦
Great evening at the World Tulip 🌷 Summit Awards in The Hague. In addition to cut flowers, 300 million tulip bulbs are exported from the Netherlands to the UK each year. Congratulations to UK winners Hampton Court Palace & Tulley’s Tulip Festival. @HRP_palaces @ukinnl 🇳🇱 🇬🇧
Honoured to join family members & local community to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of #Overloon and #Venray. One of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, there are 692 Commonwealth burials at Venray & 280 at Overloon @CWGC @ukinnl @Gemeente_Venray 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
On Friday evening in #Amersfoort we made a silent march from Kamp Amersfoort to the railway station following the steps taken by 1,438 Jews and other prisoners on 11 October 1944. All were sent to concentration camps in Germany, only 18% survived @Kamp_Amersfoort @ukinnl
Honoured to attend the 80th anniversary commemoration of the 7th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment who fought near #Driel on the banks of the Lower Rhine between 23 September & 4 October 1944. 42 died & are remembered here. @rbx_pwrr @ukinnl #HampshireTigers 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Great business and government dialogue at the annual ONE cyber security conference in The Hague. Strong UK presence discussing challenges and resilience with our Dutch partners. @NCSC @OneConferenceNL @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
The municipality of #Oldebroek has supported a project to create 12 memorials commemorating air crews who were lost in this area during the Second World War. Thank you Mayor @TanjaHaseloop for her work to remember, also as chair of @Wageningen45 - @gem_Oldebroek @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Among those buried at #Oldebroek general cemetery is Wing Commander Alan Michael ‘Sticky’ Murphy DSO DFC, who died on 2 December 1944. An officer who ‘invariably displayed great courage’, his Mosquito was shot down near #Wezep - @RoyalAirForce @RAFAssociation @CWGC @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Pleased to join Mayor Haseloop-Amsing to pay our respects to those British & Allied air crews who died in this area during the Second World War and now rest at #Oldebroek general cemetery. We will remember them. @CWGC @gem_Oldebroek @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
An honour to join Mayor Schaap & the community of #Oosterbeek for the Silent March from the Oude Kerk to the river, retracing the steps taken by Airborne forces left in the area after the Battle of Arnhem. A moving, lovely end to a wonderful week of commemorations @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Such an honour to attend the Airborne Memorial Service at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Arnhem veteran Geoff Roberts & the family of the Angel of Arnhem, Kate ter Horst. 80 years ago, never forgotten. @ukinnl 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
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