Urquhart House: The Attic at Zwarteweg 14, Arnhem

Urquhart House: The Attic at Zwarteweg 14, Arnhem

Zwarteweg 14 is an ordinary terraced house in the Lombok district of west Arnhem, a short walk from the old St Elisabeth's Hospital. A small piece of wood by the door, hand-painted with the words "Urquhart House," is the only sign that anything happened here. Most people walk straight past it. In September 1944 this house held the commander of the entire British 1st Airborne Division. The commander goes forward Major-General Roy Urquhart landed near Arnhem on 17 September with one task: take and hold the road bridge over the Neder Rijn. Almost at once his radios failed. He could…
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A New Memorial to Captain Lionel Queripel VC at Wolfheze

A New Memorial to Captain Lionel Queripel VC at Wolfheze

Captain Lionel Queripel VC stayed behind alone in a ditch near Wolfheze on the evening of 19 September 1944, covering his men's withdrawal with an automatic pistol and a few grenades. A new memorial to him was unveiled in May 2026 by the Friends of the 10th opposite the culvert near where he was last seen alive. Earlier that day his company had been advancing along a road towards Arnhem when continuous machine-gun fire split them on either side of the road. Queripel, 10th Parachute Battalion, crossed and recrossed under fire to reorganise his men. He carried a sergeant to…
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