The Nieuwe Oosterbegraafplaats (New Eastern Cemetery) is a cemetery located on Kruislaan in the Watergraafsmeer district of Amsterdam-East. It covers an extensive area of 33 hectares and opened on May 1, 1894. Today, it is commonly referred to as De Nieuwe Ooster, primarily due to the construction of a crematorium in 1994, designed by R. van Liesveld. This cemetery replaced the (Old) Ooster Cemetery, which was established in 1866 and was located just outside the Muiderpoort.
There are over 324, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site, 46 of these are unidentified.
World War Two Identified Casualties:
United Kingdom 191, Canada 36, Australia 17, Poland 17, New Zealand 15, Netherlands 2. Total 278.
