Burials of Latvian legionnaires and those who fell in the War of Independence
Memorial site
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Located in the Cesvaine Ķinderu cemetery.
A granite memorial stone to Latvian legionnaires, unveiled in June 1997 at the fraternal cemetery, can be viewed, and individual burials of those who fell in the War of Independence can be found and viewed.
An information board with a diagram of the memorials and burial places of the fallen has been installed at the cemetery:
1. Cemetery of Latvian legionnaires 1943-1945.
2. Jēkabs Markovs 08.02.1883-08.08.1917. Rifleman of the 8th Valmiera Latvian Regiment
3. Arvīds Alberts Strads, commander of the “Green” partisans, 22.09.1894.-05.04.1919. First Lieutenant
4. Harijas Lezons 18.03.1914.-19.01.2003. Captain
5. Jānis Purēns 15.11.1887 - 18.11.1918. Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War Order.
Used sources and references:
http://www.cesvaine.lv/turisms/apskates-objekti/browse/1/backPid/497/article/kinderu-kapseta.html
Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
