Conscript private Adrianus Johannes van der Velden

Conscript private Adrianus Johannes van der Velden was born on March 6, 1919, in Ginneken, North Brabant. He served in the Dekkingsdetachement Willemsdorp ( Covering Detachment Willemsdorp) as part of the 6th Infantry Regiment. On the morning of May 10, 1940, soldier van der Velden was likely part of the bridge guard. He encountered German paratroopers and was killed in action. His body ended up in the Hollandsche Diep from the Moerdijk Bridge. His body was recovered from the water only a year later. He was initially buried as an unknown soldier because his remains could no longer be identified. However, in 1999, through DNA analysis conducted by the Recovery and Identification Service of the Royal Netherlands Army, it was determined that the body was that of van der Velden¹.

Conscript private van der Velden is buried in the honorary row at Dubbeldam Cemetery in grave 24.

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