Reserve Second Lieutenant Jan Pieter Boots

Reserve Lieutenant Jan Pieter Boots was born on September 4, 1912, in Tilburg and served in the PAG - II-2 R.W. (Anti-Tank Artillery 2nd Company 2nd Bicycle Infantry Regiment). On May 13, 1940, the Lieutenant was involved in the defense of the Vriesebrug. The PAG was positioned next to the cantonment hospital alongside the 7-Veld gun of Wachtmeester Kruithof. When two German tanks attacked the Dutch positions at the Vriesebrug on May 13, Lieutenant Boots was killed by fire from one of the German tanks. He died from shrapnel that entered beside his nose¹.

Reserve Lieutenant Jan Pieter Boots is buried at the Military Cemetery de Grebbeberg in Rhenen, in row 15, grave 37.

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