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Wargraves in Dordrecht and the area

Below, you will find a list of wargraves that can be found in the Dordrecht region. The largest part of these war victims are Dutch soldiers that fell in may 1940 in the Dordrecht area. In other cases it is often allied aircrew who got killed in aircrashes in the area. Because their are more than enough summary’s of KIA soldiers, but barely any lists of KIA soldiers that are buried in cemetary’s in the region, I decided to make such a list for the visitor of this website. 

The author of the webs  website Zuidfront-Holland1940  has done an amazing job by creating a digital court of honor on the earlier mentioned website. For that reason I have chosen not to go in to detail about the circumstances of the death of these war victims. But to refer to the website of Zuidfront-Holland1940. The reference per specifc war victim ( only Dutch soldiers killed in action in may 1940) is to be found where the name and unit of the soldier is written. If you click on that, you will find the digital court of honor of the earlier mentioned website where you can find more about KIA circumstances and the soldier. In some cases the author mentions different KIA dates than the Dutch War Graves Commission. I have chosen to apprehend the KIA date on the source that was mentioned first. Research has indicated that some KIA dates that the Dutch War Graves Commission mentions are not correct. 

In the second column where you will find the date of birth of the mentioned person, you will be referred to the website of the Dutch War Graves Commission . In some cases you can find additional information en even photographs of the KIA soldier. De Dutch War Graves Commission is an organzation that maintains war graves across the whole world. In the Netherlands this organization also takes care of the allied war graves on Dutch soil.  In many cases it is possible to adopt a war grave. This is free of charge. More information on adopting a war grave you will find here:  Oorlogsgravenstichting/adopteren .

Wargraves

Cemetry “Het Essenhof”

(Adress: Nassauweg 200 - 3314 JR Dordrecht) The court of honor on the general cemetary “het Essenhof” contains 96 war graves. The majority of the graves are Dutch war graves. Of the 81 Dutch graves on the court of honor, 70 graves belong to Dutch soldiers who got killed in may 1940. De 11 remaining graves belong to resitance members, the Dutch domestic forces (Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten) or other war victims. The majority of the Dutch graves are from soldiers that got killed in action in may 1940 here in Dordrecht and were buried directly on the general cemetary after the fighting ended. Some graves of Dutch soldiers have been moved from different areas in the country. In addition, there are 15 British war graves. Some of these graves are from British army soldiers who were treated in German field hospitals in Dordrecht and died of their wounds. There are also a few graves of Briitish air force personal that died in airplane crashes close to Dordrecht.

IntBegraafplaats Essenhof

Dutch War graves

Row-GraveNameDates
1-1Hendrik Hubert Ververgaert - Conscript Corporal Pag - III-2 R.W.Born 25-12-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-2Huibert du Cloo - Conscript Sergeant 2e Cie Torp.Born 12-03-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-3Marijn van Dijk - Conscript Corporal 1e Dep Cie Pont.Born 10-09-1909 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-4Elizabertus Hoogenboom - Conscript Private 3e Dep Cie Pont.Born 05-02-1919 - K.I.A. 14-05-1940.
1-5Cornelis Adrianus Geervliet- Conscript Sergeant 3e Dep Cie Pont.Born 11-04-1908 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-6Johannes Gradus Nikkels - Conscript Private 1-I-2 R.W.Born 01-09-1906 - K.I.A. 14-05-1940.
1-7Fritz Jacob Soentjens - Conscript Private Tr.Det.Stk.LD.Born 07-01-1915 - K.I.A. 14-05-1940.
1-8Jacob Snijders - Conscript Hussar 2-2 R.H.M.Born 24-05-1919 - K.I.A. 15-05-1940.
1-9Christiannes Johannes Dokters - Conscript Corporal staf-II-1- R.W.Born 13-02-1919 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-10Johannes Henricus van Gurp (IM) - Conscript Private staf II-2- R.W.Born 24-08-1913 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
1-11Johannes Philippus Hop - Conscript Private Pn.Afd.LD.Born 12-04-1915 - K.I.A. 14-05-1940.
1-12Louis Lucassen (BL) - 2nd Lieutenant 2e Cie Torp.Born 07-02-1916 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-13Cornelis de Waal - Conscript Private 3e Cie Torp.Born 07-09-1918 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
1-14Johan Jacob Bour - Conscript Private 85 Pel LuMi.Born 18-12-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-15Karel Hendrik Jacobus Mercier - Conscript Private 1e Dep Cie Pont.Born 03-11-1904 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-16Adrianus Dirk van der Kuijl - Conscript Hussar 2-2 R.H.M.Born 02-11-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-17Rijk van der Weteringh - Conscript Private 2-II-2 R.W.Born 11-06-1906 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
2-1Petrus Johannes Luijks - Conscript Private 4-3 G.B.Born 22-04-1914 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-2Cornelis Haringa - Conscript Sergeant 2e Dep.Cie Pont.Born 02-02-1906 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
2-3Joost Develing - Conscript Private 3e Dep Cie Pont.Born 31-12-1919 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
2-4Hendrikus Johannes Janssen van der Voort - Conscript Private Staf I-2 R.W.Born 26-11-1917 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-5Simon van der Es - Conscript Private 3-III-2 R.W.Born 08-09-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-6Jan Over - Reserve 2nd Lieutenant 3e Dep Cie Torp.Born 25-01-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
2-7Gomarius Wilhelmus Johannes van Rooij - Conscripted Corporal. 1 Dep Cie Pont.Born 07-07-1911 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-9Stephanus Rudolphus de Jong - Conscript Sergeant MC II-2 R.W.Born 02-02-1908 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-10Arend Herman Groothuis - Conscript Private 2-I-17 R.A.Born 01-11-1905 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
2-11Marinus Josephus Cornelis Jonkers - Conscript Private 4-3 G.B.Born 02-07-1905 - K.I.A. 15-05-1940.
2-12Cornelis Lambertus Valkenburgh - Conscript Sergeant 1-I-34 R.I.Born 15-02-1909 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
2-13Maarten Wondergem - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 29-11-1919 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
2-14Wilhelmus Gijzen - Conscript Private 4-3 G.B.Born 21-05-1914 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-15Pieter van Dijk - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 16-06-1914 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
2-16Antonius Hardy - Conscript Hussar Pag 2 R.H.M.Born 02-09-1914 - K.I.A. 15-05-1940.
2-17Cornelis Bastiaan de Bruijn - Conscript Private 4e Dep Cie Torp.Born 15-09-1904 - K.I.A. 10-04-1940.
3-1Arend Schippers - Conscript Private 1-III-2 R.W.Born 29-09-1908 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
3-2Willem Albers - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 28-07-1905 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
3-3Adrianus Meijburg - Conscript Private 1-II-28 R.I.Born 20-02-1907 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
3-4Gerard van Gulik - Conscript Private 3e Dep Cie Pont.Born 15-01-1919 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
3-5Johannes Nelemans - Conscript Private 2-II-2 R.W.Born 21-10-1914 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
3-6Cornelis Beun - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 31-07-1905 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
3-7Zweitse Hazewindus - Conscripted Corporal 1e Dep Cie Pont.Born 03-07-1914 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
3-8Johan Anton Metz - Reserve Ensign MC-II-1 R.W.Born 22-01-1916 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
3-9Edemondus Leonardus van Voren - Stoker II / Marine II klasse 2e Dep. Cie. Pont.Born 03-01-1915 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
3-10Martinus Rom Colthof - Reserve Ensign 2-I-2 R.W.Born 11-07-1918 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
3-11Jacob Johannes Adriaan Korthals - Reserve 1th Lieutenant 3-III-2 R.W.Born 29-01-1906 - K.I.A. 15-05-1940.
3-12Pieter Anthonie Plooij - Conscript Private 14. C. Pn.Born 18-09-1917 - K.I.A. 20-05-1940.
3-13Jan van ’t Hert - Conscript Private MC-III-34 R.I.Born 14-12-1912 - K.I.A. 21-05-1940.
3-14Cornelis van Geemen - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 11-11-1905 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
3-15Petrus Johannes Koning - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 05-05-1905 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
3-16Marinus Hoebeke - Conscript Private 1-I-34 R.I.Born 19-06-1919 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
4-1Egidius Jacobus van Tooren - Conscript Private 1-6 Dep Bat.Born 15-02-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
4-2Johannes Christiaan Muijen - Conscript Private 1-I-35 R.I.Born 11-08-1918 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-3Arie Vlot (BK) - Conscript Private 1e Vd Gr/Veer 2c.Born 20-08-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-4Jan Anne Wilhelm Tito - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp ( 6.R.I. )Born 23-05-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-5Pieter van Wijngaarden - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp ( 6 R.I. )Born 14-12-1906 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-6Pieter van Eijsden - Conscript Corporal Dekk. Det. W’dorp ( 6. R.I. )Born 30-10-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-7Anne Willem Arie Koopman - Member ResistanceBorn 19-05-1911 - Executed 14-11-1944.
4-8Willem van Tol - Conscript Private Staf-I-28 R.I.Born 29-09-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
4-9Jacobus Andreas Beekman - Company Commander Domestic ForcesBorn 17-08-1912 - K.I.A. 08-06-1945.
4-10Cornelis Gerritse - Platoon Commander Domestic ForcesBorn 09-09-1914 - K.I.A. 08-06-1945.
4-11Klaas aan de Wiel - Section Commander Domestic ForcesBorn 16-07-1915 - K.I.A. 09-06-1945.
4-12Anton Marie de Haas - Platoon Commander Domestic ForcesGeboren 25-02-1918 - Gefusilleerd 03-04-1945.
4-13Hendrik Plooij - Member Domestic ForcesBorn 07-03-1921 - Executed 12-03-1945.
4-14Johannes van Breugel - Section Commander Domestic ForcesBorn 10-11-1913 - Executed 03-04-1945.
4-15Simon Cornelis Monshouwer - Platoon Commander Domestic ForcesBorn 11-02-1917 - Executed 12-07-1945.
4-16Leendert Keesmaat - Member ResitanceBorn 20-04-1911 - Executed 13-03-1941.
4-17Cornelis de Haas - Conscript Private 3-II-30 R.I.Born 31-10-1910 - K.I.A. 11-05-1940.
5-1Daniël Graafland - Conscript Private 3-III-28 R.I.Born 07-02-1907 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-2Reinier Ulderink - Conscript Private 2-12 M.C.Born 15-03-1904 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-3Johannes Hendrik Lorenz Philip Mann - Conscript Private VLSK/1e Vd Gr/Veer 2CBorn 20-10-1909 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-4Theodorus Cornelis Petrus Paulus Vink - Conscript Private 3-III-28 R.I.Born 28-06-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-5Frederik Willem van der Hooft - Conscript Private VLSK/1e Vd Gr/Veer 2CBorn 02-09-1914 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-6Cornelis Johannes van ’t Hoen - Enlisted Corporal VLSK/1e Vd Gr/Veer 2CBorn 05-11-1898 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
5-7Willem Muller - Enlisted Private VLSK/1e Vd Gr/Veer 2CBorn 30-08-1917 - K.I.A. 17-05-1940.
5-8Willem Frederik Nedermeijer - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorpBorn 14-11-1906 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-9Mozes de Jong - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorpBorn 02-10-1909 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
5-10Anne Willem Lodder - Member ResistanceBorn 10-02-1914 - Executed 12-03-1945.
5-11Arie Cornelis Bax - CivilianBorn 31-03-1910 - Died 14-05-1944.
5-12Hendrik Guiljam - Conscript Private 27 C.Mr.Born 10-04-1914 - K.I.A. 12-05-1944.
5-13Jan Koolhaas - Reserve Captain 1-II-1 R.W.Born 11-09-1904 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.

English Wargraves

Row-GraveNameDates
A-1James Albert Lambert - The Lincolnshire RegimentBorn xx-xx-1913 - K.I.A. 01-10-1944
A-2George Henry Walding - 7th Battalion The Seaforth HighlandersBorn xx-xx-1909 - K.I.A. 29-09-1944
A-3Henry John Anthony Thicknesse - Royal Artillery and command and staffBorn 31-12-1900 - K.I.A. 23-10-1944
A-4Alan Edward Sentance - 1st Battalion The Leicestershire RegimentBorn 28-05-1924 - K.I.A. 26-10-1944
A-5Stanley Ernest Head - 7th Battalion The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding)Born xx-xx-1926 - K.I.A. 31-10-1944
A-6Kenneth Edward Button - Pilot Warrant Officer Royal Airforce (V.R. 257 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-xxxx - K.I.A. 20-01-1945
A-7Leslie Mathers Gill - Air Gunner Sergeant Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born 21-04-1908 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-8Eric John Smalldon - Air Gunner Sergeant Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born 20-10-1922 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-9Roy Whittington - Flight Engineer Sergeant Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1924 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-10David Selwyn Thomas - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Flying Officer RAF (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1927 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-11James Edward Brown - Air Bomber Flying Officer Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1921 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-12Harry Johnson - Navigator Flying Officer Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1911 - K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-13Paul William Tooley - Pilot Flying Officer Royal Air Force (V.R. 90 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-xxxx- K.I.A. 16-09-1944
A-14Hrin Yain Lao - Pilot Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force (V.R. 257 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1925 - K.I.A. 20-01-1945
A-15Arthur Gordon Richardson - Pilot Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force (V.R. 127 Sqdn)Born xx-xx-1918 - K.I.A. 22-01-1945

Particuliere oorlogsgraven

Field-Row-GraveNameDates
B-R-8Johannes Pompejus de Court Onderwater - Member ResistanceBorn 05-05-1923 - Executed 08-03-1945.
C-F-47Bernardina Catharina Dicke - CivilianBorn 07-10-1878 - Died 24-10-1944.
N-4-3Daniël van der Munnik - Conscript Private 4-II-1 Lv.R.Born 20-12-1919 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
N-9-17Joost Pieter Dekker - CivilianBorn 01-01-1922 - Died 25-06-1945.
N-15-21Gerrit Roubos - CivilianBorn 17-01-1907 - Died 22-04-1944.
N-17-2Wilhelmina Morks - CivilianBorn 03-05-1923 - Died 24-10-1944.
N-17-7Jacobus Smits - CivilianGeboren 03-01-1934 - Died 24-10-1944.
N-25-15Jan Baars - CivilianBorn 09-09-1877 - Died 10-05-1940.

Cemetry Dubbeldam

(Zuidendijk 270 - 3319 LK Dordrecht) The court of honor on the General Cemetary in Dubbeldam based on the “Zuidendijk” contains the graves of 26 Dutch soldiers who got killed in action in may 1940. The majority of these KIA, got killed not to far from this cemetary and are probably moved to this cemetary from fieldgraves shortly after the fighting ceased. It is also presumption of the author that many of these graves have been transferred from field graves near the “Tweede Tol”. Photographic evidence suggests that there were at least 17 Dutch field graves present there after may 1940. In the case of Corporal A.P. Abrahamse, Reserve Lieutenant B. Tideman and Corporal J. Wagenaar I can say for sure that they had a field grave between the ‘Nieuwe Rijksweg" and the railroad next to the “Tweede Tol”. Their graves were relocated to the cemetary in Dubbeldam.

IntBegraafplaats Dubbeldam

Nederlandse oorlogsgraven

Row-GraveNameDates
1-1Bruno Tideman - Reserve 2nd Lieutenant Staf-I-17 R.A.Born 06-12-1914 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-2Johannes Offringa - Reserve Cornet 3-III-2 R.W.Born 23-11-1911 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-3Teunis Marinus de Lange - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp (6 R.I.)Born 07-04-1907 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-4Jan Nieuwerf - Conscript Private MC-I-28 R.I.Born 08-06-1907 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-5Willem van Leeuwen - Conscript Private MC-I-28 R.I.Born 01-01-1911 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-6Cornelis Bos - Conscript Sergeant 2-I-28 R.I.Born 16-12-1909 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-7Geert de Vries - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp ( 6 R.I. )Born 25-09-1905 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-8Jacobus Hendrik Ververs (BK) - Dienstplichtig Soldaat 3-II-28 R.I.Born 30-11-1919 - K.I.A. 12-05-1940.
1-9Henri van Haaster - Dienstplichtig Soldaat 2-I-28 R.I.Born 23-03-1909 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-10Johannes Hendrikus Buitendijk - Conscript Private St. 1-I-28 R.I.Born 15-07-1908 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-11Johannes Wagenaar - Conscript Korporaal Staf-I-28 R.I.Born 19-03-1911 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-12Gerrit Alle Haverman - Conscript Hussar 3-III-2 R.W.Born 01-09-1919 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-13Ernst Josef Verheul - Conscript Private 82 Pel LuMi.Born 06-09-1915 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-14Hendrikus Wilhelmus Petrus Peters - Conscript Private 2-I-2 R.W.Born 04-01-1911 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-15Johannes Petrus Marie de Coster - Conscript Private 2-III-2 R.W.Born 22-01-1914 - K.I.A. 13-05-1940.
1-16Thijme Theodorus Emil Chrétien Valentijn de Jong - Conscript Private 2-I-2 28 R.I.Born 05-12-1912 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-17Pleun Huijgen - Conscript Private MC-I-28 R.I.Born 25-04-1920 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-18Antonie Pieter Abrahams - Conscript Corporal 82 Pel. LuMi.Born 21-09-1912 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-19Gerhard Herman Aalbers - Conscript Private 1-I-17 R.A.Born 05-04-1912 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-20Petrus de Haan - Conscript Sergeant MC-I-28 R.I.Born 10-09-1907 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-21Stoffer Hendriks - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp (Vtd)Born 06-06-1905 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-22Antonie Arie Mazenier - Conscript Private 1-I-28 R.I.Born 18-07-1911 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-24Adrianus Johannes van der Velden - Conscript Private Dekk. Det. W’dorp (6 R.I.)Born 06-03-1919 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-25Jonkheer Constant Gevers Deijnoot - Reserve 1th Lieutenant 1-I-17 R.A.Born 15-10-1910 - K.I.A. 10-05-1940.
1-26Willem van Ingen - Reserve Captain 3-III-28 R.I.Born 17-10-1903 - K.I.A. 10-04-1940.

Particuliere oorlogsgraven

Field-Row-GraveNameDates
VI-I-28Evert Brand - CivilianBorn 11-02-1894 - Died 10-05-1940.
VI-I-29Lambertus Vermaat - CivilianBorn 23-11-1903 - Died 10-05-1940.
VI-I-30Jan Vermaat - CivilianBorn 27-05-1910 - Died 10-05-1940.
VI-I-31Dirk Anthonie Goud - CivilianBorn 27-04-1928 - Died 30-05-1940.
VI-I-33Joseph Johan Lam - CivilianBorn 08-04-1913 - Died 10-05-1940.
VI-I-34Marinus Willij van Zwol - CivilianBorn 10-11-1934 - Died 10-05-1940.
VI-I-35Jan Arie van Vugt - Conscript Corporal MC-II-30 R.I.Born 03-01-1934 - K.I.A. 24-10-1944.
III-A-1-6/7Arie van de Merwe - CivilianBorn 28-07-1920 - Executed 29-03-1945.

Terms and Abbreviations

Pag = Antitank gun
BK = Posthumously awarded the Bronze Cross
BL = Posthumously awarded the Bronze Lion 
IM = In Memoriam stone          

R.I. = Infantry Regiment
R.A. = Artillery Regiment
Dep Cie Torp = Depot Company Army Maritime Engineers (Torpedisten)
Dep Cie Pont = Depot Company Army Maritime Engineers. (Pontonniers)
G.B. = Border Batalion
R.H.M. = Regiment Hussar motorcycle troops
Pn. Afd. L.D. = Pionier Unit of the Light Division
M.C. = Machinegun Company
R.W. = Regiment Bicycle Infantry
Dep. Bat. = Depot Batalion
Pel. LuMi. = Anti‑Aircraft Machine Gun Platoon
C. Mr. = Mortar Company
C. Pn. = Pioneer Company
Vd/gr = Ferry Service Group                            
                                                    
Dekk. Det. W’dorp = Covering Detachment Willemsdorp
VLSK = Voluntary Landstorm Corps
Tr. Det. Stk. L.D. = Troops Detachment of the Light Division Headquarters
Cie. S.G. N.B.S. = Combat Company, Dutch Domestic Forces