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Aarts, Bernardus Maria

Date of birth:
February 1st, 1913 (Eersel, Netherland)
Date of death:
March 12th, 1942 (Port Erin, Isle of Man, Great Britain)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Mill Hill
Plot: 1. Row: A. Grave: 2.
Nationality:
Dutch
Rang/eenheid:
Sergeant-vlieger in Bevelsverhoudingen en organisatie van de Nederlandse defensie in 1940

Biography

Ben was born in Eersel on February 1, 1913 and is a pilot sergeant. After the German invasion in May 1940, he moved to the United Kingdom to continue the fight against the German occupier on the Allied side. On March 12, 1942, he died in an accident during flying practice over Port Erin on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.

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