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Burger, Jacob Hendricus

Date of birth:
September 28th, 1921 (Amsterdam/North Holland, Netherlands)
Date of death:
February 24th, 1941 (Atlantic Ocean)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Fourth mate ss Grootekerk

The SS Grootekerk left Swansea for Freetown on February 18, 1941. At approximately 56N 25W the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-123 on 24 February. All 52 people on board lost their lives.

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