• Fortress Pannerden

Date of birth:

August 9th, 1897 (Elst/Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

January 20th, 1960 (Herveld/Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Nationality:

Dutch

Adrianus Marianus, calling name Janus, was born on August 1897 in Elst, Gelderland as the son to Carel Gijsberts and Huiberdina Wilhelmina Gijsberts-Breunissen. From March 2nd, 1917 until October 1st 1919 he served of which mostly at Fortress Pannerden with the 5e Compagnie Pantserfortartillerie. After the Firts World War he transferred to the Regiment Kustartillerie but did not have to serve anymore. On October 1st, 1937 he was honorably discharged. He had married Anna Hendrika Cornelia Gerritsen (July 24th, 1900, Herveld) on May 6th, 1926. By the end of the Second World War, after operation Market Garden, he was one of the remaining men who stayed in the Betuwe after the evacuations to watch over the cattle that remained.

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• - Wilco Vermeer archives
  - Stamboeken Korps Pantserfortartillerie
  - Adrianus Marianus Gijsberts (1897-1960) » Genealogie Van Dijken » Genealogie Online
  - Stamboom Adrianus Marianus Gijsberts
  - Huwelijk Adrianus Marianus Gijsberts & Carel Gijsberts & Huiberdina Wilhelmina Breunissen & Anna Hendrika Cornelia Gerritsen & Hendrik Gerritsen & Grietje van Buurik op 6 mei 1926 te Valburg » Open Archieven
  - Overlijden Adrianus Marianus Gijsberts & Anna Hendrika Cornelia Gerritsen op 20 januari 1960 te Valburg » Open Archieven
  - Geboorte Adrianus Marianus Gijsberts op 9 augustus 1897 te Elst » Open Archieven
  - Oud Neis, Historische Kring Oosterhout, december 2019, pagina 58.