Lieutenant Commander of the 2nd Class Royal Navy
Ouwerkerk was employed by the KPM as a second mate. In the May days of 1940 he was commander of HNLMS. Freyer, a Royal Navy river gunboat stationed in Amsterdam. On May 14, the crew sank the Freyer on the IJ.
As a civilian, Ouwerkerk lost his life on March 3, 1945 during the bombing of The Hague.
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