Camp Westerbork Crematory Memorial

On October 27, 2018, the monument commemorates the crematorium in Camp Westerbork. The crematorium was mainly used for the cremation of resistance fighters who were shot at Camp Westerbork.

At the end of the execution site is a corten steel nameplate with the names of the 52 murdered and cremated men buried near the crematorium.
The names of the 10 resistance fighters who were executed in Witten on 20 September 1943 and then cremated and buried in camp Westerbork are also on this nameplate.
As well as the names of 5 men and 1 woman who were executed in Zwolle on 3 October 1944 and who were not buried secretly until February 1945 in the vicinity of camp Westerbork. These were not cremated because of a lack of fuel.

The following names are on the wall:

executed on 20-09-1943
Jan Diemer
Andries Diepenbrug
Wessel-Jan Knot
Pieter vanLaarhoven
Renders the Pool
Geert Por
Anne Rutger
Jan Toet
Roelof Garden
John Fish
These names are also on Verzetsmonument Kamp Westerbork, the grave monument in the vicinity.

Executed on 06-09-1944
John Ancona
Johan F.T. English
Samuel Goldstein
Ernst Katan
The above were shot in the Camp after an escape attempt. They rest on the Field of Honor Loenen.

Executed on 03-10-1944 in Zwolle, see the War Memorial Park Het Engels Werk
Cornelius Baker
Albert Brewer
Hans Marius Koopal
Jacob Korn
Alfred Schnell
Eva Schnell-Jalowicz
The above victims were transferred to Camp Westerbork in February 1945, but not cremated due to the lack of fuel. Their remains have been reburied elsewhere.

executed on 25-09-1944
Pieter T. Barkema
Willem C.L. Barkema
Klaas Bouma
Hendrik D. Bus
Jules Cohen
Jan R. Dijksterhuis
Hendrik O.G. van der Kooi
Karsien Kriegsmann
William A. Kriegsman
Claas J.C. Rooda
Jan Smallenbroek
Pieter B. Venema
The remains were reburied at the Monument Esserveld Nederlandse Kampslachtoffersop in Groningen.

shot on 12-10-1944
Jacob Bruggema
Pieter H. Dijkster House
John J. Eskes
Sijtz Gjaltema
Jan A. Grobbe
Cornelius Hoving
Allard Kwast
Christinus W. Lubbers
John Moorman
Harm Molenkamp
Tonnis P. Oosterhoff
Gerard C. Oosting
Peter Snow
Edward E. Stolper
Anton G. Black
Pieter Tuinstra
Roelof van Weerden
The remains were reburied at the Monument Esserveld Nederlandse Kampslachtoffersop in Groningen.

shot on 19-10-1944
Lambert Bruulsema
Henry Wiegers
Lammert Zwanenburg
The remains are buried at the municipal cemetery in Beilen.

shot on 27-10-1944
John Kirs
John Kooiker
Roelof Kooiker
Christian Cooper
Jan Medema
Johannes P. Moesker
Henry Nieuwkoop
Charies H.E. the Noker
John Veerman
The remains were reburied at the Monument Esserveld Nederlandse Kampslachtoffersop in Groningen.

shot on 28-10-1944
Iman J. van den Bosch
Jochem H. Gorter
Henry Knight
Henry Rock
Adrian Veen
Dirk ter Veld
Miente Viersum
The remains were reburied in Groningen.

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Source

• Text: Dick de Bruijne
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne