Dutch War Graves Cemetery Esserveld

The Municipal Cemetery Esserveld in Groningen contains the graves of 8 civilian war victims and 6 resistance fighters who lost their lives during World War II.

The names of the victims are:

John Bolhuis
born 27-10-1917 in Groningen, died 8-4-1945 in Anloo

Hendrik Jan Janssen, member of the Resistance
born 28-12-1945 in Winschoten, died 12-10-1944 in Groningen

Willem Andries Jongsma
born 6-11-1924 in Assen, died 13-12-1944 in Velp

Frederik (Fre) Legger, member of the resistance
born 10-9-1917 in Groningen, died 6-11-1944 in Norg

Jan Albert Coenraad Meijer, member of the Resistance
born 15-10-1919 in Groningen, died 20-2-1945 in Hamburg, Neuengamme (D)

Henderikus Meijer, member of the resistance
born 10-9-1905 in Groningen, died 16-4-1945 in Groningen

Auke van de Molen
born 20-3-1924 in Groningen, died 31-3-1944 in Kiel (D)

Roelof Hittje Nienhuis, member of the Resistance
born 6-4-1921 in Groningen, died 10-11-1944 in Groningen

Poulus Gerrit Pestman
born 12-12-1895 in Leegkerk, died 15-4-1945 in Groningen

Jan Ratjes
born 23-11-1909 in Veendam, died 15-4-1945 in Groningen

Douwe Ruitinga
born 24-7-1922 in Leusden, died 13-12-1944 in Velp

Jacob Schuil
born 23-9-1909 in Groningen, died 11-5-1940 in Dordrecht

Grace van der Veen
born 13-10-1917 in Groningen, died 31-5-1944 in Uithuizermeeden

Jannes Jan Walvius, member of the Resistance
born 19-11-1915 in Groningen, died 8-4-1945 in Anloo

Johannes Feldmeijer
The cemtery also contains the war grave of a Dutch NSB Johannes Hendrik Feldmeijer.

At Loo Palace, he was given a state funeral, in the style of the SS, the entire NSB summit was present. His body was then transferred to the Esserveld Groningen, where he is buried.

There are two tombstones on the grave of Feldmeijer. This is because he is buried in a grave in which his niece was room.

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman (1), Bert Deelman (2, 3, 4)
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