War Memorial Siddeburen

The war memorial is a reminder of the fellow citizens and liberators of Siddeburen who died as a result of acts of war during the occupation years. 8 black marble slabs have been placed on the facade wall, each with its own history.

Plate 1:
1940

Plate 2:
Aeilko Bulthuis 20 years Military
Berend Drevel 29 years old Seafarer
During the invasion in 1940

Plate 3:
Julius Levie 74 years old
Abraham Bollegraaf 35 years
Minckehe Marcus 44 years old
Levi Simon Bollegraaf 27 years old
Because of Jew-hatred in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp

Plate 4:
Harm Drewel 19 years Due to forced labour
Hiljo Keizer 26 years Due to a mine explosion
Reint Dijkema 24 years old Resistance fighter Executed in Vucht

Plate 5:
Abel Jurjen Zomerman 45 years old
Klaas Bos 58 years old
In 1945 due to acts of war

Plate 6:
Willem Balkema 20 years
Jan Oostindier 20 years old
As members of the Dutch Interior Forces
At the liberation in 1945

Plate 7:
Copl. Kazimier Zalcer 27 years old
Sld. 1 Karol Prijszer 32 years
Sld. Janus Wisniewski 32 years old
1st Polish Armored Division at the liberation in 1945

Plate 8:
1945

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Source

• Text: Bert Deelman
• Photos: Bert Deelman