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Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery 't Groenedael Almelo

At the Municipal Cemetery 't Groenedael in Almelo are a number of Dutch War Graves of World War II victims.
These are the graves of:

A. Bosch, died 03-01-1942
HEY. ten Brugge, died June 17, 1942
G. Nijkamp, ​​died January 29, 1942
J.H. Nijkamp, ​​died April 15, 1942
Jan Berend Netelenbos, died 23-09-1944
Johannes Dooren, died 08/26/1944
A. v.d. Loosdrecht and Jan van Drunen, Members of the resistance, died 24-09-1944
Egbert Grobben, died April 15, 1943
Lubbert Sijmen Unicorn. He was one of the hostages who were shot near the Woeste Hoeve on 8 March 1945 in retaliation for the attack on Rauter.
Soldier 3-1 R.H. Hendrik Bijker, died 05-05-1940
Hendrik Edens, Member of the resistance, died on 02-12-1941
Hendrik Middendorp, Member of the resistance, died 25-12-1941
Frederik Brink, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944
Hendrik Willem Winkel, Student, died 08-03-1945
Gerrit Jan Prinsen, Member of the resistance, died 11/19/1942
Dirk Cornelis Ruiter. Member of the resistance, died 23-09-1944
Jochem Gerard Heijdenrijk, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944
Hendrik Reinders, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944
Hendrik Höften, Member of the resistance, died 9/30/1944
Hendrik Wezel, Member of the resistance, died 02-03-1945
Jan Hendrik Slaghuis, Worker, died May 25, 1945
Marchinus Kram, Factory worker, died 17-03-1945
Frederik Stegeren, Male Nurse, died September 22, 1944
Egbert Cate, Member of the resistance, died January 10, 1944.

The Cemetery also contains the grave of Jacob Westendorp, who died in Sinai in 1994.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries & Jan Willem Tuinman
  • Photos: Jan Willem Tuinman

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