Dutch War Graves Oosterbegraafplaats Enschede

On the Oosterbegraafplaats in Enschede are a number of war graves of victims from the Second World War. It concerns the graves of:

Res. Major B.B.O. Hendrik Brinkgreve, Det. London, died in Losser, 05-03-1945. Award: Knight MWO 4th Class.
J.M. Geusendam, died 08-04-1945
Jan Haantjes, alderman, member of the resistance, died Leusderheide Woudenberg, 16-10-1942
Antonie Essen, police officer, member of the resistance, died in Enschede, 31-03-1945
Gerrit Bakker, Cook, member of the resistance, died in Winschoten, January 1945.
Johannes Horst, member of the resistance, died in Usselo, 24-09-1944
Henderikus Hartgens, Bricklayer, died in Enschede, 12-09-1944
Machiel Paulus de Bruin, member of the resistance, died in Hamburg, 27-04-1942
Roelof Blokzijl, member of the resistance, died in Usselo, 24-09-1944
Jacobus van Veen, died Leusderheide Woudenberg, 16-10-1942
Gerard L. Rutgers, Border Commissioners, member of the resistance, died in Enschede, 31-03-1945
Johan B.L. Altemühl, railway worker, died in Hauenhorst, 12-02-1943
Steven Heideman, textile worker, died in Enschede, 01-05-1943.

The cemetery also contains the grave of Willem Johannes Boelhouwer, who died in New Guinea in 1962.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Stefan Meekers (1, 2), Hans Tasma (3)