Rolls of Honour: Dutch RAF/FAA Engelandvaarders MIA & KIA
The 36 Engelandvaarders that became aviators, and that were KIA or MIA in Europe in the period under consideration, are listed below. The order is chronological regarding the date of death. No distinction is made between KIA & KIFA as cause of death. The Engelandvaarders were first interrogated by MI5, and if the political reliability was established, they were send on for interrogation by the Dutch Centrale Inlichtingen Dienst (CID), transformed in 1942 in the Politie-Buitendienst (PBD). The interrogation reports, as preserved in the Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, archief Ministerie van Justitie te London, are mentioned below.
1. Sajet, Daniël, Sold ll Vl, 1 EFTS,
Born Hilversum 10/02/1920, Escaped via North Sea with a sailing boat, † Hatfield, Hertfordshire, GB, 17/06/1941, KIA Buried Gemeentelijke Begraafplaats Zorgvlied, Amsterdam, grave D/II/116
NA 2.09.06-10141
2. Steen, Govert (Goof), 1Lt Vl, 129F Sqn,
Born Apeldoorn 12/03/1917, Escaped by Dutch Fokker T-VIIIw floatplane, confiscated by the Germans and recaptured by Steen & 3 man crew. † Channel near Octeville-sur-Mer, Seine-Maritime, F, 05/06/1942, MIA
NA 2.09.06-3813
3. Jongman, Hindrik, Vl maker 2kl, 320C Sqn,
Born Slochteren 07/07/1911, Escaped via? † North Sea near NL coast, 09/11/1942, MIA
NA 2.09.06-no report found (status as Engelandvaarder not confirmed)
4. Ouden, Jan Adrianus den, Vltg maker 2kl MLD, 320C Sqn,
Born IJsselmonde 03/06/1916, Escaped via? † North Sea, 22/11/1942, MIA
NA 2.09.06-3890
5. Meijer, Ir. Adolf Philip, 2Lt Vl, 15B Sqn,
Born Watergraafsmeer 11/11/1906, Escaped via? † North Sea 20km W of Texel, 03/03/1943, MIA
NA 2.09.06-12112
6. Kooij, Daniël Johannes, Matr 2kl z/m, 4 AGS,
Born Rotterdam 02/12/1919, Escaped via? † Morpeth, Northumberland, GB, 29/03/1943,
Buried SS Mary & James Churchyard, Morpeth, GB, grave A/E/37
NA 2.09.06-4697
7. Iongh, Conrad Theodor (Coen) de, Res 2Lt Vl, 167F Sqn,
Born Semarang, Java, NEI, 22/04/1916, Escaped via North Sea by canoo with R.S. Cohen
† North Sea, S of Domburg, NL, 10/06/1943, MIA
NA 2.09.06-3886
8. Does, Cornelis Pieter Johannes Maria van der, Kok 2kl, 320B Sqn,
Born Velsen 15/05/1920, Escaped via Canada † North Sea 75km N of Vlieland, 30/07/1943, MIA
NA 2.09.06-no report found
9. Roessingh, Mr. Albert, Res 1Lt Vl, 320B Sqn,
Born Tilburg 28/06/1914, Escaped via? † North Sea 75km N of Vlieland, 30/07/1943, MIA
NA 2.09.06-4152
10. Bruijne, Gerardus, Dpl Sld, No. 11 I.T.W. (Initial Training Wing),
Born Gouda 15/09/1918, Escaped 5/5/1943 by motorboat from Oud Beijerland. Arrival in England the next day. Source: NA 2.09.06-12964 Died of disease, Scarborough, Yorkshire, GB, 19/09/1943, Buried Scarborough Cemetery, GB, grave U/6/19
NA 2.09.06-12964 & 15620
11. Neve, Gilles Pieter Cornelis de, 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Buitenzorg, Java, NEI, 12/06/1915, Escaped via? † Hawkinge, Kent, GB, 16/01/1944, KIA Buried Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent, GB, grave O/73
NA 2.09.06-3970, 4110 & 12853
12. Nagell, Egbert Joost Baron van, Tijd Res 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Harzburg, Germany, 26/06/1923, Escaped via landroute over Russia (status as Engelandvaarder not confirmed)
† Merville, Nord, F, 28/01/1944, KIA Buried Nieuwe Gemeentelijke Begraafplaats, Barneveld, grave A/120
NA 2.09.06-12798, 12849, 12850, 12851, 12852, 12886 & 12894
13. Jansen, Henri Joseph Pierre, Off Zwnr 3kl, 320B Sqn,
Born Groesbeek 20/06/1915, Escaped via? † Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, GB, 15/02/1944, KIA
Buried Botley Cemetery, North Hincksey, Oxford, GB, grave 1/2/168
NA 2.09.06-4110, 4115 & 4264
14. Kuijpers, Wilhelmus, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Heer (near Maastricht) 14/06/1917, Escaped via? † Picquigny, Somme, F, 20/03/1944, KIA
Buried Orry-la-Ville, Senlis, F, grave B/R/1/1
NA 2.09.06-13078
15. Hamel, Jacob Willem (Jaap) van, Tijd Res 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Den Haag 04/11/1920, Escaped via North Sea by canoo with R. van Daalen Wetters † Rothbury, Northumberland, GB, 11/04/1944, KIA Buried Chevington Cemetery, GB, grave H/249
NA 2.09.06-3898
16. Huijskens, Harrold, Res 1Lt Vl Wnr, 320B Sqn,
Born Amersfoort 12/07/1917,
Escaped via? † La Boffetière, St. Aubin-de-Scellon, Eure, F, 13/06/1944, KIA Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/12
NA 2.09.06-13049
17. Land, Johannes van der, Res 2Lt Wnr, 320B Sqn,
Born Amsterdam 21/11/1915, Escaped via? † La Boffetière, St. Aubin-de-Scellon, Eure, F, 13/06/1944, KIA
Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/14
NA 2.09.06-10135
18. Hollander, Leendert den, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Noordwijk aan Zee 02/01/1923, Escaped via ? † Frichemesnil, Somme, F, 20/06/1944, KIA
Buried Orry-la-Ville, Senlis, F, grave B/L/2/2
NA 2.09.06-13042
19. Sluis, Joost, Res 1Lt Wnr MLD, 320B Sqn,
Born Chicago, USA 23/01/1917, Escaped via? † near St. Rémy Boscrocourt, Seine-Maritime, F, 24/06/1944, KIA
Buried Gemeentelijke Begraafplaats Enkhuizen, grave F/10
NA 2.09.06-6464 & 12408
20. Bockma, Jan, Res 2Lt Vl, BBO
Born IJlst, NL, 31/8/1921, Escaped via ? † IJsselmeer, near Kornwerderzand, NL, 6/7/1944,
Buried ereveld Loenen, grave B/393
21. Willems, Wilhelmus Hubertus, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Maastricht 15/02/1920, Escaped via? † near Fontaine-les-Ribouts, Eure-et-Loir, F, 26/07/1944, KIA
Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/27
NA 2.09.06-6090 & 12265
22. Brouwers, Jacobus Antonius Franciscus, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Den Haag 28/09/1923, Escaped via? † Garnetot, Calvados, F, 29/07/1944, KIA
Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/30
NA 2.09.06-11933
23. Cohen, Robbert Simon (Robbie), Tijd Res 1Lt Vl, 613F Sqn,
Born Rotterdam 24/07/1922, Escaped via North Sea by canoo with C.Th. de Iongh † Breux-sur-Avre, Eure, F, 11/08/1944, KIA Buried Orry-la-Ville, Senlis, F, grave C/3/2
NA 2.09.06-no report found
24. Burgwal, Rudolph Frans (Rudi), Res 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Soerabaja, Java, NEI, 27/09/1917, Escaped via? † St. Isle, Mayenne, F, 13/08/1944, KIA Buried Orry-la-Ville, Senlis, F, grave A/1/3
NA 2.09.06-4094, 4095 & 4099
25. Overgaauw, Geert Adrianus Cornelis, Res 1Lt Vl Wnr, 207B Sqn,
Born Menado, Celebes, NEI, 17/06/1918, Escape: cycled with J.L. Plesman to Perpignan, France; landroute to Lisbon, KLM/BOAC to Whitchurch, GB † Deelen, NL, 15/08/1944, KIA Buried Arnhem Moscowa, grave 37
NA 2.09.06-no report found
26. Goens, Rijklof (Rijk) 'Charlie' van, Res 1Lt Vl, 41F Sqn,
Born Bandoeng, Java, NEI, 25/07/1914, Escaped via landroute to Gibraltar. † Channel near Dover, Kent, GB, 17/08/1944, MIA
NA 2.09.06-4748
27. Langendam, Rudolf, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Amsterdam 31/03/1924, as Juda Lakmaaker Departed alone on 4/5/1943 at the age of 19. Land route via Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal. Sailed from Lisbon to the UK, where he arrived on 16/10/1943. † Acqueville, Calvados, F, 19/08/1944, KIA Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/22
Source: NA 2.09.06-12091
28. Melissen, Wilhelmus Antonius Henricus, Korp Vl Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Standaardbuiten 05/01/1924, Departure 18/2/1941 via a land route through Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal. Arrival in the UK on 16/10/1943. He blamed the inefficiency of the Dutch representation in Spain for the fact that he had to spend two years in several prisons in Spain. Source: NA 2.09.06-12114 † Acqueville, Calvados, F, 19/08/1944, KIA Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/23
29. Seelig, Hugo Jan Hadiwidjojo, Res 2Lt Vl, 320B Sqn,
Born Bandoeng, Java, NEI, 08/07/1918, Escaped via? † Acqueville, Calvados, F, 19/08/1944, KIA Buried ereveld Grebbeberg, Rhenen, grave 8/21
NA 2.09.06-10145
30. Michielsen, Mr. Erik Frits Karel, Res 1Lt Vl, 83 OTU,
Born Padang, Sumatra, NEI, 08/07/1916, Escaped via landroute to Gibraltar. † Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, GB, 26/08/1944, KIA Buried Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, GB, grave 21/D/17
NA 2.09.06-no report found
31. Waardenburg, Cornelis (Ceessie), Res 1Lt MLD, 320B Sqn,
Born Schipluiden 12/09/1920, Escaped via? † Shackleford Heath, Surrey, GB, 30/08/1944, KIA Buried Mill Hill, London, grave B/7/7
NA 2.09.06-2508, 4094, 4096, 4099 & 5542
32. Plesman, Jan Leendert (Jan), Tijd Res Kapt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Gouda 18/12/1919, Escape: cycled with G.A.C. Overgaauw to Perpignan, France; landroute to Lisbon, KLM/BOAC to Whitchurch, GB † near Hazebrouck, Nord, F, 01/09/1944, MIA
NA 2.09.06-no report found
33. Os, Gerrit van, Res Sgt Vl, BBO,
Born Hilversum 02/05/1914, Escaped via? † Mauthausen concentrationcamp, AU, 06/09/1944, untraceable grave, MIA
NA 2.09.06-4335, 10102 & 10140
34. Wolters, Lambertus Douwes (Bert), Res 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born Colijnsplaat 17/06/1919, Escaped via? † Hawkinge, Kent, GB, 16/09/1944, KIA
Buried Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent, GB, grave O/84
NA 2.09.06-4068
35. Homburg, Aart Albert, Res 1Lt Vl, 322F Sqn,
Born IJmuiden 12/06/1917, Escaped via the North Sea with a captured trawler. He escaped to England twice † Azelo, near Borne, NL, 01/04/1945, KIA Buried Gemeentelijke Begraafplaats Duinhof, IJmuiden, grave 10
NA 2.09.06-no report found
36. Heijblom, Adrianus Machiel, Sgt Vltg Schutter, 320B Sqn,
Born Ginniken-en-Bavel 14/10/1914, Escaped via landroute to Gibraltar † Achmer airbase near Osnabrück, G, 02/05/1945, KIA Buried R.K. Begraafplaats Ulvenhout, no grave nr
NA 2.09.06-13036
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