Memorial Esserveld Dutch Camp Westerbork Victims

In the middle of the Esserweg Cemetery is a monument consisting of a low stone block wall and a small statue (by Willem Valk) of a female figure rising from an urn. On the wall are 45 stone plaques. Forty-three are each carved with the name of a resistance fighter who was executed and cremated at Westerbork in 1944. Two of the plaques have no name. - Executed 25 September 1944 at Westerbork: Venema, Pieter Berend, b. 03 Jan 1897 Dijksterhuis, Pieter Heertje, b. 28 Feb 1881 Bus, Hendrik Date, b. 05 Feb 1906 Bouma, Klaas, b. 02 Apr 1914 Rooda, Claas Joseph Cornelis, b. 06 July 1910 Kriegsman, Willem Antoon, b. 03 Apr 1916 Kriegsman, Karsien, b. 26 Sep 1884 Kooi van der, Hendrik Otto George, b. 21 Aug 1910 Barkema, Willem Christiaan Lodewijk, b. 15 Feb 1882 Barkema, Pieter Teeuwes, b. 09 Jan 1887 Smallenbroek, Jan, b. 07 June 1914 Cohen, Juljus, b. 02 May 1891 (stone without inscription) - Executed 12 October 1944 at Westerbork: Moerman, Johannes, b. 29 April 1919 Oosterhoff, Tonnis Pieter, b. 10 Mar 1909 Eskes, Johannes Jacobus, b. 24 Nov 1885 Oosting, Gerard Catharinus, b. 15 July 1917 Molenkamp, Harm, b. 29 Jan 1921 Weerden van, Roelof, b. 18 Dec 1897 Dijksterhuis, Jan Rengenier, b. 31 Mar 1898 Swart, Anton Gerrit, b. 25 Sep 1903 Hoving, Cornelis, b. 23 Sep 1893 Lubbers, Christinus Wieger, b. 02 Feb 1899 Bruggema, Jacob, b. 30 June 1909 Stolper, Eduard Eugen, b. 09 Nov 1888 Sneeuw, Pieter, b. 26 Mar 1895 Tuinstra, Pieter, b. 09 May 1901 Grobbe, Jan Arend, b. 18 Feb 1907 Kwast, Allard, b. 18 Jan 1902 Gjaltema, Sijtze, b. 25 May 1920 - Executed 20 October 1944 at Westerbork: Kiers, Jan, .b. 14 Aug 1907 Kuiper, Christiaan, b. 27 Aug 1891 Medema, Jans, b. 29 Aug 1923 Nieuwkoop, Hendrik, b. 03 Jan 1925 Nocker de, Charles Henri Emile, b. 08 Jan 1926 Veerman, Jan, b. 29 Aug 1910 Moesker, Johannes, b. 29 Apr 1919 Kooiker, Roelof, b. 11 Jan 1921 Kooiker, Jan, b. 30 Mar 1890 - Executed 28 October 1944 at Westerbork: Rots, Henri, b. 02 June 1898 Bosch van den, Iman Jacob, b. 31 May 1891 Ridder, Hendrik, b. 04 Feb 1918 Viersen, Miente, b. 16 Mar 1910 Veld ter, Derk, b. 06 June 1920 Veen, Adriaan, b. 24 Sep 1921 Gorter, Jochem Hendrik, b. 15 Sep 1905 (stone without inscription) For their occupations and roles in the resistance, see [url=" https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oorlogsmonument_Esserveld"]Wikipedia: Oorlogsmonument Esserveld[/url].