War Casualties Memorial Ameide
The memorial in Ameide (municipality of Vijfheerenlanden) commemorates 20 victims of the Second World War. Their names are listed on two plaques. On plaque 1 are the following names: Jan Thomas van Kekem, military soldier. 3-22-G.B., killed 10-05-1940 Didam, buried in the Grebbeberg cemetery. Jacob Meijer, murdered 14-05-1943, Sobibor Anna Meijer-Wolf, murdered 14-05-1943, Sobibor Gerrit Roodhorst (1912), died and buried in Mobile, Alabama (USA) Aart van der Zouwen, forced labour, [towid]2036, see Civilian victims' graves[/towid] Jan Willem van Putte, GP, [towid]2036, see Civilian victims' graves[/towid] Willem de Bie, conductor Rederij op de Lek, [towid]2036, see Civilian victims' graves[/towid] Johannes van Middelkoop, soldier KNIL, prisoner of war died 21-09-1944 during transport, a/b Hofuku Maru Christiaan van Bruggen, forced labour, died 01-01-1945 in Duisburg, buried in Oberbilk war cemetery, Düsseldorf. Gerrit Roodhorst (1906), resistance, died 23-04-1945 in Roding (D) Plaque 2 contains the following names: Cor Daniël de Langen, soldier, sold.3-III-4 R.I., killed in action 10-05-1940 Valkenburg (ZH), buried in Meerkerk. Juda Meijer, murdered 30-09-1942, Auschwitz Jetje Kaufman-Meijer, murdered 19-10-1942, Auschwitz Hanna Campignon-Meijer, murdered 26-10-1942, Auschwitz David Beijerinck, died 28-06-1943, Batavia hospital. Alida Viool-Meijer, murdered 19-11-1943, Auschwitz Jacob Kodde, Chief Inspector of Police, died 14-07-1944 Tjimahi, buried cemetery Leuwigajah Johannes Hendrik Mattheus van Bonzel, missionary and teacher, died 11-12-1944 Bodjo, Japanese civilian camp, buried cemetery Kalibanteng.
