Dutch War Graves Meppel

At the Municipal Cemetery of Meppel, around the Resistance Monument, are 21 graves of resistance fighters who were active in the resistance against the German occupiers in the province of Drenthe. The names of the resistance fighters are: Hendrik Akse, baker's assistant, member of the Resistance Born 02-07-1919 in Nijeveen Died 08-04-1945 in Marburg-Lahn, Stadtkreis Marburg Jan de Boer, Shoemaker, member of the resistance Born 01-07-1896 in Meppel Died 04-04-1945 in Staphorst Gerrit de Boer, member of the resistance Born 26-07-1923 in Meppel Died 24-12-1944 in Meppel Freerk Datema, bank clerk, member of the resistance Born 30-04-1922 in Oosterhesselen Died 30-12-1944 in Assen Jan Dijkstra, garage owner, member of the resistance Born 24-02-1890 in Sonnega Died 29-09-1943 in Meppel Hendrik Drogt, Marechaussee, member of the resistance Born 10-02-1920 in Avereest Died 14-04-1944 in Wassenaar, Waalsdorpervlakte Pleunis Dubbeldam, Instrument maker, member of the resistance Born 20-04-1914 in Dordrecht Died 08-03-1945 in Apeldoorn, Woeste Hoeve Jan Gunnink, cattle farmer, member of the resistance Born 30-12-1894 in Ruinerwold Died 20-09-1954 in Meppel Jentje Gunnink - Flute, member of the resistance Born 11-08-1897 in Koekange Died 30-08-1965 in Meppel Jan Frederik Haijtink, Dentist, member of the resistance Born 06-09-1915 in Sneek Died 08-03-1945 in Apeldoorn, Woeste Hoeve Fokke Jagersma, office clerk, member of the resistance Born 12-09-1920 in Gasseltenijeveen Died 14-04-1944 Wassenaar, Waalsdorpervlakte Gerard Jansen, bread baker, member of the resistance Born 13-02-1923 in Meppel Died 14-04-1944 in Wassenaar, Waalsdorpervlakte Roelof Knol, shop assistant, member of the resistance Born 21-10-1922 in Meppel Died 17-03-1945 in Doniaga Jacob Kraal, Carpenter, member of the resistance Born 12-02-1914 in Ruinerwold Died 14-04-1944 in Wassenaar, Waalsdorpervlakte Hindrik Haijo Lenstra, Accountant, member of the resistance Born 03-08-1922 in Meppel Died 31-05-1945 Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp Cornelis Johannes Meijer, Repairer-shipbuilder, member of the resistance Born 18-01-1897 in Meppel Died 04-04-1945 in Staphorst Berend Hendrik Gerard Nijenhuis, Purchaser Rijwielfabriek, member of the resistance Born 26-11-1900 in Meppel Died 04-04-1945 in Staphorst Jan Daniël Rijkmans, car dealer, member of the resistance Born 03-02-1920 in Steenwijk Died 14-04-1944 in Wassenaar, Waalsdorpervlakte Jacobus Cornelis de Roos, member of the resistance Born 03-02-1921 in The Hague Died 08-04-1945 in Staphorst Johan Stomp, Bakker, member of the resistance Born 21-02-1918 in Zeist Died 04-04-1945 in Staphorst Jan Wijngaarden, Marechaussee, member of the resistance Born 06-06-1920 in Staphorst Died 02-03-1945 Varsseveld The cemetery also contains the grave of Ronald Pieter Wind, who died in Bosnia in 1997.