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Maurik, van, Johannes Gijsbertus

Date of birth:
August 20th, 192 (Bunnik/Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 16th, 1945 (Zuilen/Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch Field of Honour Loenen
Plot: D. Grave: 329.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Johannes van Maurik was part of the resistance. On 16 April 1945 he was riding with other resistance fighters in a stolen German truck that was fired upon by an Allied fighter plane. On board were explosives that were detonated by the fire. Van Maurik died instantly.

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