Date of birth:

August 22nd, 1898 (Eindhoven/Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands)

Date of death:

May 23rd, 1943 (near Guernsey/Bailiwick of Guernsey, United Kingdom)

Buried on:

Fort George Military Cemetery
Grave: 105.

Nationality:

Dutch

Johannes van Lieshout was a captain of the MV Oost-Vlaaderen, a German Merchant Navy supply vessel serving the Channel Islands, perished alongside Simion Timofei when the ship was sunk by the RAF. At the time, it was transporting cement and weaponry from St. Malo to Guernsey, destined for use in fortifying the island. He has a German gravestone in Fort George Military Cemetery.

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

• - Volksbund
  - Death certificate

Helaas geen map gevonden.