Kerssens, Petrus Lucas

Date of birth:: March 7th, 1921 ('s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands)
Date of death:: October 26th, 1944 (Rosmalen, the Netherlands)
Buried on:: Dutch War Graves Orthen Cemetery Den Bosch
Plot: 19-03. Row: 3. Grave: 15.
Nationality:: Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

On the General Cemetery Groenendaal is the Dutch war grave of P.L. Kerssens. Piet Kerssens perished during the liberation of 's-Hertogenbosch. Piet was shot by a German sniper on the Wilhelmina bridge in Den Bosch, while he was walking with a Red Cross flag in his hand towards a wounded British soldier that he wanted to help. Piet was seriously injured and was transported to a field hospital in Rosmalen. Piet died the following day in the field hospital.

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