Date of birth:

December 17th, 1922 (Ginneken/Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

October 6th, 1944 (Alphen/Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Dutch Field of Honour Loenen
Plot: A. Grave: 862.

Nationality:

Dutch

Willebrordus Cornelis van den Corput lived in Breda at Ploegstraat 2. He was born on February 17th, 1922, the son of Jacobus van den Corput (February 15th, 1885, Etten-Leur - April 24th, 1960, Breda) and Elisabeth Henrica van der Made (June 9th, 1885, Made and Drimmelen - July 30th, 1963, Breda). He was unmarried and worked as a painter. During World War II, he was a member of the resistance movement belonging to the Chaam LO. He briefly served as a courier for Jan Beenen, the Chaam LO leader, and later went into hiding in Alphen. Shortly before the liberation of Alphen, Willy van den Corput, along with farmers Toon Oomen (45) and Felix Roelen (39), were pulled from their shelter by German paratroopers. They were forced to lie down in a ditch, after which they were shot. The seriously wounded Roelen survived the firing squad, which may have been a reprisal. Two or three military police officers involved in the resistance had also been in the shelter. They had disappeared in the direction of Chaam shortly before the arrival of the German soldiers.

Initially, Van den Corput was buried in Alphen. His reburial took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Ginneken. Later, his remains were transferred to the War Graves Foundation's Field of Honor in Loenen.

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