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Koelink, Bernardus Nicolaas

    Date of birth:
    May 7th, 1898 (Bussum)
    Date of death:
    April 22nd, 1942 (KZ Sachenhausen/Oranienburg, Germany)
    Nationality:
    Dutch

    Biography

    Lived in Bussum, Meentweg 28. Son of Jan Koelink (farmer) and Antje Speller. Groundworker. Roman Catholic. Member of the resistance. On the night of 15/16 September 1941, he was arrested along with his cousins J.P. and J.N. Koelink. He was deported via the prison in Amsterdam and Camp Amersfoort to KZ Sachsenhausen. The War Graves Foundation indicates that Koelink was shot and cremated there.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Unit:
    Verzet
    Verzetsherdenkingskruis (VHK)

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