Dutch War Graves Cemetery Esserveld

The Municipal Cemetery Esserveld in Groningen contains the graves of 8 civilian war victims and 6 resistance fighters who lost their lives during World War II.

The names of the victims are:

John Bolhuis
born 27-10-1917 in Groningen, died 8-4-1945 in Anloo

Hendrik Jan Janssen, member of the Resistance
born 28-12-1945 in Winschoten, died 12-10-1944 in Groningen

Willem Andries Jongsma
born 6-11-1924 in Assen, died 13-12-1944 in Velp

Frederik (Fre) Legger, member of the resistance
born 10-9-1917 in Groningen, died 6-11-1944 in Norg

Jan Albert Coenraad Meijer, member of the Resistance
born 15-10-1919 in Groningen, died 20-2-1945 in Hamburg, Neuengamme (D)

Henderikus Meijer, member of the resistance
born 10-9-1905 in Groningen, died 16-4-1945 in Groningen

Auke van de Molen
born 20-3-1924 in Groningen, died 31-3-1944 in Kiel (D)

Roelof Hittje Nienhuis, member of the Resistance
born 6-4-1921 in Groningen, died 10-11-1944 in Groningen

Poulus Gerrit Pestman
born 12-12-1895 in Leegkerk, died 15-4-1945 in Groningen

Jan Ratjes
born 23-11-1909 in Veendam, died 15-4-1945 in Groningen

Douwe Ruitinga
born 24-7-1922 in Leusden, died 13-12-1944 in Velp

Jacob Schuil
born 23-9-1909 in Groningen, died 11-5-1940 in Dordrecht

Grace van der Veen
born 13-10-1917 in Groningen, died 31-5-1944 in Uithuizermeeden

Jannes Jan Walvius, member of the Resistance
born 19-11-1915 in Groningen, died 8-4-1945 in Anloo