This memorial page is dedicated to Alexander George Hone, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Alexander George Hone

Name: Hone
First names: Alexander George
Nickname: –
Date of birth: –
Place of birth: –
Residence: –
Rank / Occupation: Lance Sergeant
Identity tag: 843241
Unit: Rifle Brigade, 8th (2nd Bn. The London Rifle Brigade) Bn.
Date of death: 24 September 1944
Place of death: Vlierden
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: Nederweert War Cemetery
Memorial site: Orpington War Memorial (United Kingdom)

 

Additional information

Grave location: II. A. 3.

Aged 24. Son of Harold George and Elsie Emma Hone, of Orpington, Kent.

A number of graves, including that of Alexander George Hone, were adopted by Carla Verhaegen, daughter of the then GP Remy Verhaegen.

Alexander George Hone’s field grave was situated on Astenseweg in Vlierden.

Below are the field graves of Alexander George Hone and William John Clark.
Beneden de veldgraven van Alexander George Hone en William John Clark.

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