Antonius van der Burgt

This memorial page is dedicated to Antonius van der Burgt, 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.

Additional information

Grave location: Row A, Grave 1122

Widow Hendrina van Gog

Antonius van der Burgt was arrested during the church raid on 8 October 1944 in Sevenum and was deported to Germany from 13 October 1944 to 13December 1944, where he was put to work at the ‘Zuckerfabrik Gross-Mahner Achilles en Co.’ From 15 December 1944 to 28 May 1945, he was put to work at the firm ‘Reichswerke AG, Hermann Göring Werke’; he died in Lager 6, a former camp for civilian labourers which served as a sort of transit camp where workers were assigned both a place of work and camp accommodation. The official cause of death was ‘Unfall Gasvergiftung’, or accidental gas poisoning. Within the Hermann Göring Werke and during the heavy labour in the blast furnaces, burns and poisoning were common causes of death. Antonius van der Burgt was buried on 6 February 1945 at Jammertal Cemetery, grave section IV (row 11, grave number H). In 1951, his remains were reburied at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Sevenum and from there, on 18 May 2011, to the Dutch War Cemetery in Loenen.

A report on the transfer, including identification details, drawn up by the Identification and Recovery Service, may be available for inspection from the author.

Memorial card

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