This memorial page is dedicated to Franciscus van de Mortel, 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.

 

Franciscus van de Mortel

Name: van de Mortel
First names: Franciscus
Nickname: Frans
Date of birth: 11 July 1885
Place of birth: Deurne
Residence: Kulertseweg Z.24, Deurne
Rank / Occupation: –
Identity tag: –
Unit: –
Date of death: 6 October 1944
Place of death: Helmond, hospital
Cause of death: as a result of shrapnel
Cemetery: Roman Catholic Cemetery at Zeilberg
Memorial site: War memorial in Zeilberg

 

Additional information

Son of Adriaan van de Mortel and Catharina Jegerings, widow of Hendrica van Neerven.

Memorial card
Bidprentje
Joint memorial card
Gezamenlijk bidprentje
Death register
Overlijdensregister

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