Hendrikus Gerardus Koenen

This memorial page is dedicated to Hendrikus Gerardus Koenen, 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

Son of Antoon Koenen and Agnes Koenen-Roosen, widow of Johanna Koenen-Janssen.

Hendrikus Gerardus Koenen was injured whilst carrying out maintenance work on the Veulenseweg when he stepped on a landmine. After local residents had administered first aid, Hendrikus Gerardus Koenen was transported from ‘t Veulen to the hospital in Deurne in a military vehicle, accompanied by his son Jan and daughter Anna. In the early hours of 17 April 1945, he succumbed to his injuries.

Memorial card

Peel en Maas, 6 October 1945

Death register

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