Henri Antonius Moll

This memorial page is dedicated to Henri Antonius Moll, 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 Jarich Steven Moll and Meyntje Margarethe Mulder. Residence at Markt 34, Oudenbosch.

On 8 September 1944, near a camp of the N.A.D. (Dutch Labour Service) called ‘Heitraks Goor’ in Liessel, Henri Antonius Moll was killed by a German named Ludwig. Henri Antonius Moll had been in hiding in Asten with the Houben family on the Brand and was a member of the local K.P. (resistance unit). Following a raid on the aforementioned camp, during which several N.S.B. (National Socialist Movement) leading members were captured, the K.P. moved into the empty camp.

When German soldiers later launched an investigation into the events at the camp, the resistance unit – which had been warned in time – had long since disappeared. Only Henri Antonius Moll returned to the camp too early, whereupon he was arrested by the Germans. Because of his appearance, the Germans mistook him for an American pilot.

Henri Antonius Moll was ordered to take off his coat and sit down in front of a guardhouse. Whilst attempting to escape, he was shot once. As he lay wounded on the ground, he was murdered at close range by one of the Germans, who fired two shots through his head. A search of his coat revealed a revolver in the inside pocket.

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