Henry John Winn (1911–1944)

This memorial page is dedicated to Henry John Winn, 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.

Name	: Winn
First names	: Henry John
Nickname	: Harry
Date of birth	: 1911
Place of birth	: 37 Bartle Ave, East Ham E6, London
Residence	: in Wales
Rank / Occupation	: Rifleman
Identity tag	: 14531439
Unit	: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Battalion
Date of death	: 20 November 1944
Place of death	: Helenaveen
Cause of death	: –
Cemetery	: Nederweert War Cemetery
Memorial site	: –

Additional information

Grave location: II. F. 6.

Aged 33. Son of Fredrick and Elizabeth Winn; widow Dora Amelia Winn, of East Ham, Essex.

Before Harry was called up for military service, he worked in a munitions factory in Wales.

Henry John Winn’s field grave was situated near Geldersestraat H. 130 in Helenaveen.

Henry John & Dora Amelia Winn with their children in Wales.

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