This memorial page is dedicated to Roy Austin Herrod, 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 | : Herrod | |
| First names | : Roy Austin | |
| Nickname | : – | |
| Date of birth | : 11 March 1925 | |
| Place of birth | : Nottinghamshire | |
| Residence | : 2 Smedley Villas, Alfreton Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield | |
| Rank / Occupation | : Private / metalworker | |
| Identity tag | : 14578387 | |
| Unit | : King’s Own Scottish Borderers, 6th Battalion | |
| Date of death | : 31 October 1944 | |
| Place of death | : Liessel, hamlet of Sloot | |
| Cause of death | : – | |
| Cemetery | : Nederweert War Cemetery | |
| Memorial site | : Sutton-in-Ashfield War Memorial (United Kingdom) | |
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Additional information
Grave location: II. F. 8.
Son of Thomas Alfred Herrod and Mary Herrod-Shaw, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Roy Austin Herrod’s field grave was situated on Kennelweg near the former labour camp at Liessel.
Roy Austin Herrod’s grave was adopted by the P.H. Heijmans family from Weert.
On 31 October, the 6th Battalion of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers received orders to advance to the hamlet of Sloot (situated between Liessel and Neerkant).The attack began at 14:45 and, after overcoming considerable German resistance, the ultimate objectives for that day were achieved (including the destruction of two German MK IV tanks). Roy must have been killed in action during these battles. Exactly how and where is unknown. Nor does the war diary of the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers provide any clarity on this matter.
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