HOLLAND van Hemert, Gerard John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

van Hemert ​

• FORENAME

Gerard John ​

• UNIT

N Section SOE ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

7th September 1944 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 28.4.1920 Brooklyn,New York,U.S.A.​

educated Montessori school,1 Corelli Straat,Amsterdam​

insurance agent in Amsterdam in civilian life until May 1941​

joined SOE December 1941​

"Gerard Jan" in one source​

codename Leek A​

saboteur and w/t operator​

dropped 23.7.1942​

arrested 23.7.1942​

executed Mauthausen,Austria​

award Bronzen Kruis 1953 ​