Basic Details
Surname
JORDAAN
Forenames
Hendrik Johan
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Former student at St. Anselms Hall, Manchester University, 1938-1939
Was parachuted into Holland in March 1942 to organise special resistance work, was arrested by the Germans and confined at Haaren Concentration Camp. From there he was moved to various concentration camps in Germany, eventually being confined in Mauthausen, where he died of starvation, only two days before the camp was liberated by the Americans.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Royal Dutch Naval Air Service
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Germany
Town of death
Mauthausen
Country of burial
Not stated on Memorial
Town of burial
Not stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not stated on Memorial
Year of death
1945
Month of death
May
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
Died of starvation
Manner of death reference
Other