Comments for WWII Netherlands Escape Lines

Comment on Recommendation for Citation – Eugene Van der Heijden by Eugene van der Heijden

Eugene van der Heijden — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:57:33 +0000

Ik ben erg vereerd dat ik deze bewonderenswaardige naamgenoot vandaag heb gevonden op internet!

Eugene van der Heijden (Den Haag)

Comment on WWII Escape and Evasion Research by James M.Doss

James M.Doss — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:47 +0000

My uncle’s full name was Thelma Berto Wiggins Jr.The nickname “jockey”was inherited from his father,and was also shared by his younger brother.The name came about as a result from Thelma Sr.falling from a horse during his army years.
Uncle Berto passed in January 1976.

Comment on Airmen Evading with Tom Applewhite by wwiinetherlandsescapelines

wwiinetherlandsescapelines — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:14:07 +0000

A few days ago I added to my website my interview with Bill Bettinson, the 3rd radio officer of the Norwegian ship on which the airmen were hidded in Seville. You will find it at http://wwii-netherlands-escape-lines.com/interviews/interview-with-laurence-w-bill-bettinson-3rd-radio-officer-on-the-lisbeth-2/. I would like to get some photos of your uncle from WWII, if that would be possible.

Comment on Airmen Evading with Tom Applewhite by James M.Doss

James M.Doss — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:34:23 +0000

Thelma Berto Wiggins was my uncle.His brother,Stewart was buried today,and I visited uncle Berto’s grave.I decided to goggle his name and it led to this site.I knew the resistance had helped him get home,but not many details.I was very interested in the escape on the ship.If you know more details,or have suggestions on where to look I would like to hear from you.

Comment on World War II Archives by Professor Roger N. Buckley, History Department, University of Connecticut - USA

Professor Roger N. Buckley, History Department, University of Connecticut - USA — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:40:00 +0000

I am writing a book on the Azad Hind Legion/Free Indian Legion of the Second World War. The Legion served with the German Army and was recruited with British Indian troops who were captured by the German Army in North Africa in 1942. I am particularly interested in those who were stationed in the Netherlands – Texel and Sandvoort. More specifically, I am interested in photographs of Sikh soldiers of the Legion. Thank you for your assistance.

Comment on 1945 Letter to Bureau of Ex-Political Prisoners by Johannes

Johannes — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:45:43 +0000

Dear Alain,
mr Laatsman has three daughters, Caroline, Danielle en Henriette. As far as I know Caroline Laatsman lives in Brussels. Henriette lives in the Hague. I do not know where Danielle Laatsman lives exactly. I also know that mr Laatsman went to work in the embassy of Cairo after his stay in Paris. In the dutch embassy in Cairo he worked with professor Van der Dussen, who currently lives in Heerlen (Netherlands). Maybe these people are willing to help you out on giving extra information.
I would be very interested in a biography about my grandfather.

Kind regards
Richard

Comment on Netherlands by wwiinetherlandsescapelines

wwiinetherlandsescapelines — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:36:02 +0000

Dear Ms. Van der Puyl-Silva,

I have no direct knowledge of your father’s Resistance activity. However, I have the following suggestions:

1. Check the newspaper collection (Knipsels collectie) at the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) for your father and any of his associates. See http://www.niod.knaw.nl/. I didn’t find any newspaper clipping for him but there might be some for one or more of his associates.

2. Write the director of NIOD and request that their archivists search their other files for anything on your father. There are likely to be other files at NIOD that are not available on the Internet that may be of help. In addition, they are likely to have suggestions for you of other sources to check.

3. Check Internet used book searches for the names of your father’s team who wrote the two books. I use http://www.abebooks.com but there may be others that are better suited to finding Dutch books. Lately I have been in touch with Erwin-Antiquariaat at erwin-antiquariaat@hetnet.nl about books on another member of the Resistance. Mr. Erwin Bastiaans at ERWIN may be able to help you if you give him the names of the other members of your father’s team.

4. If your father or members of his team served in the Dutch Army during the German invasion, there will be files on them at the Ministry of Defense, http://www.defensie.nl/. Their files may contain postwar correspondence on their Resistance activities. You will need to specify that you want copies of any correspondence in their files, not just a summary of their military service.

5. If your father or members of his team were arrested for their Resistance activities and sent to concentration camps, etc., the Dutch Red Cross may have files on them. Contact them at http://www.rodekruis.nl/paginas/home.aspx. Also, the International Tracing Service can provide copies of their concentration camp records. Contact them at http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html.

6. Since they were active in Amsterdam, the Amsterdam city archives may have information on them. See http://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/. They probably will be able to suggest other sources as well.

7. The National Library of the Netherlands at http://www.kb.nl/index-en.html should be able to tell whether it or other Dutch libraries carry the books by your father’s associates. Another source might be the Digital Library of Dutch Literature at http://www.dbnl.org/overdbnl/index.php.

8. I would also check with the Dutch Resistance Museum at http://www.verzetsmuseum.org/museum/en/museum.

I am posting your query and my response on my website in case others see it and want to offer their suggestions.

Best wishes,
Bruce Bolinger

Comment on Netherlands by Yolanda Grace vander Puyl- Silva

Yolanda Grace vander Puyl- Silva — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:11:17 +0000

Can you help me find two books written by members of my papas teeam in the Amsterdam Underground. His name is BARTHOLOMEUS “DA GEK” vander Puyl. Papa told me stories sice I was 8. Friends verified the stories papa told. I started writing a book with every storypapa told me. Would love to honor a wonerful man

Comment on Luctor et Emergo/Fiat Libertas by Erik van der Hoorn

Erik van der Hoorn — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:39:49 +0000

Reg, what was your mother’s full name? When and where was she arrested and under what circumstances?

Comment on Aid to Allied Airmen by Allan Bowlby

Allan Bowlby — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:04:28 +0000

Thank you for your excellent site.
I found your site by searching my father’s name “Arthur T. Bowlby”.
I created a wiki some time ago based on my nephew’s essay which he developed by interviewing my father about his wartime experiences.
I would be pleased if you would read Art’s story.
http://bowlby.pbworks.com/w/page/7832942/Unexpected%20Adventure%20in%20Europe