Bronnen
National Archives (NA): 2.06.084 Netherlands Shipping and Trading Committee (NSTC), 2.10.50.03 SAIP Japanse Interneringskaarten, 2.12.30 Ministerie van Marine Handelsbescherming, 2.16.31 Raad voor de Scheepvaart Londen, 2.16.32 Oorlogsonderscheidingen Koopvaardij, 2.16.40 Inspecteur Scheepvaart Londen, 2.16.54 Nalatenschappen zeelieden, 2.16.58 Raad voor de Scheepvaart, 2.19.255.01 Persoonsdossiers OGS, 2.19.275/2.19.281/2.19.316 Rode Kruis Nederlands Oost Indië, e.a. |
Ware Graves Foundation (Oorlogsgravenstichting): casualty register. |
Netherlands Institute for Military History (Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH): 159 London Merchant Navy Collection (LOCK) with ship movements, crew lists and personnel cards of crew members, partly digitised and accessible online at NIMH and via www.oorlogsbronnen.nl. |
Rotterdam and Amsterdam City Archives: shipping company archives, partly available online. |
Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD)): studies, witness statements, etc. |
Foundation Maritime Historical Database (Stichting Maritiem Historische Databank): website and database. |
Monuments: from organisations in the Netherlands and abroad. |
Websites: interest organisations, shipping companies, reunion associations, etc. |
Publications: books and articles about World War II, written by veterans, researchers, historians, etc. |
What do we consider a war casualty?
A war victim of the Dutch merchant navy during World War II is a person who:
holds Dutch nationality or was born in territories that were part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Second World War, and was recognised as a Dutch national at the time of his or her death;
or:
holds a nationality other than Dutch, but served as a crew member on a merchant ship registered in the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time of his or her death;
died between 1 September 1939 (start of World War II) and 2 March 1946 (the day compulsory service for the Dutch merchant navy was abolished);
