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Personal data Willem Lengton 

  • He was born on April 4, 1917 in Zwolle.Source 1
  • Profession: kantoorbediende.
  • Fact: (vermelding) from 1940 till 1944 Leider KP Soest (knokploeg).Source 2
    Overval op Distributiekantoor Amersfoort (1944)
    Immens tragisch is dat Lengton het leven liet als indirect gevolg van de overval waarvan hij zelf het risico signaleerde, en waarvoor hij met zijn bonnenaanbod de noodzaak weggenomen had. Hij ligt begraven op de Erebegraafplaats in Bloemendaal.
  • He died on April 14, 1944 in Scheveningen, he was 27 years old.Source 3
    Oorzaak: gefusilleerd
  • He is buried in Overveen.Source 4
  • A child of Antonie Lengton and Jacoba Dijkstra
  • This information was last updated on March 12, 2012.

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    Sources

    1. BR ZwolleGezinskaarten
    2. De Anti Fascist, mei 2007
    3. BS overlijden Den Haag, aktenr. 1282
    4. Erebegraafplaats Overveen, vak 22

    Historical events

    • The temperature on April 4, 1917 was between -0.7 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
      • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
      • July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
      • July 12 » The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
      • November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
      • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
      • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.
    • The temperature on April 14, 1944 was between 8.4 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • April 13 » Relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established.
      • May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
      • July 3 » World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
      • August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
      • October 21 » World War II: The Nemmersdorf massacre against the German civilians takes place.
      • November 7 » Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.
    

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