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Personal data Johannes "Jan" Mentzij 

  • Nickname is Jan.
  • He was born on June 19, 1899 in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  • Profession: Korporaal-machinist bij de Koninklijke Marine.
  • Resident starting 1923: Den Helder, Gemeente Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
  • He died on June 23, 1945 in Pakan Baroe, Indonesia, he was 46 years old.Source 1
    Jan voer op de Hr. Ms. Kortenaer, die eind februari 1942 bij de Slag in de Javazee werd getorpedeerd. Van de 150 bemanningsleden overleefden er ongeveer 100, waaronder Jan. Hij kwam in Japanse krijgsgevangenschap en werd als dwangarbeider ingezet bij de bouw van de Pakan Baroe spoorweg in het oerwoud van Sumatra. Hij is aan ontberingen bezweken te Pakan Baroe.
    Oorzaak: Tweede Wereldoorlogslachtoffer
  • He is buried in Soerabaja, Oost-Java, India.
  • A child of Frans Mentzij and Pieternella Evertse
  • This information was last updated on July 28, 2020.

Household of Johannes "Jan" Mentzij

He is married to Mijntje Lisebetha de Klerk.

They got married on April 13, 1926 at Delft, Gemeente Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)
  4. N.N. Mentzij  1938


Second World War victim


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  1. https://www.oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/persoon/102094/genealogieonline

Historical events

Birthday June 19, 1899

  • The temperature on June 19, 1899 was about 18.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
    • March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
    • May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
    • June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
    • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
    • December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

Day of marriage April 13, 1926

  • The temperature on April 13, 1926 was between 0.5 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
    • March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
    • March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
    • May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
    • June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
    • August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
    • November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

Day of death June 23, 1945

  • The temperature on June 23, 1945 was between 12.5 °C and 27.5 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
    • January 5 » The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
    • March 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
    • March 21 » World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
    • April 20 » World War II: Führerbunker: On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler makes his last trip to the surface to award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth.
    • May 4 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
    • August 17 » The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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