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Personal data Gerardus Hindrikus Derks
- He was born on April 14, 1911 in Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland.
- Profession: on April 4, 1942 Matroos koopvaardij ab Alphacca.
- He died on April 4, 1942 in Atlantische Oceaan ong. 150 mijlen van cape Palma, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 30 years old.
Oorlogsslachtoffer
- A child of Gerardus Derks and Hindrikje Blaauw
- This information was last updated on November 12, 2020.
Household of Gerardus Hindrikus Derks
Notes about Gerardus Hindrikus Derks
Het verlies van de Alphacca
De Alphacca (kapitein Reindert Johannes van der Laan) vertrok uit Kaapstad (Zuid Afrika) op 23 maart 1942, met 67 opvarenden en beladen met koper, vanadium, zink en algemene lading, met bestemming Freetown (Sierra Leone). Het schip voer alleen, zonder begeleiding van oorlogsschepen.
Op 27 maart raakten de eerste, tweede en derde machinist gewond in een ongeluk met een technische installatie aan boord. De tweede machinist overleed op dezelfde dag aan zijn verwondingen, de eerste machinist drie dagen later op 30 maart. Beiden kregen een zeemansgraf.
Op 4 april ontving de Alphacca het bericht dat er een Duitse onderzeeboot in het gebied opereerde, en het schip begon te zigzaggen. Maar om 19.29 uur, kort na zonsondergang, werd de Alphacca in het achterschip geraakt door een torpedo van de U-505 (Kapitän leutnant Axel-Olaf Loewe), die de Alphacca al meer dan zeven uur achtervolgd had. De aanval gebeurde op 150 mijl ten zuiden van Cape Palmas (Ivoorkust). Het schip maakte direct water in het achterschip en begon over de achtersteven weg te zakken. Noodsignalen waren onmogelijk omdat de zendinstallatie defect raakte in de explosie. De bemanning en passagiers gingen van boord in vier reddingboten. Veertien bemanningsleden (waaronder matroos Derks) verloren hun leven tijdens de aanval.
De U-boot kwam boven water en ondervroeg de bemanning in de reddingboten. De overlevenden kregen de koers en afstand naar Cape Palmas, waarna de onderzeeboot wegvoer en de boten koers zetten richting land. De volgende dag, 5 april, overleed een stoker aan zijn verwondingen en kreeg een zeemansgraf.
Op 9 april bereikten alle vier reddingboten de kust, ten oosten van Cape Palmas. Een week later, op 16 april werden de overlevenden opgehaald door het Britse oorlogsschip HMS Hydrangea (K 39) (LtCdr J.E. Woolfenden, RNR) en de Franse FFL Commandant Drogou (K 195) op 16 april. Ze werden naar Freetown gebracht, waar vijf gewonden werden opgenomen in het ziekenhuis op 18 april.
Second World War victim
- He is on the Honor Roll List
- He appears in the missing lists in the Dutch Government Gazette (via Delpher)
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Birthday April 14, 1911
- The temperature on April 14, 1911 was between -4.2 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
- January 30 » The destroyer USSTerry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba.
- April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
- May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
- October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
- December 9 » A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Day of death April 4, 1942
- The temperature on April 4, 1942 was between 3.1 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
- January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
- April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp.
- July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
- August 21 » World War II: The Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces defeat an attack by Imperial Japanese Army soldiers in the Battle of the Tenaru.
- November 12 » World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
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