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De Hofuku Maru (5.825 ton, vrachtschip, soms ook aan­geduid als Fuku Maru, Toyofuku Maru of Fuji Maru) vertrok op 4-7-1944 met 1287 krijgsgevangenen (1076 Engelsen en 213 Nederlanders) uit Singapore met bestem­­ming Japan; deze krijgsgevangenen waren allen afkom­stig van de Birma-spoorweg, vertrokken uit Chungkai op 8-6-1944. Het transport naar Japan vond plaats in een convooi van totaal 13 schepen (5 schepen met krijgsgevangenen, behalve de Hofuku Maru: Asaka Maru 1, Hakushika Maru, Rashin Maru en Sekiho Maru). Deze krijgsge­vangenen behoorden tot de Japan Party 2.
Op 8-7-1944 werd de haven van Miri aan de noordkust van Borneo bereikt. Hier bleef de Hofuku Maru achter wegens motorschade. De mannen in de ruimen hadden een ernstig tekort aan drinkwater; velen verzwakten ernstig, er vielen ook doden. Na ongeveer 3 weken vertrok het schip richting Manila.
Op 12-9-1944 kwam het schip aan in Manila; hier moest het schip wachten op de vorming van een nieuw convooi. In de baai liggend werden 50 zieken (waarvan 12 Neder­landers) van boord gehaald.
Op 21-9-1944 vertrok het convooi in noordelijke richting. Kort daarna - nog voor de kust van Bataän - werd het convooi aangevallen door Amerikaanse bommenwerpers. De Hofuku Maru kreeg 2 "near missers" en 2 vol­treffers, waardoor het schip binnen 2 minuten zonk. Vermoedelijk werd het gehele convooi tot zinken ge­bracht (de over­levenden zagen geen enkel schip meer). Drenkelingen in het water werden ook nog gemi­trailleerd door de vlieg­tuigen, omdat de vliegers dachten dat het Japanners waren. Totaal 1047 mannen heb­ben het niet over­leefd; de overigen bereikten de kust (op vlotten, door zwemmen of door redding met een Japans schip) en werden over­gebracht naar het Cabanatuan-kamp ten noorden van Manila. Onder de geredden bevonden zich 29 Nederlanders.
NOOT. Een deel van de 63 overlevenden werd op 13-12-1944 inge­scheept op de Oryoko Maru 2, maar ook dit schip werd de volgende dag vanuit de lucht aangevallen en tot zinken gebracht.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Johannes Hovius

Dirk Hovius
1839-1918
Petronella Ende
1848-1885
Sijmen van Ginkel
1848-1930
Geurtje van Oosten
1850-1926
Dirk Hovius
1874-1944

Johannes Hovius
1920-1944


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Birthday November 12, 1920

  • The temperature on November 12, 1920 was between 2.1 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
    • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
    • May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
    • August 10 » World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
    • August 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.
    • October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.

Day of death September 21, 1944

  • The temperature on September 21, 1944 was between 8.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
    • June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
    • July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
    • October 29 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
    • November 4 » World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
    • November 26 » World War II: Germany begins V-1 and V-2 attacks on Antwerp, Belgium.
    • December 28 » Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.


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