Kuenen, Gerrit Jan
Personal Information
Rank | 2nd Lt. |
Forename(s) | Gerrit Jan |
Surname | Kuenen |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | Kruis van Verdienste (KV) - Netherlands |
Date of Death | 01-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Eldest son of Gerrit Jan Engelbertus Hendrikus Kuenen and Johanna Theodora Roelof Waard from Aalten, Netherlands |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Hudson III |
Serial Number | V9155 |
Markings | MA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beverwijk (Duinrust) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Special Operations Executive |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Codenames Football, Willem. Usd aliasses Gerrit Koops, Gerrit Boerendams. |
In 1959, a street named after him in Beverwijk |
Originally buried at Gilze immediately after the crash. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Poker (2Lt Dekkers) and Football (2Lt Kuenen), for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed close to Gilze, Holland |