The site is currently under repair after a hack attempt. Some parts, including the Dutch translations, do not work yet. This will be fixt in the next months. Apologies for the inconvenience, Peter.
Adriaan W Kik, who's memoirs are the inspiration and base of this website
Lest we forget
The Netherlands started the war with 640 seagoing ships. From these 351 ships were lost during the war. Of the 12000 Dutch and 6500 other nationalities that manned those ships, 3600 were killed.
Killed while serving on Abbekerk:
Herbertus Boender, ass. engineer, March 10, 1940 (accident in London)
