Below you find two crewlists. One (complete) from the Australian National Archive of March 4 1942. The other one is derived from several sources such as the survivorslist on the back of the Dutch Movementcard, The Dutch Institute for Militairy History, The Dutch National Archive The Hague and family from the crew. On the last list the names from 9 of the 10 passengers aboard Abbekerk – probably English servicemen – are still missing.
On the bottom of the page I made a start to get names of people evacuate by Abbekerk from Tjilatjap Java. This list will never be complete as there are almost no records from the 1700 people aboard those chaotic days.
| Nat | Name | Age | Rank | 03/42 | 08/42 | |
| NL | Bal, Philippus, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Balk, Piet, Merchant Navy | 20 | Cook’s Mate | x | Killed 24/08/42 | |
| BR | Bell, I.H., Merchant Navy | Steward | x | |||
| NL | Berg, Gerrit, Merchant Navy | 23 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Blom, Job van der, Merchant Navy | 48 | Gunner | x | ||
| NL | Boelen, Lambertus, Merchant Navy | 34 | Boatswain (Bosun) | x | x | |
| SA | Bond, Desmond, Merchant Navy | Wiper | x | |||
| BR | Boneham, George, | DEMS gunner | x | x | ||
| NL | Boon, Cornelis van der, Merchant Navy | 23 | Gunner | x | x | |
| NL | Brasser, Jan, Merchant Navy | 37 | Steward | x | ||
| BR | Brittain, Leslie Francis, Merchant Navy | 39 | Wiper | x | ||
| NL | Corbesir, Carolus Antonius Agnes Anna, Merchant Navy | 33 | Third Engineer Officer | x | x | |
| BR | Delaney, Robert, | DEMS gunner | x | x | ||
| NL | Dijk-Blok, Barend van, Merchant Navy | 40 | Steward | x | ||
| NL | Duynstee, Peter, Merchant Navy | 28 | Electrician | x | x | |
| BR | Farrel, Harry, Merchant Navy | Steward | x | |||
| BR | Finn, Bernard, Merchant Navy | Steward | x | |||
| NL | Goedknegt, Arie, Merchant Navy | 41 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| BR | Harris, Frank, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| BR | Hicks, Arthur, Merchant Navy | 19 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Kaars, Cornelis, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Kerklaan, Petrus Johannes, Merchant Navy | 37 | Second Engineer Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Kerkman, Evert, Merchant Navy | 27 | Carpenter | x | x | |
| NL | Keulen, Johannes Kornelis van, Merchant Navy | 45 | Chief Engineer Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Kik, Adriaan Willem, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fifth Engineer Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Kikkert, Klaas, Merchant Navy | 21 | Fourth Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Kramer, Minnekus, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Laan, Geert Frederik van der, Merchant Navy | 49 | Chief Officer | x | x | Killed 24/08/42 |
| NL | Liefveld, Barend Frederik, Merchant Navy | 40 | Greaser | x | x | |
| NL | Maissan, Albertus Theodorus Gerardus, Merchant Navy | 24 | Second Cook | x | ||
| NL | Male, Dieles van der, Merchant Navy | 25 | Gunner | x | x | |
| BR | McConville, Sidney, Merchant Navy | 18 | Boy | x | ||
| BR | McNab, Walter, | DEMS gunner | x | x | ||
| NL | Mutsert, Benjamin Reinier de, Merchant Navy | 33 | Chief Steward | x | x | |
| BR | Parkinson, B., | DEMS gunner | x | x | ||
| NL | Pielage, Jozeph Gerard, Merchant Navy | 55 | Cook | x | x | |
| NL | Plumber, S., Merchant Navy | Assistant Engineer | x | x | ||
| BR | Rutherford, John, Merchant Navy | 17 | Boy | x | x | |
| NL | Slegt, Cornelis Willem, Merchant Navy | 35 | Foreman | x | x | |
| NL | Slingerland, Gijsbertus, Merchant Navy | 29 | Chief Radio Operator | x | x | |
| BR | Soales, W.A., Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | x | |||
| NL | Soeren, Casper Adam van, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fifth Engineer Officer | x | ||
| NL | Tettero, Jacobus, Merchant Navy | 53 | Greaser | ? | x | |
| BR | Thomas, H.K., Merchant Navy | Steward | x | |||
| NL | Vaart, Johannes van der, Merchant Navy | 24 | Greaser | x | x | |
| NL | Versteeg, Johannes, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fourth Engineer Officer | x | ||
| NL | Visser, Adriaan Antonie de, Merchant Navy | 21 | Able Seaman | x | x | |
| NL | Visser, Jacob, Merchant Navy | 28 | Third Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Wessels, Pleun, Merchant Navy | 26 | Third Engineer Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Wiarda, Jacob Klaas, Merchant Navy | 34 | Second Officer | x | x | |
| NL | Wiedeman, Pieter Fransiscus, Merchant Navy | 41 | Greaser | x | x | |
| NL | Wijker, Cornelis Johannes Hendrik, Merchant Navy | 48 | Master | x | x | |
| NL | Willis, John, Merchant Navy | Wiper | x | |||
| NL | Zaal, Jacob, Merchant Navy | 25 | Radio Operator | x | ||
| Br | Wilson, Charles Burton | RAF Laeding Aircrafts Man | x | Passenger, transfered HMS Watchman | ||
| A.H.P.M Jacker | 25 | 3th mate (junior) | x | Bunbury (Hospital) | ||
| A. Postema | Chief Wireless operator | x | ||||
| M.C. Aernoutse | 3rd engineer | x | Bunbury (Hospital) | |||
| P. Wessels | 4th engineer | x | ||||
| E.B. Pronk | A.B. | x | ||||
| R. Terwijn | A.B. | |||||
| J. Tetters | Greaser | x | =Tettero? | |||
| C. Nijs | Greaser | x | Bunbury (Hospital) | |||
| A.W. Kazen | Wiper | x | Bunbury (Hospital) | |||
| J. Willis | Wiper | x | ||||
| A.C. Vrijenhoek | Wiper | x | ||||
| D. van der Male | Gunner | x | ||||
| J.G. Pielage | Chief Cook | x | ||||
| H.W. Hes | Servant | x | Bunbury (prison) | |||
| W.F. Pedersen | 2nd cook | x | ||||
| D. Bend | Servant | x |
- Herbertus Boender was killed in a accident in London on March 10, 1941 while part of Abbekerk’s crew
35th LAA
- Geoff North**, Lt,35th LAA was aboard Abbekerk as commanding
officer of the extra Bofors guns crew from Liverpool to Singapore. Left
ship in Oosthaven. - 15 men
Tjilatjap evacuation to Fremantle (over 1700 men):
This list is far from complete and always under construction. All additions are welcome!
(I’m not very familiar with how military units were organized, so forgive (or correct) me if I use the wrong names of units or put men in the wrong place.)
FEAF Headquaters
- Willard (Bill) Heath*
- Major James E. Crane, M.D., Commanding Officer of the 801st. Med. Evac., 13th Air Force**
USS Marblehead (wounded):
- Oscar Rudie*
- Harold Hunter
- ??
- Maxwell George Holloway
- Alexander Henry Seymour
- Allan Sydney Venn
AIF
- Maurice Ashkanasy (source Neal Ashkanasy)
17th Persuit Squadron
- 47 crew + 4 wounded pilots (
19th Bomb Group (source: A.B. “Buddy” Clark, and Mark D. Clark)
- 30 officers
- 106 men
7th Bomb Group
- ?
Dutch Air Cadets (40-90?men)
- 1st Luitenant vlieger-waarnemer H.A.J. Oostindiën
- O.G. Ward
- Johannes (Joop) Adriaan Deknatel
Civilians
- 15 US nationals (Australian national archive list)
- 1 Dutch national (Australian national archive list)
- Mrs Wilma Young (Australian national archive website)
Peter
I have researched and authored two books about small AIF units in Singapore February 1942, the 2/4 Reserve Motor Transport Company and the 27 Independent Brigade Group Ordnance workshop. A few soldiers from both these units (24 from the 2/4 RMTC; 8 from the 27 IBGOW) sailed on Abbekerk from Java to Fremantle 27 Feb to 6 March 1942. Their names are in the appropriate book. Both books are in the National Library of Australia Canberra and the Australian War Memorial Canberra
Beste Jos,
Hartelijk dank voor je uitgebreide en gedetailleerde aanvullingen. Ze zijn inmiddels verwerkt in de lijsten hierboven.
Peter
Mooie website, goed gedaan! Ik heb je eerder twee keer getracht te mailen over de update van de bemanningslijst tijdens de torpedering. Helaas zie ik die update niet terug op de website, weet dus niet zeker of je deze wel hebt ontvangen. Gegevens zijn afkomstig van het WO2 archief LOCK (Londense Collectie Koopvaardij) bij het NIMH (Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie), waarin alle gegevens van het NLD koopvaardij personeel tijdens WO2 zijn vastgelegd. De updated gegevens van 54 (van totaal 64) opvarenden van de Abbekerk worden inmiddels wel correct weergegeven op de website http://www.uboat.net.