Tombstone Tuesday: Frans van Dyk

The grave of Frans van Dyk (or Dijk). A war grave: Van Dyk played a role in the resistance movement and was executed during the second world war.

On the top of the stone we see the years '40-'45. This refers to the war years: 1940-1945. Yes, I know the war started in 1939, but for us Dutch the war started on 10 May 1940, when German troops crossed the Dutch border.

The text on the tomb stone:

Hier rust onze commandant	Here rests our commander
Frans van Dyk	Frans van Dyk
Geboren 10 december 1904	Born 10 December 1904
Gefusilleerd te Utrecht 8 maart 1945	Executed by firing squad 8 March 1945
De verzetsgroep en N.B.S. afd. Doorn	The resistance group and N.B.S. [Dutch resistance movement] Doorn charter

On the site of the Dutch war grave foundation I saw that Van Dyk's full name was Frans Nicolaas van Dijk. His birth and death dates are as listed on the stone.

Photo by the author. Old Cemetery, Doorn, prov. Utrecht.