Willem Verberne

In August 1939 the married Willem Verberne, also the father of six children, was called up for the mobilization. He had to defend our country against a possible attack by the Germans. Initially he was in Puiflik in the Betuwe. In the night of 10 to 11 May, after the German attack, his army unit had to go to Rhenen to defend the Grebbenberg. During a firefight with the enemy on May 12, 1940, Willem was fatally hit. He was 34 years old when he died for his homeland. Willem Verberne is buried in the Cemetery of Honor on the Grebbenberg.